12-letter words containing m, e, s, o, l, c
- lemon cheese — a soft paste made from lemons, sugar, eggs, and butter, used as a spread or filling
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- melancholics — Plural form of melancholic.
- melancholies — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
- mesocyclones — Plural form of mesocyclone.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- metabolomics — the study of all the metabolites present in cells, tissues, and organs
- metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
- 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.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- microvessels — Plural form of microvessel.
- milliseconds — Plural form of millisecond.
- misallocated — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misallocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misallocate.
- misrecollect — to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
- molluscicide — A substance that kills molluscs.
- mollycoddles — Plural form of mollycoddle.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- morro castle — a historic fort at the entrance to the harbor of Havana, Cuba.
- mortise lock — a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- multicostate — having several costae or ribs
- muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- museological — Pertaining to museology.
- music locker — Digital Technology. an online service that supports cloud-based storage of digital music files so as to allow users to stream or download their personal music collections for playback on any compatible device: I uploaded all my CDs to a music locker, and now I can access the music from my laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
- olympic-size — of the dimensions or length prescribed for the Olympic Games and other major athletic competitions: an Olympic-size speed-skating oval.
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- oscillometer — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- osteomalacia — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteomalacic — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- plumulaceous — having the texture of down.
- pole compass — (formerly) a ship's compass elevated on a wooden pole to isolate it as much as possible from local magnetism.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.