15-letter words containing t, i, l, a, c
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- malconformation — Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; disproportion of parts.
- male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
- martensitically — in a martensitic manner
- masculinization — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
- master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
- materialistical — Alternative form of materialistic.
- matrix compiler — Early matrix computations on UNIVAC. Sammet 1969, p.642.
- mechanical twin — a crystalline twin formed by the strain set up by an applied force.
- mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- mechlorethamine — a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medical student — trainee doctor
- medical studies — a course of study leading to qualification as a doctor of medicine
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
- memory location — (storage) A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
- mental handicap — learning disability
- merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
- metallic luster — luster1 (def 8).
- metallo-organic — organometallic.
- metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
- microanalytical — Of, pertaining to, or employing microanalysis.
- microanatomical — relating to microanatomy
- microfiltration — Filtration through a microporous membrane.
- microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
- middle distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
- middle-distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
- military police — soldiers who perform police duties
- military school — military academy.
- misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- miscalculations — Plural form of miscalculation.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- misvocalization — an incorrect or bad vocalization
- monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
- monosyllabicity — The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- multiarticulate — Able to bend or hinge at more than one point.
- multical system — E-mail: Richard Snodgrass <[email protected]>.
- multiculturally — In a multicultural manner.
- multifunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.