11-letter words containing o, s, m, e
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrospores — Plural form of macrospore.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- madonnawise — in the manner of a Madonna
- maggotiness — The state of being maggoty.
- 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.
- 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.
- magnesstone — a lodestone
- magnetosome — (biology) A membranous prokaryotic organelle, containing mineral crystals, present in magnetotactic bacteria.
- magnificoes — Plural form of magnifico.
- 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.
- maisonettes — Plural form of maisonette.
- 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.
- make rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- make use of — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- mallow rose — a rose mallow of the genus Hibiscus.
- 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.
- mammiferous — having mammae; mammalian.
- mandatories — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- mandlestone — The amygdaloid.
- manganosite — (mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing manganese and oxygen.
- mangosteens — Plural form of mangosteen.
- manifestoes — Plural form of manifesto.
- manniferous — resulting in or producing manna
- manor house — the house of the lord of a manor.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- marine snow — small particles of organic biogenic marine sediment, including the remains of organisms, faecal matter, and the shells of planktonic organisms, that slowly drift down to the sea floor
- marionettes — Plural form of marionette.
- marksperson — A marksman or markswoman.
- marrowbones — Plural form of marrowbone.
- mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
- mars yellow — a medium to deep orange-yellow color.
- marshmellow — Misspelling of marshmallow.
- marvelously — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- mascot rage — aggressive behaviour by mascots at sporting events
- mashie iron — a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mid-mashie but less slope than a mashie.
- massey hope — (language, functional programming) A refinement of Hope+C by Nigel Perry <[email protected]> of Massey University, NZ, with improved syntax.
- mastectomee — Someone who has undergone a mastectomy.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- master-work — masterpiece.
- masterworks — Plural form of masterwork.
- mastigoneme — One of the lateral \"hairs\" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.
- mavourneens — Plural form of mavourneen.