11-letter words containing m, i, s, t, h
- lithotomies — Plural form of lithotomy.
- lithotomous — of or relating to the surgical removal of a stone from the bladder
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- makeweights — Plural form of makeweight.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- masochistic — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
- matchsticks — Plural form of matchstick.
- mathematics — (used with a singular verb) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically.
- mathematise — express in mathematical terms
- matt finish — a dull finish or surface, as opposed to a shiny one
- matthiessen — Peter, 1927–2014, U.S. novelist and travel writer.
- mccarthyism — the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
- mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- mechitarist — a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict.
- medium shot — a camera shot in which the subject is in the middle distance, permitting some of the background to be seen. Compare closeup (def 2), long shot (def 3).
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- mekhitarist — a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict.
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesothelial — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesothelium.
- mesothelium — epithelium of mesodermal origin, which lines the body cavities.
- mesothorium — one of two radioactive decay products of thorium, an isotope of radium or actinium.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- 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.
- meta-ethics — the philosophy of ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles.
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metalsmiths — Plural form of metalsmith.
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- metaphrasis — a metaphrase
- metaphysics — metaphysics.
- metapsychic — relating to metapsychics
- metathesize — (linguistics) To undergo or to subject to metathesis; of sounds, to switch positions in a word.
- methodistic — Of or relating to methodists, or the Methodists.
- metternichs — Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von [kley-mens ven-tsuh l ney-paw-moo k loh-tahr fuh n,, loh-tahr] /ˈkleɪ mɛns ˈvɛn tsəl ˈneɪ pɔ mʊk ˈloʊ tɑr fən,, loʊˈtɑr/ (Show IPA), 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and diplomat.
- mica-schist — a schist composed of layers of quartz and mica
- microlights — Plural form of microlight.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
- midas touch — the ability to turn any business venture one is associated with into an extremely profitable one.
- midshipmite — (nautical,slang,archaic) A little or petty midshipman.
- millwrights — Plural form of millwright.
- minus sight — a foresight used in leveling.
- miphiboseth — Mephibosheth.
- mirthlessly — In a mirthless manner; sadly.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- misch metal — a pyrophoric alloy, containing approximately 50 percent cerium and 45 percent lanthanum, made from a mixture of various rare-earth chlorides by electrolysis.
- mismatching — Present participle of mismatch.