12-letter words containing m, o, r, e, t, u
- lemon butter — a spread made of butter flavored with lemon
- leptospermum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent areas and often cultivated as ornamentals in milder climates.
- liberum veto — a veto exercised by a single member of a legislative body whose rules require unanimity.
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- mare nostrum — our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- menstruation — the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species.
- meretricious — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- merrythought — the wishbone or furcula of a fowl.
- mesogastrium — the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
- mesokurtosis — (statistics) The property of having zero normalised kurtosis.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
- metamorphous — metamorphic.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- metro-sexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- metrosexuals — Plural form of metrosexual.
- microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
- microculture — subculture (def 3b).
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misconstrues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconstrue.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- misventurous — characterized by a mishap
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- moistureless — Devoid of moisture.
- moisturizers — Plural form of moisturizer.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- mother house — a convent housing a mother superior of a community of nuns.
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- motherhouses — Plural form of motherhouse.
- motoneuronal — of or pertaining to a motoneuron
- motor neuron — a nerve cell that conducts impulses to a muscle, gland, or other effector.
- motormouthed — (of a person) Being a motor mouth; inclined to talk too much.
- mount carmel — a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)
- mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
- mount elbert — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range. Height: 4399 m (14 431 ft)
- mount erebus — a volcano in Antarctica, on Ross Island: discovered by Sir James Ross in 1841 and named after his ship. Height: 3794 m (12 448 ft)
- mount vernon — the home and tomb of George Washington in NE Virginia, on the Potomac, 15 miles (24 km) below Washington, D.C.
- mountaineers — Plural form of mountaineer.
- mouse arrest — (jargon) Getting busted for violating an on-line service's rule of conduct. "Sorry I couldn't get back to you. AOL put me under mouse arrest."
- 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.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- mousquetaire — musketeer.