11-letter words containing o, l, a, m
- lunar month — month (def 5).
- lunar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- lydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from F to F.
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- machicolate — to provide with machicolations.
- macro-level — at or on a level that is large in scale or scope: macrolevel research on crime rates in urban areas.
- macrocyclic — having a ring structure consisting of more than 12 atoms.
- macrodactyl — one of the group of wading birds, Macrodactyli
- macrofloral — Relating to the macroflora.
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- maglemosean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the first Mesolithic culture of the northern European plain, adapted to forest and waterside habitats and characterized by flint axes, microliths, and bone and antler equipment used in hunting and fishing.
- maglemosian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the first Mesolithic culture of the northern European plain, adapted to forest and waterside habitats and characterized by flint axes, microliths, and bone and antler equipment used in hunting and fishing.
- magnetotail — the narrow and elongated region of the magnetosphere of the earth or of another planet that extends in the direction away from the sun.
- mail orders — goods that have been ordered by mail order
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- maintopsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
- major scale — a scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees.
- malacophily — pollination of plants by snails
- maladroitly — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- malakatoone — a variety of large peach
- malapropism — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- malariology — the study of malaria.
- malcolm iii — died 1093, king of Scotland (1057–93). He became king after Macbeth
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malebo pool — a lakelike body of water on the boundary between the W Democratic Republic of the Congo and the SE People's Republic of the Congo, formed by the widening of the Congo (Zaire) River about 330 miles (530 km) from its mouth. About 20 miles (32 km) long; about 15 miles (24 km) wide.
- malecontent — Obsolete spelling of malcontent.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- malevolence — the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- mallee fowl — an Australian bird, Leipoa ocellata, of variegated gray, brown, white, and black plumage, that lays up to 35 eggs in an incubating mound.
- mallee root — the rootstock (rhizome) of a mallee tree, often used as fuel
- mallow rose — a rose mallow of the genus Hibiscus.
- malodourous — Alternative form of malodorous.
- malonylurea — barbituric acid.
- malposition — faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
- malt liquor — beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.
- maltese dog — one of a breed of toy dogs having a long, straight, silky white coat.
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- mamillation — a nipple-like protrusion
- mamilliform — shaped like a nipple
- mammalogist — the science dealing with mammals.