12-letter words containing m, a, s, o, r
- microstation — (application) A full-featured 2-D and 3-D CAD program for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and Unix workstations from Bentley Systems, Inc. Created in 1984, MicroStation is a high-end package used worldwide in environments where many designers work on large, complex projects. MicroStation Modeler is a superset of MicroStation that provides solid modelling, and MasterPiece is MicroStation's rendering and animation program.
- migrationist — a person who considers it important for species of animals and plants to migrate for the purposes of distribution and evolution
- millionaires — Plural form of millionaire.
- mineralogies — Plural form of mineralogy.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- ministration — the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- miscegenator — a person who advocates or engages in miscegenation
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- miscreations — Plural form of miscreation.
- misdemeanors — Plural form of misdemeanor.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misericordia — (legal, obsolete) An amercement.
- misformation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- misoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- misorientate — misorient.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- missionaries — Plural form of missionary.
- missionarize — to undertake missionary work
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- monochromats — Plural form of monochromat.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monostearate — a stearate containing one stearoyl group.
- monsignorial — having the ecclesiastical title of a Monsignor
- montebrasite — a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.
- montessorian — a system for teaching young children, in which the fundamental aim is self-motivated education by the children themselves, as they are encouraged to move freely through individualized instruction and physical exercises, accompanied by special emphasis on the training of the senses and the early development of reading and writing skills.
- montparnasse — a district in S Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine: noted for its cafés and the artists and writers who have frequented and lived in the area.
- mooring mast — the mast or tower to which a dirigible is moored.
- moralisation — Standard spelling of moralization.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- morning star — a bright planet, especially Venus, seen in the east immediately before sunrise.
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- morphographs — Plural form of morphograph.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- morris chair — a large armchair having an adjustable back and loose, removable cushions.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- morro castle — a historic fort at the entrance to the harbor of Havana, Cuba.
- mortarboards — Plural form of mortarboard.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- motor sailer — a yacht having sails and an engine as an alternative or auxiliary means of propulsion.
- motorisation — Alternative spelling of motorization.
- mount sorata — a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes: the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real, with two peaks, Ancohuma, 6550 m (21 490 ft), and Illampu, 6485 m (21 276 ft)
- mountaineers — Plural form of mountaineer.
- mouse around — To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET, looking for interesting stuff to snarf.