12-letter words containing r, o, l, e, i
- mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
- mineralogies — Plural form of mineralogy.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- mineralogize — (intransitive) To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- misrecollect — to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- moistureless — Devoid of moisture.
- mole cricket — any of several burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae that have fossorial forelegs and that feed on the roots of plants.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- molly miller — a blenny, Scartella cristata, of Atlantic seas.
- mongrelizing — Present participle of mongrelize.
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- monopolizers — Plural form of monopolizer.
- more in line — (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- more like it — closer to being what is wanted
- morning line — a list of entries for a horse race with the probable betting odds as estimated by a bookmaker or track handicapper, usually issued the morning of the race, before wagering begins.
- morphologies — Plural form of morphology.
- mortice lock — A mortice lock is a type of lock which fits into a hole cut into the edge of a door rather than being fixed to one side of it.
- mortise lock — a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- motor sailer — a yacht having sails and an engine as an alternative or auxiliary means of propulsion.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- moulin rouge — a dance hall in the Montmartre section of Paris, France, opened in 1889 and famous for its cancan dancers and the drawings of its performers and customers made there by Toulouse-Lautrec.
- mouse trails — (operating system) A feature (usually of Graphical User Interfaces) which causes the mouse pointer to leave a trail across the screen. This is done by keeping track of the last eight or so (maybe configurable) pointer positions, and only erasing the oldest. This means that at any time, there may be up to eight pointers on the screen, but if the mouse is still, they will all be in the same position, and so only one will be visible. When the mouse moves, it appears to leave a trail of pointers behind it, and this can dramatically increase the visibility of the pointer when using LCD screens. The older ones had such long persistence that a single mouse pointer, when moving, tended to be completely invisible, and on a cluttered screen, was very difficult to find.
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- multiproblem — characterized by or experiencing several problems
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- multipurpose — able to be used for several purposes: a multipurpose lawn spray.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multistoried — Multi-storey.
- multitowered — comprising several towers
- mushroomlike — Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom.
- music locker — Digital Technology. an online service that supports cloud-based storage of digital music files so as to allow users to stream or download their personal music collections for playback on any compatible device: I uploaded all my CDs to a music locker, and now I can access the music from my laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- nailer joist — a steel joist having a permanently attached nailing strip, as for securing wooden flooring.
- nanomaterial — A material having particles or constituents of nanoscale dimensions, or one that is produced by nanotechnology.
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- nationalizer — One who, or that which, nationalizes.
- necrological — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.