12-letter words containing m, y, c, e, t, o
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- etymological — (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.
- etymologicum — an etymological dictionary
- featurectomy — /fee"ch*r-ek"t*-mee/ The act of removing a feature from a program. Featurectomies come in two flavours, the "righteous" and the "reluctant". Righteous featurectomies are performed because the remover believes the program would be more elegant without the feature, or there is already an equivalent and better way to achieve the same end. (Doing so is not quite the same thing as removing a misfeature.) Reluctant featurectomies are performed to satisfy some external constraint such as code size or execution speed.
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- gingivectomy — surgical removal of gum tissue.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hemotoxicity — Toxicity that affects the blood (especially that affects red blood cells).
- home country — the country a person comes from
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- hysterectomy — excision of the uterus.
- incompetency — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
- intercompany — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- mary of teck — Mary (def 4).
- mass society — a society whose members are characterized by having segmentalized, impersonal relations, a high degree of physical and social mobility, a spectator relation to events, and a pronounced tendency to conform to external popular norms.
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- memory stick — computing: flashcard, dongle
- memory trace — engram.
- meniscectomy — the surgical excision of a meniscus, as of the knee joint.
- mercy stroke — coup de grâce.
- meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- meticulosity — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- meticulously — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
- mitogenicity — Quality or degree of being mitogenic.
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- mycetomatous — relating to or affected by a mycetoma
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
- myxomycetous — of or relating to a slime mold.
- noematically — in an intellectual manner