13-letter words containing m, a, t, e, y
- inter-company — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- intermarrying — Present participle of intermarry.
- intradermally — within the dermis.
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- jomo kenyatta — Jomo [joh-moh] /ˈdʒoʊ moʊ/ (Show IPA), 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.
- judgementally — Alternative form of judgmentally.
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- kinematically — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- lady's mantle — any of various rosaceous plants of the N temperate genus Alchemilla, having small green flowers
- laryngectomee — someone who has had a laryngectomy
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- legacy system — (jargon) A computer system or application program which continues to be used because of the cost of replacing or redesigning it and often despite its poor competitiveness and compatibility with modern equivalents. The implication is that the system is large, monolithic and difficult to modify. If legacy software only runs on antiquated hardware the cost of maintaining this may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.
- leiomyomatous — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- little cayman — an island in the W Caribbean: smallest of the Cayman Islands, NE of Grand Cayman. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km).
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
- magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
- maldeployment — the inefficient use of resources or an instance of such
- malted barley — barley that has been kiln-dried after it has germinated by soaking in water
- manageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- mango chutney — chutney which contains or is made from the fruit mango
- marketability — readily salable.
- martini-henry — a breech-loaded .45 caliber rifle adopted in 1871 as the standard British service weapon, using a center-fire metallic cartridge filled with black powder.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- mass hysteria — a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
- maternity pay — the pay a woman receives from her work during her absence immediately before and after childbirth
- matrilineally — In matrilineal fashion.
- meadow beauty — any of several North American plants of the genus Rhexia, especially R. mariana or R. virginica, having showy rose-pink flowers with eight prominent bright yellow stamens.
- mealy-mouthed — avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising.
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- megacaryocyte — Alternative form of megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocyte — a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.
- megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- merchant navy — commercial ships
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metalloenzyme — (enzyme) Any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- metamerically — In a metameric manner.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.