13-letter words containing m, e, l, i, n
- marginal note — aside
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
- marie galante — an island in the E West Indies: a dependency of Guadeloupe. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
- marine league — a unit of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km).
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- martin luther — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- masculineness — The state or condition of being masculine.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
- materializing — Present participle of materialize.
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- matrilineally — In matrilineal fashion.
- matt emulsion — a water-based paint which is not shiny when it dries
- maxillodental — Relating to the jaw and teeth.
- mean latitude — the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.
- meaninglessly — In a meaningless manner; nonsensically.
- medicine ball — a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.
- meeting place — A meeting place is a place where people meet.
- megalomaniacs — Plural form of megalomaniac.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
- melanogenesis — the production of melanin
- mellification — the production of honey from nectar
- melodiousness — The property of being melodious.
- melting point — the temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses.
- melvin conway — (person) An early proto-hacker who wrote an assembler for the Burroughs 220 called SAVE and (probably) formulated Conway's Law.
- memorialising — Present participle of memorialise.
- memorializing — Present participle of memorialize.
- meningococcal — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by meningococci.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- mental strain — a state of worry and tension caused by a situation
- mercer island — a city in W central Washington, on Mercer Island in Lake Washington, east of Seattle.
- mercilessness — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- mercurialness — Quality of being mercurial; mercuriality.
- mercy killing — euthanasia (def 1).
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- mesencephalic — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- mesmerizingly — In a way or to an extent that mesmerizes.
- messianically — the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metaevolution — (philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems.
- metafictional — Of, relating to, or being metafiction.
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- metallic lens — an arrangement of louvres used to direct and focus electromagnetic or sound waves
- metallization — The act or process of metallizing.
- metatoluidine — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the meta isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes and other organic compounds.
- metenkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
- methantheline — a compound, C 2 1 H 2 6 BrNO 3 , used in the form of its bromide in the treatment of excessive sweating and salivation, peptic ulcer, stomach cramps, and other conditions resulting from nerve dysfunction.
- methemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.