13-letter words containing m, y
- monoclonality — Biology, Biotechnology. the state or condition of having one specific type of antibody.
- monocotyledon — an angiospermous plant of the class Monocotyledones, characterized by producing seeds with one cotyledon and an endogenous manner of growth.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- 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.
- monophysitism — (Christianity) A Christian belief which holds that the human nature of Jesus Christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. A variant is apollonarianism, which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox Christianity.
- monopolylogue — a theatrical entertainment in which the same performer plays several parts or characters.
- monosyllabics — Plural form of monosyllabic.
- monosyllabism — monosyllabic character.
- monosyllables — Plural form of monosyllable.
- monosymmetric — zygomorphic.
- monotonically — of, relating to, or uttered in a monotone: a monotonic delivery of a lecture.
- monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
- monterey park — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- monterey pine — a pine tree, Pinus radiata, native to coastal California, having cones that open to germinate only in the heat of a forest fire, used for reforestation and as a timber tree.
- monumentality — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- moral victory — greater honour despite losing
- morality play — an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.
- moreno valley — city in S Calif.: pop. 142,000
- morgan le fay — the fairy sister of King Arthur.
- morning glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- morning-glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- moseley's law — the observed law that the square root of the frequencies of lines in atomic x-ray spectra depends linearly on the atomic number of the emitting atom.
- motorbicycles — Plural form of motorbicycle.
- mount olympus — mountain in Greece
- mount stanley — a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo: the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft)
- mount whitney — a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)
- mountainously — In a mountainous way.
- mountebankery — The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
- multi-sensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- multicurrency — Involving more than one currency.
- multicylinder — having more than one cylinder, as an internal-combustion or steam engine.
- multiemployer — Of or pertaining to more than one employer.
- multiindustry — Of or pertaining to more than one industry.
- multiliteracy — The ability to be literate in terms of text in media other than paper.
- multimodality — the quality or state of being modal.
- multipartyism — a political system in which two or more political parties contest elections
- multipolarity — The condition of being multipolar.
- multisyllabic — polysyllabic.
- multisyllable — polysyllable.
- multisystemic — Of, pertaining to or affecting more than one system or organ of the body.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mutagenically — in a mutagenic manner
- my giddy aunt — an exclamation of surprise
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- mycobacterial — (medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria.