11-letter words containing m, i, l, n
- megalomania — Psychiatry. a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, etc.
- megalomanic — Afflicted by megalomania.
- megamillion — (informal) A great number of millions.
- megapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
- 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).
- mellifluent — mellifluous.
- melolonthid — any of various scarab beetles whose larvae feed chiefly on roots, including the cockchafers and June bugs
- melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
- melting pot — a pot in which metals or other substances are melted or fused.
- mendelevium — a transuranic element. Symbol: Md, Mv; atomic number: 101.
- meningocele — a protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column, forming a bulge or sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
- mentalising — Present participle of mentalise.
- mentalistic — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- mentalities — Plural form of mentality.
- mentionable — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- mentionless — Without a mention; unmentioned.
- mercenarily — In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain.
- meridionals — Plural form of meridional.
- mesalliance — a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesolimnion — an unfrozen lake's thermocline
- met-english — A Fortran-like language designed at Metropolitan Life in the early 1960s. It had support for variable-length bit fields. Most MetLife DP in the 1960s and 1970s was in Met-English. It was originally developed for Honeywell machines, but many programs still run under IBM MVS via a Honeywell emulator.
- 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
- metanalysis — a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision: “A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename.”.
- methicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin antibiotic, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 2 NaO 6 S, used principally in the treatment of severe, penicillin-resistant staphylococci infections.
- methylamine — any of three derivatives of ammonia in which one or all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by methyl groups, especially a gas, CH 5 N, with an ammonialike odor, the simplest alkyl derivative of ammonia and, like the latter, forming a series of salts.
- methylating — Present participle of methylate.
- methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
- methylidene — (organic chemistry) The CH2= radical in which the free valences are part of a double bond.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- mezlocillin — a wide-spectrum semisynthetic penicillin, C 2 1 H 2 5 N 5 O 8 S 2 , used parenterally in the treatment of infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- microcolony — A microscopic colony of cells (especially of bacteria).
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- microfiling — the process of reproducing the contents of a file on microfilm
- microkernel — (operating system) An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.
- microlender — A person or company in the business of microlending.
- microneedle — a very fine needle that is used in the performance of delicate procedures, esp biological ones
- micronuclei — Plural form of micronucleus.
- 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-born — neither first nor last in order of birth, especially second in a family of three children.
- 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.
- mig welding — metal inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the filler metal wire supplies the electric current to maintain the arc, which is shielded from the access of air by an inert gas, usually argon
- migrational — the process or act of migrating.