13-letter words containing m, i, a, s, t, o
- mesotheliomas — Plural form of mesothelioma.
- metachromasia — A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- 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.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- microcassette — a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- microhabitats — Plural form of microhabitat.
- micronisation — The process by which a material is reduced in size, often to micrometer proportions.
- microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- ministrations — the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
- misallocating — Present participle of misallocate.
- misallocation — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
- misassumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- miscalculator — A person who miscalculates.
- miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- misevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- miss the boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- moabite stone — a slab of black basalt bearing an inscription recording the victory of Mesha, the king of Moab, over the Israelites, about 860 b.c.
- mobilizations — Plural form of mobilization.
- moderationist — a person who favors, supports, or promotes moderation.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- modernisation — Alternative spelling of modernization.
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- momentariness — The property of being momentary.
- monofilaments — Plural form of monofilament.
- monometallism — the use of one metal only, as gold or silver, as a monetary standard.
- monopotassium — (chemistry) monatomic potassium.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- monte cassino — a monastery at Cassino, Italy: founded a.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- monumentalise — Alt form monumentalize.
- monumentalism — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- mosquito boat — PT boat.
- mosquito hawk — nighthawk (def 1).
- most mainline — a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
- mountain pass — a low point on a mountain that allows easy access to climbers
- mountainously — In a mountainous way.
- mountainsides — Plural form of mountainside.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- movie actress — a female who acts in films or movies