16-letter words containing m, a, r
- menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mercantile paper — commercial paper.
- mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
- merchant account — A merchant account is a type of bank account that allows a company to accept credit cards.
- merchant service — A merchant service is a provider of credit card processing services.
- mercury autocode — Autocode for the Ferranti Mercury machine.
- meristematically — In a meristematic way.
- meritocratically — In a meritocratic way.
- mesembryanthemum — any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.
- metallofullerene — (chemistry) A fullerene containing an enclosed metal atom.
- metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- meteorite crater — crater (def 2).
- meteorologically — In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.
- methacrylic acid — a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic.
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
- mexican hairless — one of a breed of small dogs having no hair except for a tuft on the top of the head and a little fuzz on the lower part of the tail.
- mexican-american — Also, Mexican American. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano.
- micro-microfarad — picofarad. Symbol: μμF.
- microaggressions — Plural form of microaggression.
- microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
- microcirculation — the movement of blood through the arterioles, capillaries, and venules.
- microclimatology — the study of a microclimate.
- microcosmic salt — sodium ammonium phosphate.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- microfilm reader — a machine that displays on a screen a magnified image of a microfilm
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- microlepidoptera — a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance
- micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
- microminiaturize — (especially of electronic equipment) to make extremely small; subject to microminiaturization.
- microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
- microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
- microprogramming — microcode
- micropropagation — the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.
- microsoft access — 1. (database) A relational database running under Microsoft Windows. Data is stored as a number of "tables", e.g. "Stock". Each table consists of a number of "records" (e.g. for different items) and each record contains a number of "fields", e.g. "Product code", "Supplier", "Quantity in stock". Access allows the user to create "forms" and "reports". A form shows one record in a user-designed format and allows the user to step through records one at a time. A report shows selected records in a user-designed format, possibly grouped into sections with different kinds of total (including sum, minimum, maximum, average). There are also facilities to use links ("joins") between tables which share a common field and to filter records according to certain criteria or search for particular field values. Version: 2 (date?). 2. (communications) A communications program from Microsoft, meant to compete with ProComm and other programs. It sucked and was dropped. Years later they reused the name for their database.
- microtransmitter — a small electronic device which transmits television or radio signals
- microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
- midair collision — a crash, such as a plane crash, that takes place in the air
- migratory locust — any of several locusts that migrate in great swarms, especially Locusta migratoria, of Africa and Asia.
- militaristically — a person imbued with militarism.
- military academy — a private school organized somewhat along the lines of and following some of the procedures of military life.
- military attache — attaché (def 2).
- military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
- military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
- military service — compulsory period spent in the army
- miller's disease — osteofibrosis of horses due to low concentration of phosphorus in the blood caused by eating bran exclusively
- mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.