12-letter words containing m, u, s, c, a
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- magic square — a square containing integers arranged in an equal number of rows and columns so that the sum of the integers in any row, column, or diagonal is the same.
- magnus hitch — a knot similar to a clove hitch but taking one more turn around the object to which the line is being bent; rolling hitch.
- make-up case — a case in which cosmetics are kept
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- malocclusion — faulty occlusion; irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
- manicure set — a set of small tools designed for trimming and caring for the nails
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- manufactures — Plural form of manufacture.
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- marcellus ii — (Marcello Cervini) 1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555.
- marcus baker — Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska, near Anchorage: highest peak in the Chugach Mountains. 13,176 feet (4016 meters).
- mare clausum — a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation.
- mare crisium — (Sea of Crises) a dark plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 66,000 sq. mi. (170,000 sq. km).
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- massachusett — a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculants — Plural form of matriculant.
- matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- media circus — excessive news coverage
- megachurches — Plural form of megachurch.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mercurialism — poisoning by mercury.
- mercurialist — a person born under the planet Mercury
- mercury mass — blue mass (def 1).
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- mispunctuate — to punctuate incorrectly.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- mossycup oak — bur oak
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- multi-pascal — An extension of Pascal-S with multiprocessing features. Used in "The Art of Parallel Programming", Bruce P. Lester, P-H 1993.
- multicasting — the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- multicostate — having several costae or ribs
- multisulcate — having many grooves or furrows
- municipalism — the principle or system of home rule by a municipality.
- murman coast — an Arctic coastal region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Kola Peninsula.
- muscle beach — a beach where young men display their muscles, engage in calisthenics, etc.