15-letter words containing m, l, i, n, e
- medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
- meibomian gland — any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
- melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
- melancholically — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- mellifluousness — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
- melville island — an island in the Arctic Ocean, N of Canada, belonging to Canada. 200 miles (320 km) long; 130 miles (210 km) wide.
- memorialization — to commemorate.
- memory location — (storage) A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
- mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- mental handicap — learning disability
- mental hospital — psychiatric institution
- mephistophelean — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- mephistophelian — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
- meridian circle — a transit instrument provided with a graduated vertical scale, used to measure the declinations of heavenly bodies and to determine the time of meridian transits.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
- metallo-organic — organometallic.
- metanitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
- metropolitanate — the office or province of a metropolitan
- metropolitanism — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- metropolitanize — to make metropolitan.
- mezzanine floor — intermediate level in a building
- microcontroller — A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.
- microelectronic — A microelectronic device.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- middelmannetjie — (South Africa) Ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or gravel road.
- middle american — average middle-class Americans as a group, as distinguished from the rich or poor or the politically extreme.
- middle distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
- middle-distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
- miles and miles — a long distance
- milking machine — an electric machine for milking cows.
- milliequivalent — a unit of measure, applied to electrolytes, that expresses the combining power of a substance. Abbreviation: mEq.
- milling machine — a machine tool for rotating a cutter (milling cutter) to produce plane or formed surfaces on a workpiece, usually by moving the work past the cutter.
- millionairesses — Plural form of millionairess.
- miner's lettuce — winter purslane.
- mineral kingdom — minerals collectively.
- mineral spirits — a volatile distillation product of petroleum, used as a thinner for paints and varnishes. Compare naphtha (def 1).
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- minimum tillage — no-tillage.
- ministerialists — Plural form of ministerialist.
- minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading