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13-letter words containing m, e, s, r

  • metallurgists — Plural form of metallurgist.
  • metamaterials — Plural form of metamaterial.
  • metamorphosed — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • metamorphoses — a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid.
  • metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
  • meteor shower — the profusion of meteors observed when the earth passes through a meteor swarm.
  • meteorologist — the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
  • meths drinker — a person who drinks methylated spirits
  • metric system — a decimal system of weights and measures, adopted first in France but now widespread, universally used in science, mandatory for use for all purposes in a large number of countries, and favored for use in most (as in the U.S.). The basic units are the meter (39.37 inches) for length and the gram (15.432 grains) for mass or weight. Derived units are the liter (0.908 U.S. dry quart, or 1.0567 U.S. liquid quart) for capacity, being the volume of 1000 grams of water under specified conditions; the are (119.6 square yards) for area, being the area of a square 10 meters on a side; and the stere (35.315 cubic feet) for volume, being the volume of a cube 1 meter on a side, the term “stere,” however, usually being used only in measuring firewood. Names for units larger and smaller than these are formed from the above names by the use of the following prefixes: kilo-, 1000; hecto-, 100; deka-, 10; deci-, 0.1; centi-, 0.01; milli-, 0.001. To these are often added: tera-, one trillion; giga-, one billion; mega-, one million. With the addition of basic physical units it is now officially known by the French name Le Système International d'Unités (abbreviation SI, ) or in English as the International System of Units.
  • metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
  • mezzo soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
  • mezzo-soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
  • michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
  • micro-scooter — a foldable lightweight aluminium foot-propelled scooter, used by both adults and children
  • microanalyses — Plural form of microanalysis.
  • microaneurysm — An extremely small aneurysm.
  • microbalances — Plural form of microbalance.
  • microbusiness — A business that operates on a very small scale.
  • microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
  • microcarriers — Plural form of microcarrier.
  • microcassette — a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.
  • microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
  • microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
  • microcosmoses — Plural form of microcosmos.
  • microdiskette — Alternative spelling of micro-diskette.
  • microeinstein — The unit equal to one millionth of an einstein.
  • microelements — Plural form of microelement.
  • microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
  • microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
  • micrognuemacs — (text, tool)   (mg) A Public Domain Emacs-style editor modified from MicroEmacs to be more compatible with GNU Emacs. mg is essentially free, it is not associated with the GNU project, and does not have the GNU copyright restrictions. It is a small, fast, portable editor for people who can't run real Emacs thing for one reason or another. It has few if any of the MicroEmacs features that were incompatible with GNU Emacs and adds missing features that seemed essential. MicroGnuEmacs is derived from, and aims to replace, v30 of MicroEmacs, the latest version from the original MicroEmacs author Dave Conroy. The chief contributors were Mike Meyer <[email protected]>, Mic Kaczmarczik <[email protected]>, Bob Larson, and Dave Brower <[email protected]>. mg version 1a of 1986-11-16 works with 4.2BSD, 4.3BSD, Ultrix-32, OS9/68k, VMS, Amiga, System V, Eunice. It is included in base OpenBSD. It should also support MS-DOS, PC-DOS and the Rainbow.
  • microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
  • micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
  • micropipettes — Plural form of micropipette.
  • microprocesor — (spelling)   It's spelled microprocessor.
  • microswitches — Plural form of microswitch.
  • middle course — an option or alternative between more extreme alternatives
  • middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
  • midi-pyrénées — a region of SW France: consists of N slopes of the Pyrenees in the south, a fertile lowland area in the west crossed by the River Garonne, and the edge of the Massif Central in the north and east
  • midsummer day — the saint's day of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24, being one of the four quarter days in England.
  • midsummer eve — the evening preceding Midsummer Day: formerly believed to be a time when witches and other supernatural beings caused widespread mischief.
  • midterm blues — the tendency of electorate to grow disillusioned with government around halfway through its term of office
  • midterm exams — exams taken during the middle of a term in a school, university, etc
  • midwesterners — Plural form of midwesterner, an alternative capitalization of 'Midwesterner'.
  • military base — a facility for the storage of military equipment and the training of soldiers
  • millilamberts — Plural form of millilambert.
  • millionairess — a woman who is a millionaire.
  • mills grenade — a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg).
  • milne-edwards — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1800–85, French zoologist.
  • milos process — The MILOS process is a process that uses an additional riser in the FCC, which gives the refiner options to simultaneously maximize production of diesel and propylene.
  • miner's right — a licence to prospect for minerals, esp gold
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