11-letter words containing m, i, e, l
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from F to F.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- machiavelli — Niccolò di Bernardo [neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw] /ˌnik kɔˈlɔ di bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.
- machicolate — to provide with machicolations.
- machineable — Alternative form of machinable.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- maddeningly — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- magdalenian — of or relating to the final Paleolithic culture of much of western Europe, dating from c13,000–10,000 b.c. and notable for its artifacts of bone, antler, and ivory and for the cave art of western France and northeastern Spain.
- magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- magic spell — incantation or curse
- magisterial — of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
- maglemosian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the first Mesolithic culture of the northern European plain, adapted to forest and waterside habitats and characterized by flint axes, microliths, and bone and antler equipment used in hunting and fishing.
- magnetotail — the narrow and elongated region of the magnetosphere of the earth or of another planet that extends in the direction away from the sun.
- magpie lark — a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.
- maiden lady — an unmarried woman
- mail bridge — (messaging) A mail gateway that forwards electronic mail messages between two or more networks if they meet certain administrative criteria.
- mail filter — (messaging) A program which sorts and processes incoming mail based on patterns found in the mail headers.
- mail orders — goods that have been ordered by mail order
- mail server — 1. (tool, messaging) A program that distributes files or information in response to requests sent via electronic mail. Examples on the Internet include Almanac and netlib. Mail servers are also used on Bitnet. In the days before Internet access was widespread and UUCP mail links were common, mail servers could be used to provide remote services which might now be provided via FTP or WWW. 2. (messaging) (Or "mail hub") A computer used to store and/or forward electronic mail.
- mailcatcher — a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- main clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
- mainlanders — Plural form of mainlander.
- makebelieve — Alternative form of make-believe.
- maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
- maledicting — Present participle of maledict.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malefically — in a malefic manner
- maleficence — the doing of evil or harm: the maleficence of thieves.
- maleficient — Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
- maleic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with fumaric acid, having an astringent, repulsive taste and faint acidulous odor: used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, the dyeing and finishing of textiles, and as a preservative for fats and oils.
- malignities — Plural form of malignity.
- malingerers — Plural form of malingerer.
- malingering — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- malleablize — to make (white cast iron) malleable by annealing it so that the carbon is transformed to graphite or removed completely.
- 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.
- malted milk — a soluble powder made of dehydrated milk and malted cereals.
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- maltreating — Present participle of maltreat.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- mandibulate — having mandibles.
- manila hemp — a fibrous material made from the leafstalks of the abacá, Musa textilis, used for making ropes, fabrics, etc.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.