0%

11-letter words containing t, h, e, m

  • mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
  • met-english — A Fortran-like language designed at Metropolitan Life in the early 1960s. It had support for variable-length bit fields. Most MetLife DP in the 1960s and 1970s was in Met-English. It was originally developed for Honeywell machines, but many programs still run under IBM MVS via a Honeywell emulator.
  • meta-ethics — the philosophy of ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles.
  • metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
  • metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
  • metaethical — (ethics) Of or pertaining to metaethics.
  • metaldehyde — a chemical, (CH3CHO)4, that is a polymer of acetaldehyde, used to kill slugs and snails and also as a fuel for portable stoves
  • metalithium — A heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds.
  • metalsmiths — Plural form of metalsmith.
  • metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
  • metanephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
  • metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.
  • metanephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
  • metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
  • metaphorize — To describe something using metaphors.
  • metaphrased — Translated literally.
  • metaphrases — Plural form of metaphrase.
  • metaphrasis — a metaphrase
  • metaphrasts — Plural form of metaphrast.
  • metaphysics — metaphysics.
  • metapsychic — relating to metapsychics
  • metatheatre — Self-referential drama.
  • metatherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Metatheria, comprising the marsupial mammals.
  • metathesize — (linguistics) To undergo or to subject to metathesis; of sounds, to switch positions in a word.
  • metatrophic — requiring dead organic matter for food.
  • metchnikoff — Élie [French ey-lee] /French eɪˈli/ (Show IPA), (Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov) 1845–1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel Prize in medicine 1908.
  • methacrylic — denoting a type of acid
  • methanation — the process of converting a mixture, as of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, into methane.
  • methanogens — Plural form of methanogen.
  • methanolate — Methoxide.
  • metharbital — A barbiturate anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy.
  • methenamine — hexamethylenetetramine.
  • methicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin antibiotic, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 2 NaO 6 S, used principally in the treatment of severe, penicillin-resistant staphylococci infections.
  • methimazole — a white crystalline substance, C 4 H 6 N 2 S, that inhibits thyroxin synthesis, used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • methodistic — Of or relating to methodists, or the Methodists.
  • methodizing — Present participle of methodize.
  • methodology — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
  • methoxsalen — a potent compound, C 1 2 H 8 O 4 , derived from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus: used in combination with certain ultraviolet radiation for the treatment of severe psoriasis.
  • methylamine — any of three derivatives of ammonia in which one or all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by methyl groups, especially a gas, CH 5 N, with an ammonialike odor, the simplest alkyl derivative of ammonia and, like the latter, forming a series of salts.
  • methylating — Present participle of methylate.
  • methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
  • methylidene — (organic chemistry) The CH2= radical in which the free valences are part of a double bond.
  • metternichs — Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von [kley-mens ven-tsuh l ney-paw-moo k loh-tahr fuh n,, loh-tahr] /ˈkleɪ mɛns ˈvɛn tsəl ˈneɪ pɔ mʊk ˈloʊ tɑr fən,, loʊˈtɑr/ (Show IPA), 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and diplomat.
  • michiganite — a native or inhabitant of Michigan.
  • micromethod — the use of magnification, usually by using a microscope, for study or for performing mechanical operations on a very small scale.
  • microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
  • middle path — the conduct of life by a religious person in such a way as to avoid the extremes of luxury and asceticism.
  • midshipmite — (nautical,slang,archaic) A little or petty midshipman.
  • mike fright — extreme nervousness experienced on speaking into a microphone, as on radio or television.
  • milky-white — of a cream or whitish colour similar to the colour of milk
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?