11-letter words containing m, e, l, a, n, o
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- malakatoone — a variety of large peach
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malecontent — Obsolete spelling of malcontent.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malevolence — the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
- malonylurea — barbituric acid.
- mandlestone — The amygdaloid.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manorialize — to bring under manorialism.
- mantelboard — mantel.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- maple honey — maple syrup.
- meadowlands — Plural form of meadowland.
- mebendazole — an anthelmintic substance, C 1 6 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 , used for treating parasitic worm infestations.
- medallioned — having or wearing a medallion or medallions
- mediational — Of or pertaining to mediation.
- medullation — the formation of a medullary sheath about a nerve fiber.
- megalomania — Psychiatry. a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, etc.
- megalomanic — Afflicted by megalomania.
- megamillion — (informal) A great number of millions.
- megapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- melanchthon — Philipp [fil-ip;; German fee-lip] /ˈfɪl ɪp;; German ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), (Philipp Schwarzert) 1497–1560, German Protestant reformer.
- melanoblast — an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
- melanoderma — (pathology) An unusual darkening of the skin.
- melanophore — a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
- melanosomes — Plural form of melanosome.
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- memory lane — the memory of one's past life likened to a road down which one may travel: The class reunion was a trip down memory lane.
- mental home — a home, hospital, or institution for people who are mentally ill
- mentholated — saturated with or containing menthol: a mentholated cough drop.
- mentionable — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
- meridionals — Plural form of meridional.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metallocene — an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.
- metallogeny — the study of the formation of mineral deposits
- methanolate — Methoxide.
- methoxsalen — a potent compound, C 1 2 H 8 O 4 , derived from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus: used in combination with certain ultraviolet radiation for the treatment of severe psoriasis.
- methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- middlewoman — The female equivalent of a middleman; a female intermediary.
- millionaire — a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.