12-letter words containing m, a, o, t, i
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malformation — faulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body: malformation of the teeth.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- malnormality — (mathematics, group theory) The property of a subgroup H of a group G where, for any x in G but not in H, H and Hx intersect in the identity element.
- malnutrition — lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.
- malpositions — Plural form of malposition.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- man-mountain — a man who is very tall and heavily built
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- manipulation — the act of manipulating.
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- marcatissimo — in a heavily accented manner
- marconi mast — an elaborately stayed mast.
- marionettist — A puppeteer who controls a marionette.
- mass society — a society whose members are characterized by having segmentalized, impersonal relations, a high degree of physical and social mobility, a spectator relation to events, and a pronounced tendency to conform to external popular norms.
- mastectomies — Plural form of mastectomy.
- master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
- mastications — Plural form of mastication.
- mastigonemes — Plural form of mastigoneme.
- mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastocytosis — an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.
- mastoid bone — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- masturbation — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- matinée coat — a short coat for a baby
- matinee idol — a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
- matopo hills — the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculator — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matrimonials — Plural form of matrimonial.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- maturational — the act or process of maturating.
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- maximisation — Alternative spelling of maximization.
- maximization — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- meadow pipit — a common European songbird, Anthus pratensis, with a pale brown speckled plumage: family Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
- mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
- median point — centroid (def 2).
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- meditational — Of, or pertaining to, meditation.
- melanization — the process of melanizing, or the state of being melanized
- melanotropin — MSH.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- memorability — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- memorialists — Plural form of memorialist.
- memorisation — Alternative spelling of memorization.
- memorization — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
- menstruation — the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species.