12-letter words containing r, a, g, m
- martempering — a quenching process used to harden austenitic steel.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- masterbating — Misspelling of masturbating.
- mastersinger — Meistersinger (def 1).
- mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- masturbating — Present participle of masturbate.
- matrilineage — lineal descent traced through the female line.
- matto grosso — Mato Grosso.
- meadow grass — any grass of the genus Poa, especially P. pratensis, the Kentucky bluegrass.
- meanderingly — In a meandering or winding manner.
- meat grinder — machine: minces meat
- meeting rail — (in a double-hung window) the rail of each sash that meets a rail of the other when the window is closed.
- megachurches — Plural form of megachurch.
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
- memphremagog — Lake, a lake on the boundary between the U.S. and Canada, between N Vermont and S Quebec. 30 miles (48 km) long.
- menstruating — to undergo menstruation.
- mergenthaler — Ottmar [ot-mahr;; German awt-mahr] /ˈɒt mɑr;; German ˈɔt mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1854–99, U.S. inventor of the Linotype, born in Germany.
- merry-making — Merry-making is the activities of people who are enjoying themselves together in a lively way, for example by eating, drinking, or dancing.
- mesabi range — a range of low hills in NE Minnesota, noted for major iron-ore deposits mined by the open-pit method.
- mesogastrium — the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
- messageboard — Alternative spelling of message board.
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- metaphrasing — Present participle of metaphrase.
- meteorograph — an instrument for automatically recording various meteorological conditions, as barometric pressure and temperature, at the same time.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- metrorrhagia — nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.
- microgranite — an igneous rock with an identical composition and mineral content to granite, but having a finer texture
- micrographia — minute handwriting.
- micrographic — Pertaining to micrographics.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- micromanager — One who micromanages.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microprogram — Computers. a set of microinstructions that defines the individual operations that a computer carries out in response to a machine-language instruction.
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- migrationist — a person who considers it important for species of animals and plants to migrate for the purposes of distribution and evolution
- militarizing — Present participle of militarize.
- mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
- minas gerais — a state in E Brazil. 224,701 sq. mi. (581,975 sq. km). Capital: Belo Horizonte.
- mind reading — the ability to discern the thoughts of others without the normal means of communication, especially by means of a preternatural power.
- mineralizing — Present participle of mineralize.
- mineralogies — Plural form of mineralogy.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- mineralogize — (intransitive) To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.