12-letter words containing m, e, i, l, t
- metasilicate — a salt or mineral containing the anion SiO32-
- metathetical — (linguistics) exhibiting metathesis.
- metempirical — beyond or outside the field of experience.
- meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- meteorologic — Relating to meteorology; meteorological.
- metered mail — mail on which the postage is printed directly on an envelope or label by a machine licensed by the postal service.
- meterologist — Misspelling of meteorologist.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methohexital — a barbiturate anesthetic, used in its sodium form, C 1 4 H 1 7 N 2 NaO 3 , for induction of general anesthesia or for anesthesia of short duration.
- meticulosity — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- meticulously — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- metropolises — any large, busy city.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- microclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- microculture — subculture (def 3b).
- microelement — Trace element.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- middle dutch — the Dutch language of the period c1100–c1500. Abbreviation: MD.
- middle eight — the third contrasting eight-bar section of a 32-bar pop song
- middle latin — Medieval Latin
- middle stump — the stump inside of the leg stump and the off stump; the second of the three stumps of a wicket.
- middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
- middle white — a breed of medium-sized white pig commonly kept for pork and bacon, and for fattening
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
- middleweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg).
- midlatitudes — Areas lying between 35 and 55 (or more broadly, between 30 and 60) degrees north or south of the equator.
- militainment — A form of entertainment that features or celebrates the military.
- militiawomen — Plural form of militiawoman.
- milk thistle — flowering plant
- milking time — the time at which a cow is milked
- milliammeter — an instrument for measuring small electric currents, calibrated in milliamperes.
- millilambert — a unit of luminance equal to one thousandth of a lambert. Abbreviation: mL.
- millisievert — (physics) A unit of ionizing radiation equal to 10-3 sieverts.
- milne method — a numerical method, involving Simpson's rule, for solving a linear differential equation.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
- minstrelsies — Plural form of minstrelsy.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- misalignment — improperly aligned.
- misallocated — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misallocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misallocate.
- misallotment — improper or wrong allotment
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- miscalibrate — To calibrate poorly or wrongly.
- miscellanist — a person who writes, compiles, or edits miscellanies.