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16-letter words containing s, m, e, l

  • marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
  • marxism-leninism — the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressing that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism
  • masculine ending — a final inflection or suffix designating that a word belongs to the masculine gender.
  • mason-dixon line — the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, partly surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon between 1763 and 1767, popularly considered before the end of slavery as a line of demarcation between free and slave states.
  • matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
  • maximilien sully — Maximilien de Béthune [mak-see-mee-lyan duh bey-tyn] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ də beɪˈtün/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman.
  • mayfield heights — a city in N Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
  • medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
  • medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
  • medieval studies — a course of study based on the history of the Middle Ages
  • medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
  • medulloblastomas — Plural form of medulloblastoma.
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • memorial service — ceremony held in commemoration
  • menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
  • menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
  • mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
  • mercuric sulfide — a crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous compound, HgS, occurring as a coarse, black powder (black mercuric sulfide) or as a fine, bright-scarlet powder (red mercuric sulfide) used chiefly as a pigment and as a source of the free metal.
  • meristematically — In a meristematic way.
  • metasilicic acid — the hypothetical acid H2SiO3
  • methyl cellulose — a grayish-white powder prepared from cellulose that swells to a highly viscous colloidal solution in water: used as a food additive and in water paints, leather tanning, and cosmetics.
  • mexican hairless — one of a breed of small dogs having no hair except for a tuft on the top of the head and a little fuzz on the lower part of the tail.
  • michaelmas daisy — an aster.
  • microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
  • microelectronics — the technology dealing with the design, development, and construction of electronic systems utilizing extremely small elements, especially solid-state devices employing microminiaturization.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
  • middelmannetjies — Plural form of middelmannetjie.
  • middle latitudes — the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.
  • middle stone age — the Mesolithic period.
  • middle westerner — the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.
  • military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
  • military service — compulsory period spent in the army
  • milk of magnesia — a milky white suspension in water of magnesium hydroxide, Mg (OH) 2 , used as an antacid or laxative.
  • miller's disease — osteofibrosis of horses due to low concentration of phosphorus in the blood caused by eating bran exclusively
  • mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
  • minstrel gallery — a gallery in a building meant for use by musicians playing to provide background music or entertainment at a feast or other event
  • missile launcher — system that fires missiles
  • mistletoe cactus — a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera (or cassutha), having cylindrical stems and mistletoelike fruit.
  • mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
  • mock turtle soup — a rich, clear soup prepared to resemble green turtle soup, made with a calf's head or other meat, seasonings, and often with wine.
  • modern languages — languages currently spoken
  • modified-release — denoting a formulation of a medicinal drug taken orally that releases the active ingredients over several hours, in order to maintain a relatively constant plasma concentration of the drug
  • monocotyledonous — belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.
  • monoline insurer — insurer who pays the principal and interest on a bond in the event of a default
  • monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
  • montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
  • monumental mason — a person who makes gravestones and suchlike
  • mortgagee clause — a clause attached to a fire-insurance policy for protecting a mortgagee against loss or damage.
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