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15-letter words containing o, g, m

  • make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
  • make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
  • managed economy — an economy in which the government allocates prices of goods and resources
  • managing editor — an editor assigned to the supervision and coordination of certain editorial activities of a newspaper, magazine, book publishing company, or the like. Abbreviation: M.E., m.e.
  • mandarin orange — mandarin (def 4).
  • manganese oxide — a type of metallic oxide used to colour glass purple
  • marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
  • margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
  • margin of error — statistics: variance
  • marginalisation — (British) alternative spelling of marginalization.
  • marginalization — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
  • marigold window — wheel window.
  • marlborough leg — a tapered leg having a square section.
  • marriage broker — a person who arranges marriages, usually between strangers, for a fee.
  • mass psychology — the study of the behavior of large groups of people.
  • massage parlour — A massage parlour is a place where people go and pay for a massage. Some places that are called massage parlours are in fact places where people pay to have sex.
  • mbogo, dr. fred — /*m-boh'goh, dok'tr fred/ [Stanford] The archetypal man you don't want to see about a problem, especially an incompetent professional; a shyster. "Do you know a good eye doctor?" "Sure, try Mbogo Eye Care and Professional Dry Cleaning." The name comes from synergy between "bogus" and the original Dr. Mbogo, a witch doctor who was Gomez Addams' physician on the old "Addams Family" TV show. Compare Bloggs Family, the, see also fred.
  • measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
  • megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
  • megagametophyte — the female gametophyte in seed plants.
  • megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
  • megalokaryocyte — Megakaryocyte.
  • meibomian gland — any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
  • mesometeorology — the study of atmospheric phenomena of relatively small size, as thunderstorms or tornadoes, and of the detailed structure of larger disturbances.
  • mess of pottage — a material gain involving the sacrifice of a higher value
  • messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
  • metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
  • metallo-organic — organometallic.
  • methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
  • metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
  • microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
  • microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
  • microbiological — Of or pertaining to microbiology.
  • microbiologists — Plural form of microbiologist.
  • microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
  • microgametocyte — a gametocyte that produces microgametes
  • microgeneration — the small-scale generation of electrical power, through means such as solar or wind power
  • microhomologous — (genetics) Exhibiting microhomology.
  • micromanagement — The direct management of a project etc to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
  • micromorphology — the study of the form and structure of organisms at a microscopic level
  • micropegmatitic — relating to, or designating, a microscopic pegmatitic structure
  • microphotograph — microfilm (def 1).
  • microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • microradiograph — an enlarged version of an image obtained by a form of radiography that reveals minute details
  • microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
  • microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
  • microtopography — microrelief.
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