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12-letter words containing t, r, i, e, m

  • metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
  • metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
  • metamaterial — (engineering, physics) any material that obtains its electromagnetic properties from its structure rather than from its chemical composition; especially a material engineered to have features of a size less than that of the wavelength of a class of electromagnetic radiation.
  • 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.
  • metarteriole — An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking arterioles and venules.
  • metatherians — Plural form of metatherian.
  • metathoracic — Of or pertaining to the metathorax.
  • metempirical — beyond or outside the field of experience.
  • meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
  • meteorologic — Relating to meteorology; meteorological.
  • metered mail — mail on which the postage is printed directly on an envelope or label by a machine licensed by the postal service.
  • meterologist — Misspelling of meteorologist.
  • methysergide — an ergot alkaloid derivative, C 2 1 H 2 7 N 3 O 2 , used in the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.
  • metric space — a space with a metric defined on it.
  • metrological — the science of weights and measures.
  • metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • 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.
  • metrorrhagia — nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.
  • micro-credit — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
  • microammeter — an instrument for measuring extremely small electric currents, calibrated in microamperes.
  • microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
  • microclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • microculture — subculture (def 3b).
  • microelement — Trace element.
  • microgranite — an igneous rock with an identical composition and mineral content to granite, but having a finer texture
  • 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
  • microsegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by juncture.
  • microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
  • microtektite — a microscopic tektite found in ocean sediments and polar ice.
  • microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
  • midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
  • middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
  • midwesterner — Middle West.
  • 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.
  • milliammeter — an instrument for measuring small electric currents, calibrated in milliamperes.
  • millilambert — a unit of luminance equal to one thousandth of a lambert. Abbreviation: mL.
  • millisievert — (physics) A unit of ionizing radiation equal to 10-3 sieverts.
  • mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
  • miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
  • miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
  • miniaturizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miniaturize.
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