12-letter words containing m, e, c, l
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- mac playmate — (games) An early (~1985) example of a pornographic computer game. Mac Playmate runs on the Macintosh and involves trying to stimulate a simulated woman to orgasm by applying various implements to her erogenous zones.
- macclesfield — a market town in NW England, in Cheshire: former centre of the silk industry; pharmaceuticals, services. Pop: 50 688 (2001)
- machiavelian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- mackerel sky — an extensive group of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, especially when well-marked in their arrangement: so called because of a resemblance to the scales on a mackerel.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macroclimate — the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
- macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
- macromineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- macronuclear — Of or pertaining to a macronucleus.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- macula lutea — macula (def 2b).
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- magic circle — the British association of magicians, traditionally forbidden to reveal any of the secrets of their art
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- mail carrier — a person, usually employed by the post office, who delivers mail.
- mail-cheeked — (of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate.
- majestically — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- majolicaware — goods made from majolica
- malacca cane — a cane or walking stick made of the brown, often mottled or clouded stem of an East Indian rattan palm, Calamus scipionum.
- malcontented — Malcontent.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malefactress — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
- malefeasance — Obsolete form of malfeasance.
- malfeasances — Plural form of malfeasance.
- malignancies — Plural form of malignancy.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- malt extract — a sweet, gummy substance derived from an infusion of malt.
- manna lichen — any of several crustose lichens of the genus Lecanora, especially L. esculenta, found in the African and Arabian deserts, used for food by humans and other animals.
- mantelpieces — Plural form of mantelpiece.
- marcellus ii — (Marcello Cervini) 1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555.
- mare clausum — a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation.
- marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- mass balance — Mass balance is a consideration of the input, output, and distribution of a substance between streams in a process or stage.
- master class — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- mathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- mcleod gauge — a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
- mecamylamine — a ganglion-blocking drug administered orally to lower high blood pressure. Formula: C11H21N
- mecca balsam — balm-of-Gilead (def 2).
- mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- mechanizable — Capable of being mechanized.
- mechlin lace — a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin.