13-letter words containing o, y, a, m
- megakaryocyte — a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.
- megalocephaly — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
- melrose abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey in Melrose in Scottish Borders: founded in 1136 and sacked by the English in 1385 and 1547: repaired in 1822 by Sir Walter Scott
- melvin conway — (person) An early proto-hacker who wrote an assembler for the Burroughs 220 called SAVE and (probably) formulated Conway's Law.
- mend o's ways — If someone who has been behaving badly mends their ways, they begin to behave well.
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metalloenzyme — (enzyme) Any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- methyl oleate — an oily, clear to amber, water-insoluble liquid, C 1 9 H 3 6 O 2 , used chiefly as an intermediate for detergents, wetting agents, and emulsifiers.
- methylglyoxal — pyruvic aldehyde.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- metonymically — In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy.
- mexican poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
- microanalyses — Plural form of microanalysis.
- microanalysis — Chemistry. the analysis of very small samples of substances.
- microaneurysm — An extremely small aneurysm.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microtonality — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- military coup — a coup organized and carried out by members of the armed forces
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- model railway — a model of a small-scale railway system, often with toy moving trains
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- modifiability — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- molly maguire — Irish History. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- monetary unit — the standard unit of value of the currency of a country, as the dollar in the U.S. and the franc in France.
- money matters — issues concerning finances or money, esp your own finances or money
- money-changer — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- moneychangers — Plural form of moneychanger.
- monkey around — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
- monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
- monkey jacket — a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
- monoclonality — Biology, Biotechnology. the state or condition of having one specific type of antibody.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- monogenically — In a monogenic manner.
- monogynoecial — (of a fruit) developing from a single pistil.
- monosyllabics — Plural form of monosyllabic.
- monosyllabism — monosyllabic character.
- monosyllables — Plural form of monosyllable.
- monotonically — of, relating to, or uttered in a monotone: a monotonic delivery of a lecture.
- monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
- monterey park — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- monumentality — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- moral victory — greater honour despite losing
- morality play — an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.