11-letter words containing m, i, d
- metabolized — Simple past tense and past participle of metabolize.
- metalliding — the creation of an alloy coating by an electrolytic process involving the diffusion of atoms from one metal into the surface of a second metal
- metalloidal — metalloid
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- metavanadic — designating or relating to an acid, HVO4, that is an oxyacid of vanadium
- meteoroidal — (astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteoroids. (from 19th c.).
- methodistic — Of or relating to methodists, or the Methodists.
- methodizing — Present participle of methodize.
- methylidene — (organic chemistry) The CH2= radical in which the free valences are part of a double bond.
- mezzotinted — Simple past tense and past participle of mezzotint.
- michigander — a native or inhabitant of Michigan.
- microbicide — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- microbrewed — Produced by microbrewing.
- microcredit — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- microdomain — (biology) Any of several small regions of a cell membrane that has a distinct structure and a distinct function.
- microdontia — abnormally small teeth.
- microfarads — Plural form of microfarad.
- microfilmed — Simple past tense and past participle of microfilm.
- microlender — A person or company in the business of microlending.
- micromethod — the use of magnification, usually by using a microscope, for study or for performing mechanical operations on a very small scale.
- microneedle — a very fine needle that is used in the performance of delicate procedures, esp biological ones
- microreader — a device for projecting an enlarged image of a microfilm or microphotograph, especially on a ground-glass screen.
- microsecond — a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec.
- midas touch — the ability to turn any business venture one is associated with into an extremely profitable one.
- middenstead — a site of a midden or dunghill
- middle ages — medieval period
- middle east — Also called Mideast. (loosely) the area from Libya E to Afghanistan, usually including Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other countries of the Arabian peninsula.
- middle game — the stage between the opening and the end game, characterized by complicated moves by both opponents with pieces at full strength.
- middle loup — a river in central Nebraska, flowing E and SE to join the North Loup and South Loup rivers in forming the Loup River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- middle name — the part of a person's name occurring between the first and family names, as a second given name or a maternal surname.
- middle path — the conduct of life by a religious person in such a way as to avoid the extremes of luxury and asceticism.
- middle term — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- middle west — the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.
- middle-aged — being of the age intermediate between youth and old age, roughly between 45 and 65.
- middle-born — neither first nor last in order of birth, especially second in a family of three children.
- middlebrows — Plural form of middlebrow.
- middlemarch — a novel (1871–72) by George Eliot.
- middlescent — the middle-age period of life, especially when considered a difficult time of self-doubt and readjustment.
- middlewoman — The female equivalent of a middleman; a female intermediary.
- middlewomen — Plural form of middlewoman.
- midfielders — Plural form of midfielder.
- midget golf — miniature golf.
- midi system — a complete set of hi-fi sound equipment designed as a single unit that is more compact than the standard equipment
- midlatitude — Any latitude roughly half way between the equator and a pole.
- midlittoral — designating or belonging to that part of a seashore affected by neap tides
- midriff top — a woman's blouse that exposes her midriff
- midsagittal — At the middle of the sagittal plane.
- midsections — Plural form of midsection.
- midsentence — Occurring in the middle of a sentence.
- midshipmite — (nautical,slang,archaic) A little or petty midshipman.