13-letter words containing m, l, i, s
- microbalances — Plural form of microbalance.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microcosmical — Alternative form of microcosmic.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- microelements — Plural form of microelement.
- microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
- microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
- microphyllous — having microphylls
- micropolitics — The use of formal and informal power by individuals and groups to achieve their goals within organizations, as opposed to macropolitics.
- microscopical — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- microsurgical — Of or pertaining to microsurgery.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.
- middle course — an option or alternative between more extreme alternatives
- middle school — a school intermediate between elementary school and high school, usually encompassing grades five or six through eight.
- middle states — those eastern states between the New England states and the South; New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- middleweights — Plural form of middleweight.
- midterm blues — the tendency of electorate to grow disillusioned with government around halfway through its term of office
- might as well — have no reason not to
- military base — a facility for the storage of military equipment and the training of soldiers
- milk lameness — a disease of cattle that produce a high milk yield, characterized by hip lameness associated with a low concentration of phosphorus in the blood
- milk mushroom — any of the common latex-containing mushrooms of the genus Lactarius.
- milk products — dairy produce, items made with milk
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- milk sickness — a disease of humans, formerly common in some parts of the Middle West, caused by consuming milk from cattle that have been poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot.
- milking stool — a low, usually three-legged stool with a flat seat in the shape of a half circle, used by a person when milking a cow.
- milky disease — a bacterial disease of scarab beetle larvae and grubs, especially the Japanese beetle, which turns the larvae white.
- millefeuilles — Plural form of millefeuille.
- millennialism — a belief in the millennium.
- millennialist — A believer in millennialism.
- millilamberts — Plural form of millilambert.
- millionairess — a woman who is a millionaire.
- mills grenade — a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg).
- milne-edwards — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1800–85, French zoologist.
- milos process — The MILOS process is a process that uses an additional riser in the FCC, which gives the refiner options to simultaneously maximize production of diesel and propylene.
- milton keynes — a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.
- mindblindness — The inability to deduce or make educated guesses about another person's mental state.
- mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
- mineral wells — a city in N central Texas.
- ministerially — In the character or capacity of a minister.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mirthlessness — The state or condition of being mirthless.
- mis-explained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- misallocating — Present participle of misallocate.
- misallocation — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misappraisals — Plural form of misappraisal.
- misarticulate — to articulate incorrectly or inaccurately