8-letter words containing m, e, c, l
- lutecium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- mackerel — a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.
- maclaren — Ian [ee-uh n,, ahy-uh n] /ˈi ən,, ˈaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), Watson, John.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- male cow — a bull.
- malecite — a member of a North American Indian people of southern and western New Brunswick and northern Maine.
- maledict — accursed.
- malefice — a wicked deed or enchantment
- malevich — Kasimir [kaz-uh mir] /ˈkæz əmɪr/ (Show IPA), 1878–1935, Russian painter: founder of suprematism.
- mameluco — (South America) A child born of a white father and American Indian mother.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- marcella — a female given name.
- marcello — Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1686–1739, Italian composer.
- mcaleese — Mary (Patricia). born 1951, Irish politician; president of Ireland (1997–2011)
- mccauley — Mary Ludwig Hays, real name of Molly Pitcher.
- mcdowell — Ephraim, 1771–1830, U.S. surgeon.
- mckellen — Sir Ian (Murray). born 1939, British actor, noted esp for his Shakespearean roles; films include The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03)
- mckinley — William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the U.S. 1897–1901.
- mechelen — French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- medallic — of or relating to medals.
- medicals — Plural form of medical.
- melchers — Gari [gair-ee] /ˈgɛər i/ (Show IPA), 1860–1932, U.S. painter.
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- melchite — a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451.
- mellitic — (of an acid) obtained from mellite
- melodica — A wind instrument with a small keyboard controlling a row of reeds, and a mouthpiece at one end.
- melodics — the branch of musical science concerned with the pitch and succession of tones.
- meniscal — Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
- merchild — a mythical creature with the upper body of a child and the lower body of a fish
- merciful — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mescalin — Alternative form of mescaline.
- mesolect — any variety of language in a creole continuum that is intermediate between the basilect and the acrolect.
- metallic — of, relating to, or consisting of metal.
- methylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the methyl group.
- metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- mexicali — a city in and the capital of Baja California, in NW Mexico, on the Mexican-U.S. border.
- micellar — Physical Chemistry. an electrically charged particle formed by an aggregate of molecules and occurring in certain colloidal electrolyte solutions, as those of soaps and detergents.
- micelles — Plural form of micelle.
- michelet — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1798–1874, French historian.
- michelin — André (ɑ̃dre). 1853–1931, French industrialist; founder, with his brother Édouard Michelin (1859–1940), of the Michelin Tyre Company (1888): the first to use demountable pneumatic tyres on motor vehicles
- michelle — a female given name.
- middle c — the note indicated by the first leger line above the bass staff and the first below the treble staff.
- midscale — (business) Neither downscale nor upscale.
- milicent — a female given name.
- millcake — linseed cake.