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15-letter words containing m, y, a

  • martensitically — in a martensitic manner
  • masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
  • masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
  • mass psychology — the study of the behavior of large groups of people.
  • master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
  • maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
  • maternity grant — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a flat-rate benefit for pregnant women on low incomes
  • maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
  • maundy thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus' Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet upon that day.
  • meantone system — a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.
  • mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  • mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
  • megagametophyte — the female gametophyte in seed plants.
  • megalokaryocyte — Megakaryocyte.
  • melancholically — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
  • memory capacity — (on a computer or other device) the amount of memory space available for data storage
  • memory location — (storage)   A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
  • menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
  • merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
  • merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
  • metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
  • metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
  • methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
  • methylpropanone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
  • michael faradayMichael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
  • microanalytical — Of, pertaining to, or employing microanalysis.
  • microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
  • microcosmically — in a microcosmic manner
  • microgametocyte — a gametocyte that produces microgametes
  • microphysically — in a microphysical manner
  • microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
  • microtopography — microrelief.
  • mid-heavyweight — a professional wrestler weighing 199–209 pounds (91–95 kg)
  • mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • midsummer's day — Midsummer's Day or Midsummer Day is the 24th of June.
  • military police — soldiers who perform police duties
  • military school — military academy.
  • milkweed family — the plant family Asclepiadaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and vines having simple, opposite or whorled leaves, usually milky juice, umbellike clusters of small flowers, and long pods that split open to release tufted, airborne seeds, and including the anglepod, butterfly weed, milkweed, stephanotis, and wax plant.
  • mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
  • miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
  • miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
  • mixolydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.
  • mixture quality — Mixture quality is the degree to which a mixture is an ideal mixture.
  • mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
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