13-letter words containing m, i, r, y, a
- ministerially — In the character or capacity of a minister.
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- model railway — a model of a small-scale railway system, often with toy moving trains
- molly maguire — Irish History. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- monetary unit — the standard unit of value of the currency of a country, as the dollar in the U.S. and the franc in France.
- moral victory — greater honour despite losing
- morality play — an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- multiliteracy — The ability to be literate in terms of text in media other than paper.
- multipartyism — a political system in which two or more political parties contest elections
- multipolarity — The condition of being multipolar.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mycobacterial — (medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria.
- mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
- myocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a myocardiograph.
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- myristic acid — an oily, white crystalline compound, C 1 4 H 2 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in soaps, cosmetics, and in the synthesis of esters for flavors and perfumes.
- myrtle family — the plant family Myrtaceae, characterized by mostly tropical trees and shrubs having aromatic, simple, usually opposite leaves, clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including allspice, clove, eucalyptus, guava, and myrtles of the genus Myrtus.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nightmarishly — In a nightmarish manner.
- orchid family — the plant family Orchidaceae, characterized by terrestrial or epiphytic herbaceous plants having simple, parallel-veined, usually alternate leaves, complex and often large and showy flowers pollinated primarily by insects, and fruit in the form of a capsule containing numerous minute seeds, and including calypso, fringed orchis, lady's-slipper, pogonia, rattlesnake plantain, vanilla, as well as numerous tropical orchids such as those of the genera Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis, and Vanda.
- ornamentality — used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants.
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- paranormality — the state of being paranormal
- parasymbiosis — the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens (which are themselves symbiotic associations between a fungus and an alga)
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- pepper family — the plant family Piperaceae, characterized by tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having simple leaves, dense spikes of very small flowers, and fleshy, berrylike fruit, and including peperomia and peppers of the genus Piper.
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
- play for time — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- polyribosomal — relating to a polyribosome
- pragmatically — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preliminarily — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- primary cache — (hardware, architecture) (L1 cache, level one cache) A small, fast cache memory inside or close to the CPU chip. For example, an Intel 80486 has an eight-kilobyte on-chip cache, and most Pentiums have a 16-KB on-chip level one cache that consists of an 8-KB instruction cache and an 8-KB data cache. The larger, slower secondary cache is normally connected to the CPU via its external bus.
- primary color — Art. a color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors. Compare complementary color (def 1), secondary color, tertiary color.
- primary group — a group of individuals living in close, intimate, and personal relationship.
- primary metal — metal derived directly from ore rather than from scrap.
- primary tense — in Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, a tense referring to present or future time
- primary tooth — one of the temporary teeth of a mammal that are replaced by the permanent teeth.