13-letter words containing t, a, c, i, e
- metachromatic — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
- metacognition — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metacognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metafictional — Of, relating to, or being metafiction.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- metaheuristic — An experimental heuristic method for solving a general class of computational problems by combining user procedures in the hope of obtaining a more efficient or robust procedure.
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- metallic lens — an arrangement of louvres used to direct and focus electromagnetic or sound waves
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metallurgical — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metamerically — In a metameric manner.
- metamorphotic — Of or relating to metamorphosis.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicist — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicize — to think, write, etc, metaphysically
- metasemantics — (linguistics) The part of metalanguage that deals with semantics.
- method acting — film, theater: acting approach
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- metonymically — In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy.
- metric martyr — a shopkeeper or trader willing to be prosecuted for continuing to use only imperial measures as a protest against the perceived imposition of metric measures by the European Union
- metrical mile — (in track and swimming) a race of 1500 meters, nearly equivalent to a mile.
- metrification — metrication.
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- microcassette — a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- micromagnetic — Of or pertaining to micromagnetism.
- micrometrical — Micrometric; relating to micrometry or a micrometer.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microperation — (processor) An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- military pace — a pace, equal to a single step, used to coordinate the marching of soldiers, equal in the U.S. to 2½ feet (76 cm) for quick time and 3 feet (91 cm) for double time.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- miracle fruit — the berrylike fruit of either of two African shrubs, Synsepalum dulcificum or Thaumatococcus daniellii, that, when chewed, causes sour substances to taste sweet.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- misappreciate — to fail to appreciate fully or properly
- misarticulate — to articulate incorrectly or inaccurately
- miscalculated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate.
- miscalculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscalculate.
- miscalibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalibrate.
- miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
- miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.