11-letter words containing m, o, a, t
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- lamellation — an arrangement or structure in which there are thin layers, plates, or scales.
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminations — Plural form of lamination.
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- lappet moth — a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank
- laryngotomy — incision of the larynx.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- laundromats — Plural form of laundromat.
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- legatissimo — to be performed as smoothly and connectedly as possible
- legitimator — a person who makes something legitimate
- leiomyomata — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- limitations — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
- lipomatosis — a genetic disorder which manifests itself in the abnormal growth of fat
- loathsomely — In a way that is loathsome.
- local stamp — stamp (def 22).
- logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- longanimity — patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
- loose metal — shingle on a road
- lunar month — month (def 5).
- lunar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- m-radiation — one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- machicolate — to provide with machicolations.
- machination — an act or instance of machinating.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- macrobiotic — of or relating to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.
- macrodactyl — one of the group of wading birds, Macrodactyli
- macrodontia — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- macrogamete — (in heterogamous reproduction) the larger and usually female of a pair of conjugating gametes.
- macromutant — undergoing macromutation.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrophytic — Relating to macrophytes.
- macrosmatic — Having a good sense of smell.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- madefaction — the process of making wet
- madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
- maggotiness — The state of being maggoty.
- maggotorium — a place where maggots are bred for use by fishers
- magnesstone — a lodestone
- magnetogram — the record produced by a magnetograph.
- magnetosome — (biology) A membranous prokaryotic organelle, containing mineral crystals, present in magnetotactic bacteria.