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13-letter words containing m, i, n, a, h

  • machine error — an error caused by a fault or defect in a machine rather than by human error
  • machine screw — a threaded fastener, either used with a nut or driven into a tapped hole, usually having a diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or less and a slotted head for tightening by a screwdriver.
  • machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • machinegunned — Simple past tense and past participle of machinegun.
  • magnetic head — head (def 33).
  • maid of honor — an unmarried woman who is the chief attendant of a bride. Compare matron of honor.
  • maiden speech — the first speech made in a legislature by a newly elected member.
  • malthusianism — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
  • mannheim gold — a brass alloy used to imitate gold; red brass.
  • mansion house — the residence of the Lord Mayor of London
  • mantis shrimp — any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis.
  • mao inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
  • marching band — musical group that parades
  • marching girl — one of a team of girls dressed in fancy uniform who perform marching formations
  • marching song — a song with the rhythm of a march, esp sung by marching soldiers
  • marchionesses — Plural form of marchioness.
  • mare chronium — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • martin luther — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
  • martini-henry — a breech-loaded .45 caliber rifle adopted in 1871 as the standard British service weapon, using a center-fire metallic cartridge filled with black powder.
  • mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
  • match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
  • match-funding — the stipulation set by a grant-providing body that the recipients of a grant raise a certain percentage of the money they require, generally a sum more or less equal to that of the sum of money being granted
  • matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
  • mathematician — an expert or specialist in mathematics.
  • mathematizing — Present participle of mathematize.
  • mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
  • mechanization — to make mechanical.
  • melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
  • merchandisers — Plural form of merchandiser.
  • merchandising — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
  • merchandizing — Alternative spelling of merchandising.
  • merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
  • mesencephalic — Anatomy. the midbrain.
  • metanephridia — Plural form of metanephridium.
  • metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
  • metenkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
  • methantheline — a compound, C 2 1 H 2 6 BrNO 3 , used in the form of its bromide in the treatment of excessive sweating and salivation, peptic ulcer, stomach cramps, and other conditions resulting from nerve dysfunction.
  • method acting — film, theater: acting approach
  • methodization — The act or process of methodizing, or the state of being methodized.
  • michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
  • michigan city — a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan.
  • microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
  • milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
  • mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
  • mineral pitch — asphalt.
  • misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
  • misapprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapprehend.
  • misshapenness — Quality of being misshapen.
  • mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
  • mix and match — made up of complementary elements taken from different sets or sources: a mix-and-match approach to interior decoration.
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