12-letter words containing t, e, p, i
- melanotropin — MSH.
- mephibosheth — a son of Jonathan, and the grandson of Saul. II Sam 4:4.
- mesopotamian — an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
- metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
- metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
- metaleptical — metaleptic
- metamorphism — Geology. a change in the structure or constitution of a rock due to natural agencies, as pressure and heat, especially when the rock becomes harder and more completely crystalline.
- metamorphist — a member of a group of 16th century Christians who believed that the humanly body of Jesus Christ metamorphosed into God during the Ascension
- metamorphize — (transitive) To transform or change; metamorphose.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphrasing — Present participle of metaphrase.
- metaphrastic — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
- metapsychics — the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology
- metempirical — beyond or outside the field of experience.
- metric space — a space with a metric defined on it.
- metropolises — any large, busy city.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- micropipette — a very slender pipette for transferring or measuring minute amounts of fluid, microorganisms, etc.
- microprinted — printed in microprint
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- middle stump — the stump inside of the leg stump and the off stump; the second of the three stumps of a wicket.
- mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
- minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- ministership — (government) The position held by a minister.
- minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
- mips project — Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages
- mis-shipment — a quantity of freight or cargo shipped at one time.
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- misinterpret — Interpret (something or someone) wrongly.
- misoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- misplacement — to put in a wrong place.
- mispunctuate — to punctuate incorrectly.
- misrepresent — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monophysites — Plural form of monophysite.
- montes pubis — mons pubis
- motive power — any power used to impart motion; any source of mechanical energy.
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- multipartite — divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.
- multipicture — having or involving several pictures
- multiplexers — Plural form of multiplexer.
- multiplexing — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
- multipliable — capable of being multiplied.
- multiplicate — multiple; manifold.
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.