11-letter words containing m, e, t, a, l, r
- male thread — a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc, formed by a die or lathe tool
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- mallee root — the rootstock (rhizome) of a mallee tree, often used as fuel
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- malta fever — brucellosis.
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- maltreating — Present participle of maltreat.
- mantelboard — mantel.
- manteltrees — Plural form of manteltree.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- mare's-tail — a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse's tail.
- mariculture — marine aquaculture.
- marine belt — territorial waters.
- marketplace — an open area in a town where a market is held.
- mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
- martingales — Plural form of martingale.
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- master plan — A master plan is a clever plan that is intended to help someone succeed in a very difficult or important task.
- master-plan — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- masterclass — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- masterfully — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- materialise — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- materialism — preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- materialist — a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- materiality — material nature or quality.
- materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- maternalism — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- maternalize — to make maternal.
- matriculate — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
- matrilinear — inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
- mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
- mediatorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a mediator.
- melanterite — a green mineral, FeSO4.7H2O, composed of hydrated ferrous sulphate
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- meliorative — That meliorates; curative, salutary.
- memorialist — a person who writes memorials.
- menstrually — In a menstrual manner; in terms of the menses.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- merthiolate — thimerosal
- metacarpals — Plural form of metacarpal.
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metaculture — All the universal concepts that are present in all cultures.
- metallurgic — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metalworker — A person who shapes metal.
- metatarsals — Plural form of metatarsal.
- meteoroidal — (astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteoroids. (from 19th c.).
- methacrylic — denoting a type of acid