13-letter words containing m, e, n, a, t
- mating season — the period during each year when a particular bird, animal, or fish mates
- matrilineally — In matrilineal fashion.
- matt emulsion — a water-based paint which is not shiny when it dries
- maxillodental — Relating to the jaw and teeth.
- me generation — the generation, originally in the 1970s, characterized by self-absorption; in the 1980s, characterized by material greed
- mean distance — the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used in stating the size of an orbit; the semimajor axis.
- mean latitude — the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.
- mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
- mechanization — to make mechanical.
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- mediterranean — Mediterranean Sea.
- meeting place — A meeting place is a place where people meet.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- mellification — the production of honey from nectar
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- mental health — psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life.
- mental strain — a state of worry and tension caused by a situation
- mercerisation — A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.
- mercerization — to treat (cotton yarns or fabric) with caustic alkali under tension, in order to increase strength, luster, and affinity for dye.
- merchant bank — a private banking firm engaged chiefly in investing in new issues of securities and in accepting bills of exchange in foreign trade.
- merchant fees — Merchant fees are money charged by a merchant service to a vendor for processing credit card transactions.
- merchant flag — the ensign used by all ships engaged in commerce, fishing, etc.
- merchant navy — commercial ships
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- mesmerization — to hypnotize.
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metacognition — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metacognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metaevolution — (philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems.
- metafictional — Of, relating to, or being metafiction.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- metalanguages — Plural form of metalanguage.
- 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.
- metalloenzyme — (enzyme) Any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metamagnetism — (physics) Any of several effects in which a small change in an applied magnetic field causes a sharp change in magnetization.
- metanarrative — A narrative about narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.
- metanephridia — Plural form of metanephridium.
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metasemantics — (linguistics) The part of metalanguage that deals with semantics.
- metastasising — Present participle of metastasise.
- metastasizing — Present participle of metastasize.
- 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.