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11-letter words containing o, m, i

  • macrocyclic — having a ring structure consisting of more than 12 atoms.
  • macrodontia — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
  • macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
  • macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
  • macrophagic — Of or pertaining to macrophages.
  • macrophytic — Relating to macrophytes.
  • macroscopic — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
  • macrosmatic — Having a good sense of smell.
  • madefaction — the process of making wet
  • madonnawise — in the manner of a Madonna
  • madreporian — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
  • madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
  • maggotiness — The state of being maggoty.
  • maggotorium — a place where maggots are bred for use by fishers
  • magic smoke — (electronics, humour)   A substance trapped inside integrated circuit packages that enables them to function (also called "blue smoke"; this is similar to the archaic "phlogiston" hypothesis about combustion). Its existence is demonstrated by what happens when a chip burns up - the magic smoke gets let out, so it doesn't work any more. See Electing a Pope, smoke test. "Once, while hacking on a dedicated Zilog Z80 system, I was testing code by blowing EPROMs and plugging them in the system then seeing what happened. One time, I plugged one in backward. I only discovered that *after* I realised that Intel didn't put power-on lights under the quartz windows on the tops of their EPROMs - the die was glowing white-hot. Amazingly, the EPROM worked fine after I erased it, filled it full of zeros, then erased it again. For all I know, it's still in service. Of course, this is because the magic smoke didn't get let out." Compare the original phrasing of Murphy's Law.
  • 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.
  • magnanimous — generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
  • 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.
  • magnificoes — Plural form of magnifico.
  • magnisonant — high-sounding.
  • magpie moth — a geometrid moth, Abraxas grossulariata, showing variable patterning in black on white or yellow, whose looper larvae attack currant and gooseberry bushes. The paler clouded magpie is A. sylvata
  • maiden over — Cricket. an over in which no runs are made.
  • maidenhoods — Plural form of maidenhood.
  • mail orders — goods that have been ordered by mail order
  • mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
  • main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
  • main memory — program-addressable storage that is directly controlled by and generally contained in the CPU: except for cache storage, the fastest type of storage available to any computer system.
  • main office — headquarters
  • maintopmast — (nautical) The topmast of the mainmast.
  • maintopsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
  • maisonettes — Plural form of maisonette.
  • major piece — a queen or rook.
  • major triad — a triad consisting in root position of a root tone with a major third and a perfect fifth above.
  • majoretting — the practice of performing as majorettes
  • majoritaire — a member of the majority faction in a political party
  • malacophily — pollination of plants by snails
  • maladroitly — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
  • 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
  • malediction — a curse; imprecation.
  • maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
  • malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
  • mamillation — a nipple-like protrusion
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