12-letter words containing m, i, t, r, a
- mistreatment — to treat badly or abusively.
- miter square — an instrument for laying out miter joints, consisting of two straightedges joined at a 45° angle.
- mithridatism — the production of immunity against the action of a poison by taking the poison in gradually increased doses.
- mithridatize — to induce a state of mithridatism in (a person).
- mitochondria — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- mitrailleuse — a machine gun.
- mitral valve — the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart, consisting of two triangular flaps of tissue, that prevents the blood from flowing back into the atrium.
- mitre square — a tool with two blades that are at a fixed angle to one another, used to bevel a mitre joint
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- mixing ratio — the ratio of the mass of water vapor in the air to the mass of the dry air, a measure of atmospheric humidity.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- modificatory — modifying.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monodramatic — Relating to a monodrama.
- monotrichate — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- montebrasite — a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.
- montessorian — a system for teaching young children, in which the fundamental aim is self-motivated education by the children themselves, as they are encouraged to move freely through individualized instruction and physical exercises, accompanied by special emphasis on the training of the senses and the early development of reading and writing skills.
- mooring mast — the mast or tower to which a dirigible is moored.
- moralisation — Standard spelling of moralization.
- moralization — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- morigeration — (obsolete) obsequiousness; obedience.
- morning coat — a man's cutaway for wear as part of morning dress.
- morning star — a bright planet, especially Venus, seen in the east immediately before sunrise.
- mother image — a person substituted in one's mind for one's mother and often the object of emotions felt toward the mother
- motor racing — sport: competing in fast cars
- motor sailer — a yacht having sails and an engine as an alternative or auxiliary means of propulsion.
- motorboating — a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.
- motorisation — Alternative spelling of motorization.
- motorization — to furnish with a motor, as a vehicle.
- mountaineers — Plural form of mountaineer.
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- mouse trails — (operating system) A feature (usually of Graphical User Interfaces) which causes the mouse pointer to leave a trail across the screen. This is done by keeping track of the last eight or so (maybe configurable) pointer positions, and only erasing the oldest. This means that at any time, there may be up to eight pointers on the screen, but if the mouse is still, they will all be in the same position, and so only one will be visible. When the mouse moves, it appears to leave a trail of pointers behind it, and this can dramatically increase the visibility of the pointer when using LCD screens. The older ones had such long persistence that a single mouse pointer, when moving, tended to be completely invisible, and on a cluttered screen, was very difficult to find.
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- movie rating — a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content, sexual content, etc
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- multi-garnet — A better constraint system for Garnet. Version 2.1 by Michael Sannella <[email protected]>.
- multi-parity — of or relating to a multipara.
- multiangular — having many angles; polyangular.
- multicentral — having or dependent on several centres; multicentre
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multifractal — (mathematics) Describing a system that is fractal in multiple ways.
- multifurcate — forked; branching.
- multigravida — a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.
- multilaminar — composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- multilateral — having several or many sides; many-sided.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- multilobular — having several or many lobules.
- multilocular — having or consisting of many cells or vesicles.