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12-letter words containing m, a, t, e, y

  • mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
  • mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
  • molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
  • money market — the short-term trade in money, as in the sale and purchase of bonds and certificates.
  • monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
  • monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
  • monterey bay — an inlet of the Pacific in W California. 26 miles (42 km) long.
  • monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
  • mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
  • movable type — type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.
  • multianalyte — Multiple analytes.
  • multilayered — having two or more layers.
  • mutagenicity — capable of inducing mutation or increasing its rate.
  • mycetomatous — relating to or affected by a mycetoma
  • mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
  • mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
  • myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
  • myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
  • mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
  • mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
  • myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
  • name the day — to choose the day for one's wedding
  • neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
  • noematically — in an intellectual manner
  • non-monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
  • nonenzymatic — relating to a process not produced by enzymes
  • numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
  • nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
  • olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
  • one too many — a slight excess of sth
  • ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
  • overmaturity — (of a tree or forest) the state of having ceased to grow or have commercial value
  • overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
  • part payment — partial payment; a payment that is not the full price
  • pastry cream — a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc
  • patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
  • payback time — Payback time is when someone has to take the consequences of what they have done in the past. You can use this expression to talk about good or bad consequences.
  • payment bond — See under contract bond.
  • payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
  • payment date — the date on which a payment (of a debt, bill, etc) is used to be paid
  • permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
  • phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
  • pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • premaritally — in a premarital manner
  • primary type — a specimen used in the original description or illustration of a species.
  • property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
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