13-letter words containing m, o, r, t, a
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- macro-segment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroclimatic — Relating to macroclimate.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- macromutation — a mutation that has a profound effect on the resulting organism, as a change in a regulatory gene that controls the expression of many structural genes.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.
- macronutrient — Nutrition. any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the macrominerals.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- macroplankton — planktonic organisms of about 1 mm in length.
- made to order — made in accordance with an individual's specifications or requirements: a made-to-order suit. Compare ready-to-wear.
- made-to-order — made in accordance with an individual's specifications or requirements: a made-to-order suit. Compare ready-to-wear.
- madeira topaz — citrine (def 2).
- magnetic core — Computers. core1 (def 12a).
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.
- magnetometers — Plural form of magnetometer.
- magnetometric — Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, 'magnetometric' instruments; 'magnetometric' measurements.
- magnetosphere — the outer region of the earth's ionosphere, where the earth's magnetic field controls the motion of charged particles, as in the Van Allen belts. Compare magnetopause.
- major element — any chemical found in great quantity in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare minor element (def 1).
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- major prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
- majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
- make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
- malabar coast — a region along the entire SW coast of India, extending from the Arabian Sea inland to the Western Ghats.
- malabsorbtion — Misspelling of malabsorption.
- malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
- malacostracan — belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malariologist — An expert in malaria.
- malformations — Plural form of malformation.
- maltese cross — a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward.
- mandatoriness — The quality or state of being mandatory.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- mao inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- margaret rose — 1930–2002, English princess (daughter of George VI; sister of Elizabeth II).
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- marginal note — aside
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martagon lily — Turk's-cap lily.
- martyrization — The act or process of martyrizing.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- marx brothers — the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx, known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- master-stroke — a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.