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11-letter words containing m, e, i, l, t

  • methacrylic — denoting a type of acid
  • metharbital — A barbiturate anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy.
  • methicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin antibiotic, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 2 NaO 6 S, used principally in the treatment of severe, penicillin-resistant staphylococci infections.
  • methimazole — a white crystalline substance, C 4 H 6 N 2 S, that inhibits thyroxin synthesis, used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • methylamine — any of three derivatives of ammonia in which one or all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by methyl groups, especially a gas, CH 5 N, with an ammonialike odor, the simplest alkyl derivative of ammonia and, like the latter, forming a series of salts.
  • methylating — Present participle of methylate.
  • methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
  • methylidene — (organic chemistry) The CH2= radical in which the free valences are part of a double bond.
  • metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
  • metric mile — a measure of distance equal to 1,500 meters
  • metrologies — Plural form of metrology.
  • metrologist — the science of weights and measures.
  • microfilter — a device plugged into a phone socket to separate the phone line from the broadband line
  • microtubule — a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.
  • middle east — Also called Mideast. (loosely) the area from Libya E to Afghanistan, usually including Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other countries of the Arabian peninsula.
  • middle path — the conduct of life by a religious person in such a way as to avoid the extremes of luxury and asceticism.
  • middle term — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
  • middle west — the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.
  • middlescent — the middle-age period of life, especially when considered a difficult time of self-doubt and readjustment.
  • midget golf — miniature golf.
  • midlatitude — Any latitude roughly half way between the equator and a pole.
  • militarised — Simple past tense and past participle of militarise.
  • militarized — Simple past tense and past participle of militarize.
  • militarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of militarize.
  • milk bottle — a glass bottle in which milk is sold, esp when it is distributed by a milkman
  • milky-white — of a cream or whitish colour similar to the colour of milk
  • milliliters — Plural form of milliliter.
  • millilitres — Plural form of millilitre.
  • millimeters — Plural form of millimeter.
  • millimetres — Plural form of millimetre.
  • millimetric — a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter and equivalent to 0.03937 inch. Abbreviation: mm.
  • millstreams — Plural form of millstream.
  • milquetoast — a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.
  • mimetically — In a mimetic manner.
  • mineral tar — bitumen of the consistency of tar; maltha.
  • ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
  • mirthlessly — In a mirthless manner; sadly.
  • misallocate — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
  • misbestowal — a wrong or improper bestowal
  • misch metal — a pyrophoric alloy, containing approximately 50 percent cerium and 45 percent lanthanum, made from a mixture of various rare-earth chlorides by electrolysis.
  • miserablest — Superlative form of miserable.
  • misevaluate — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
  • misregulate — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
  • misrelation — an erroneous or imperfect relation
  • mit licence — (spelling)   It's american and they spell the noun and the verb "license", so MIT License.
  • mit license — (legal, software)   A popular open source software license. The MIT License is very permissive, allowing "any person ... to deal in the Software without restriction" as long as they preserve the copyright notice and the license itself. It also includes the usual disclaimers.
  • mitrailleur — (UK, military, obsolete) rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle.
  • mitre block — a block of wood with slots for cutting mitre joints with a saw
  • mobile unit — a vehicle supplied with the basic equipment or materials necessary for a particular purpose, as for televising on location or being used as an x-ray or inoculation clinic.
  • molestation — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
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