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11-letter words containing m, o, y, e

  • massey hope — (language, functional programming)   A refinement of Hope+C by Nigel Perry <[email protected]> of Massey University, NZ, with improved syntax.
  • master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
  • mayonnaisey — Resembling mayonnaise; mayonnaiselike.
  • mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
  • meadow lily — Canada lily.
  • meiotically — Pertaining to, or during, meiosis.
  • melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
  • melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
  • melodically — melodious.
  • melodiously — of the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful.
  • memory bank — the complete records, archives, or the like of an organization, country, etc.
  • memory card — a very small, portable electronic device for flash-memory data storage, as in a digital camera, cell phone, or digital media player.
  • memory cell — any small, long-lived lymphocyte that has previously encountered a given antigen and that on reexposure to the same antigen rapidly initiates the immune response (memory T cell) or proliferates and produces large amounts of specific antibody (memory B cell) the agent of lasting immunity.
  • memory chip — In a computer, the memory chip is the microchip in which information is stored.
  • memory dump — (programming, operating system, jargon)   (Or "core dump") A file on hard disk (traditionally called "core") containing a copy of the contents of a process's memory, produced when a process is aborted by certain kinds of internal error or signal.
  • memory foam — a polyurethane-containing material that adapts to the contours of the body, making it useful in supportive pillows, mattresses, soles and so on
  • memory lane — the memory of one's past life likened to a road down which one may travel: The class reunion was a trip down memory lane.
  • memory leak — (programming)   A leak in a program's dynamic store allocation logic that causes it to fail to reclaim memory in the heap after it has finished using it, eventually causing the program to fail due to lack of memory. These problems were severe on older machines with small, fixed-size address spaces, and special "leak detection" tools were written to diagnose them. The introduction of virtual memory made memory leaks a less serious problem, although if you run out of virtual memory, it means you've got a *real* leak! See aliasing bug.
  • memory loss — an impaired memory or amnesia
  • memory span — the capacity of short-term memory, usually between 5 and 10 items
  • mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
  • mephenytoin — A hydantoin used as an anticonvulsant.
  • meritocracy — an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.
  • merry mount — a settlement in Mt. Wollaston (Quincy), Mass., c1625–28, noted for its rejection of Puritan standards of behavior.
  • merry widow — a woman's undergarment consisting of a strapless brassiere and short corset with attached garters.
  • mesocyclone — a small cyclone that arises near a thunderstorm and is sometimes associated with the occurrence of tornadoes.
  • mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
  • mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
  • metallogeny — the study of the formation of mineral deposits
  • meteorology — the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
  • methodology — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
  • methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
  • metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
  • metoposcopy — the prediction of a person's fortune, or the reading of a person's character, through the examination of the forehead or face
  • mexico city — a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. About 7400 feet (2255 meters) above sea level.
  • microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
  • microsystem — A microscopic system, especially a system using microscopic electromechanical components.
  • minocycline — a long-acting, broad-spectrum, semisynthetic antibiotic drug, C 2 3 H 2 7 N 3 O 7 , derived from tetracycline.
  • misemployed — Simple past tense and past participle of misemploy.
  • mnemotechny — The study and practice of improving one\u2019s memory.
  • molecularly — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
  • molendinary — a mill
  • mollycoddle — a man or boy who is used to being coddled; a milksop.
  • mollydooker — (UK, Australia, slang) A left-handed person.
  • molybdenite — a soft, graphitelike mineral, molybdenum sulfide, MoS 2 , occurring in foliated masses or scales: the principal ore of molybdenum.
  • molybdenous — containing bivalent molybdenum.
  • momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
  • momentously — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
  • money cowry — a tropical marine gastropod, Cypraea moneta
  • money order — an order for the payment of money, as one issued by one bank or post office and payable at another.
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