13-letter words containing m, y, c, o, e
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- metonic cycle — a cycle of 235 synodic months, very nearly equal to 19 years, after which the new moon occurs on the same day of the year as at the beginning of the cycle with perhaps a shift of one day, depending on the number of leap years in the cycle.
- metonymically — In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy.
- mexican poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
- micro-brewery — A micro-brewery is a type of small brewery where beer is produced using traditional methods.
- microanalyses — Plural form of microanalysis.
- microaneurysm — An extremely small aneurysm.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- middle comedy — Greek Attic comedy of the 4th century b.c. The few extant fragments are characterized chiefly by a realistic depiction of everyday life.
- mischievously — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- mixed economy — an economy in which there are elements of both public and private enterprise.
- molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- mollycoddlers — Plural form of mollycoddler.
- money-changer — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- moneychangers — Plural form of moneychanger.
- monkey jacket — a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
- monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
- monkey wrench — spanner
- monkey-wrench — to ruin (plans, a schedule, etc.) unavoidably or, sometimes, deliberately: The storm monkey-wrenched our plans for a picnic.
- monocotyledon — an angiospermous plant of the class Monocotyledones, characterized by producing seeds with one cotyledon and an endogenous manner of growth.
- monogenically — In a monogenic manner.
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- monogynoecial — (of a fruit) developing from a single pistil.
- monosymmetric — zygomorphic.
- monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- motorbicycles — Plural form of motorbicycle.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- mycobacterial — (medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria.
- mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
- myelofibrotic — of, relating to or affected by myelofibrosis
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nincompoopery — a fool or simpleton.
- nithiocyamine — Amoscanate.
- non-democracy — government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
- non-emergency — a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
- nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
- nonsystematic — Not systematic.
- normoglycemic — (medicine) Having the normal amount of glucose in the blood.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- olympic games — international sports event
- opera company — a company that puts on productions of operas
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.