12-letter words containing m
- augmentative — tending or able to augment
- autapomorphy — (cladistics) A derived trait that is unique to a particular taxon.
- auto-erotism — the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation.
- autoallogamy — the ability of some plants of a species to cross-pollinate and others to self-pollinate
- autocomplete — a feature of a word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before: If you supply the information, your browser will be able to use autocomplete to fill out online forms.
- autoimmunity — (pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.
- automaticity — the condition of being automatic, or the degree of this
- automatizing — Present participle of automatize.
- automobiling — (dated) present participle of automobile.
- automobilism — the use of automobiles, or the practices associated with them
- automobilist — Driver; person who uses a motor vehicle such as car, van or truck.
- automobility — the use of motor cars
- automorphism — the practice of seeing others as having the same characteristics as oneself
- autonomously — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- autorhythmic — That generates its own rhythm.
- autotoxaemia — autointoxication.
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- avitaminosis — any disease caused by a vitamin deficiency in the diet
- avitaminotic — of or relating to avitaminosis
- axe-murderer — someone who commits murderer with an axe
- axiom schema — (logic) A formula in the language of an axiomatic system, containing one or more. These metasyntactic variables (or "schematic variables") that stand for terms or subformulae. An example is the Axiom of Comprehension.
- axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
- ayuntamiento — (in Spain) a municipal council
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- b chromosome — a type of densely staining chromosome of uncertain biological function, found in many plant and animal species.
- b lymphocyte — B cell.
- b-lymphocyte — a type of lymphocyte, originating in bone marrow, that produces antibodies
- baba au rhum — a light cake raised with yeast, containing raisins and dried fruits and soaked in a rum syrup
- babe-in-arms — a young baby that has to be carried
- baby boomlet — a period of increase in the birthrate, smaller than a baby boom, as in the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s.
- baby monitor — a device that transmits sounds made by a baby to another room
- bach trumpet — a modern small three-valved trumpet for playing clarino passages in Bach's music
- back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
- backcourtman — any of the players stationed in the backcourt; a guard
- backroom boy — You can refer to a man as a backroom boy when he does important work in an organization and has good ideas but is not seen or known about by the public.
- backswimmers — Plural form of backswimmer.
- backswordman — a person who uses a backsword.
- backwoodsman — Backwoodsmen are people, especially politicians, who like the old ways of doing things, or who are involved in an organization at a local level.
- backwoodsmen — Plural form of backwoodsman.
- bad-mannered — having bad manners; impolite
- bad-tempered — Someone who is bad-tempered is not very cheerful and gets angry easily.
- bagworm moth — any moth of the family Psychidae
- bahama grass — Bermuda grass.
- bainqen lama — Tashi Lama.
- balance beam — a long, narrow, horizontal wooden beam raised about 4 feet (1.2 m) above the floor, on which women gymnasts perform balancing routines consisting of jumps, tumbles, turns, running steps, etc.
- balkan frame — an overhead frame, fastened to a bed, from which a splinted, fractured leg or arm is suspended and held in traction.
- ballad metre — the metre of a ballad stanza
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- balletomanes — Plural form of balletomane.
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet