11-letter words containing m, o, t, h, e
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.
- metanephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- metaphorize — To describe something using metaphors.
- metatrophic — requiring dead organic matter for food.
- metchnikoff — Élie [French ey-lee] /French eɪˈli/ (Show IPA), (Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov) 1845–1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel Prize in medicine 1908.
- methanation — the process of converting a mixture, as of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, into methane.
- methanogens — Plural form of methanogen.
- methanolate — Methoxide.
- methimazole — a white crystalline substance, C 4 H 6 N 2 S, that inhibits thyroxin synthesis, used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
- methodistic — Of or relating to methodists, or the Methodists.
- methodizing — Present participle of methodize.
- methodology — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methoxsalen — a potent compound, C 1 2 H 8 O 4 , derived from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus: used in combination with certain ultraviolet radiation for the treatment of severe psoriasis.
- methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
- micromethod — the use of magnification, usually by using a microscope, for study or for performing mechanical operations on a very small scale.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- miphiboseth — Mephibosheth.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- mnemotechny — The study and practice of improving one\u2019s memory.
- moesogothic — of or relating to the Moesogoths or their language.
- mole-hunter — a person who hunts for moles
- monchiquite — a type of rock made up of large crystals of, among other constituents, olivine and amphibole and which is found in an analcite groundmass
- monohydrate — a hydrate that contains one molecule of water, as ammonium carbonate, (NH 4) 2 CO 3 ·H 2 O.
- monophysite — a person who maintains that Christ has one nature, partly divine and partly human.
- monostrophe — a poem in which all the strophes or stanzas are of the same metrical form.
- monotechnic — of or offering instruction in a single scientific or technical subject.
- monothelete — a person who adhered to the doctrine of monotheletism
- monothelite — a person who maintains that Christ has a single theanthropic will.
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- montherlant — Henry de [ahn-ree duh] /ɑ̃ˈri də/ (Show IPA), 1896–1972, French author.
- moonlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of moonlight.
- moonlighter — the light of the moon.
- morphometry — (biology) the measurement of the form of organisms.
- mother lode — Mining. a rich or important lode.
- mother love — affection felt by a mother for her child
- mother ship — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- motherboard — a rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted. Compare board (def 14).
- mothercraft — skill and knowledge in looking after children
- motherhouse — The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
- motherlands — Plural form of motherland.
- motherships — Plural form of mothership.
- motherworts — Plural form of motherwort.
- mothproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of mothproof.
- mothproofer — an agent that prevents moths from destroying materials or garments
- motor hotel — motel
- mouth ulcer — oral sore