12-letter words containing m, e, t, r, y
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- methysergide — an ergot alkaloid derivative, C 2 1 H 2 7 N 3 O 2 , used in the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.
- microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- model theory — the branch of logic that deals with the properties of models; the semantic study of formal systems
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- money expert — someone knowledgeable about money, esp ways to save money
- money market — the short-term trade in money, as in the sale and purchase of bonds and certificates.
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monterey bay — an inlet of the Pacific in W California. 26 miles (42 km) long.
- mother's boy — mama's boy.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multiversity — a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
- mystery tour — an excursion to an unspecified destination
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- neoytterbium — ytterbium.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- non-monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- nychthemeron — a twenty-four hour span that includes a night and a day
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- overmaturity — (of a tree or forest) the state of having ceased to grow or have commercial value
- overmodestly — in an extremely modest manner
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
- part payment — partial payment; a payment that is not the full price