13-letter words containing m, o, s, t, a
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- 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.
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- 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)
- mass movement — an organized effort by a large number of people, especially those not forming part of the elite of a given society, to bring about pervasive changes in existing social, economic, or political institutions, frequently characterized by charismatic leadership.
- massification — the practice of making luxury products available to the mass market
- 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.
- masterstrokes — Plural form of masterstroke.
- masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
- mating season — the period during each year when a particular bird, animal, or fish mates
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- matt emulsion — a water-based paint which is not shiny when it dries
- mayor's court — a city court presided over by a mayor.
- measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- melodramatist — A writer of melodramas.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- mercerisation — A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.
- meritocracies — Plural form of meritocracy.
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- mesmerization — to hypnotize.
- mesotheliomas — Plural form of mesothelioma.
- metachromasia — A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metamorphosed — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metamorphoses — a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid.
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- metaphosphate — a salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- microcassette — a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- microhabitats — Plural form of microhabitat.