15-letter words containing m, o, l, i, e
- mephistophelian — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- metallo-organic — organometallic.
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- metanitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
- 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
- microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
- microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
- microcontroller — A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.
- microelectronic — A microelectronic device.
- micromillimeter — Synonym of nanometer.
- microsoft excel — (tool) A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- miles gloriosus — a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
- military police — soldiers who perform police duties
- millionairesses — Plural form of millionairess.
- mineral kingdom — minerals collectively.
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- 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.
- misrecollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
- mitral stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve usually resulting from disease, as rheumatic fever, and obstructing the free flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricle.
- mixolydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
- mollier diagram — a graph showing the enthalpy of a substance as a function of its entropy when some physical property of the substance, as temperature or pressure, is kept at a specified constant value.
- monomethylamine — methylamine.
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- monovision lens — Ophthalmology. one of a pair of contact lenses that adjust one eye for farsightedness and the other for nearsightedness, used as an alternative to bifocal lenses.
- monthly meeting — (often initial capital letters) a district unit of local congregations of the Society of Friends.
- montmorillonite — any of a group of clay minerals characterized by the ability to expand when they absorb large quantities of water.
- monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
- moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- morbidity table — A morbidity table is a statistical table that shows the proportion of people that are expected to become sick or injured at each age.
- mortality table — an actuarial table showing the percentage of persons who die at any given age, compiled from statistics on selected population groups or on former policyholders.
- mortgage relief — (formerly) a reduction of tax on income being used to pay off a mortgage
- mount of olives — a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one