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13-letter words containing m, e, d

  • mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
  • mixed doubles — (in tennis) a doubles match with a man and a woman on each side.
  • mixed economy — an economy in which there are elements of both public and private enterprise.
  • mixed farming — agriculture: raising both crops and livestock
  • mobile device — a portable, wireless computing device that is small enough to be used while held in the hand; a handheld: a large selection of smartphones, PDAs, and other mobile devices.
  • mobile studio — a van, truck, etc equipped as a recording, broadcasting etc studio
  • mock pendulum — a false pendulum bob attached to the balances of certain timepieces and visible through a slot in the dial or case.
  • model railway — a model of a small-scale railway system, often with toy moving trains
  • modem session — a period of time during which a computer is connected to another through a modem.
  • moderate gale — a wind of 32–38 miles per hour (14–17 m/sec).
  • moderationist — a person who favors, supports, or promotes moderation.
  • moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
  • modern french — the French language since c1600.
  • modern greats — (at Oxford University) the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
  • modern hebrew — the living language of modern Israel, a revived form of ancient Hebrew. Abbreviation: ModHeb.
  • modernisation — Alternative spelling of modernization.
  • modernization — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
  • modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
  • modus tollens — the principle that whenever a conditional statement and the negation of its consequent are given to be true, the negation of its antecedent may be validly inferred, as in if it's Tuesday this must be Belgium and this isn't Belgium so it's not Tuesday
  • modus vivendi — manner of living; way of life; lifestyle.
  • mohammedanism — Muhammadanism; Islam.
  • mohammedanize — Islamize.
  • mohave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
  • mojave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
  • molding plane — a plane having a blade or a number of blades profiled to form moldings.
  • moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
  • molluscicides — Plural form of molluscicide.
  • mollycoddlers — Plural form of mollycoddler.
  • monkey around — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
  • monkey bridge — flying bridge.
  • monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
  • monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
  • monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
  • monochromated — Fitted with a monochromator.
  • monocotyledon — an angiospermous plant of the class Monocotyledones, characterized by producing seeds with one cotyledon and an endogenous manner of growth.
  • monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
  • mononucleated — having a single nucleus
  • monosaturated — (organic chemistry, of a glyceride) Having one saturated fatty acid.
  • monoterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C10 skeleton.
  • mont-de-piete — a public pawnbroking establishment that lends money on reasonable terms, especially to the poor.
  • monte perdido — a mountain in NE Spain, in the central Pyrenees. Height: 3352 m (10 997 ft)
  • mood disorder — any mental disorder, as depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or cyclothymia, in which a major disturbance of feelings or emotions is predominant.
  • mood enhancer — something, esp a drug, that has the effect of lifting a person's mood
  • mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
  • mordant rouge — a solution of aluminum acetate in acetic acid, used in dyeing and calico printing.
  • more and more — in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: I need more money.
  • more hands on — characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.
  • morning dress — formal daytime apparel for men, including striped pants, a cutaway, and a silk hat.
  • morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
  • mortgage bond — a bond secured by a mortgage on real estate or other property.
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