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

  • mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
  • merchant service — A merchant service is a provider of credit card processing services.
  • meretriciousness — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
  • meristematically — In a meristematic way.
  • meritocratically — In a meritocratic way.
  • metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
  • metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
  • meteorite crater — crater (def 2).
  • meteorologically — In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.
  • methacrylic acid — a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic.
  • methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
  • mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
  • microconstituent — a microscopically small constituent of a metal or alloy.
  • microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
  • microelectronics — the technology dealing with the design, development, and construction of electronic systems utilizing extremely small elements, especially solid-state devices employing microminiaturization.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • microenterprises — Plural form of microenterprise.
  • microenvironment — the environment of a small area or of a particular organism; microhabitat.
  • microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
  • microlepidoptera — a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance
  • micrometeorology — the study of local and small-scale atmospheric phenomena, usually confined to the physical and dynamic occurrences within a shallow stratum of air adjacent to the ground.
  • micrometer screw — a screw with a fine thread of definite pitch, such as that of a micrometer gauge
  • microminiaturize — (especially of electronic equipment) to make extremely small; subject to microminiaturization.
  • microphotometric — of, involving, or relating to microphotometry
  • microsoft access — 1.   (database)   A relational database running under Microsoft Windows. Data is stored as a number of "tables", e.g. "Stock". Each table consists of a number of "records" (e.g. for different items) and each record contains a number of "fields", e.g. "Product code", "Supplier", "Quantity in stock". Access allows the user to create "forms" and "reports". A form shows one record in a user-designed format and allows the user to step through records one at a time. A report shows selected records in a user-designed format, possibly grouped into sections with different kinds of total (including sum, minimum, maximum, average). There are also facilities to use links ("joins") between tables which share a common field and to filter records according to certain criteria or search for particular field values. Version: 2 (date?). 2.   (communications)   A communications program from Microsoft, meant to compete with ProComm and other programs. It sucked and was dropped. Years later they reused the name for their database.
  • microsoft office — (product)   Microsoft's bundles of productivity tools including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Front Page, Microsoft Team Manager, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Schedule+, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Small Business Financial Manager, Automap Streets Plus. Editions of Office include Microsoft Office Professional Edition, Microsoft Office Standard Edition, Microsoft Office Small Business Edition, Microsoft Office Developer Edition. Different editions contain different subsets of the above applications. Current version, as of 2004-08-30: Office 2003.
  • microstethoscope — a stethoscope containing an apparatus that greatly amplifies the sounds heard.
  • microtransmitter — a small electronic device which transmits television or radio signals
  • microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
  • middle westerner — the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.
  • military academy — a private school organized somewhat along the lines of and following some of the procedures of military life.
  • military attache — attaché (def 2).
  • military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
  • military service — compulsory period spent in the army
  • mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
  • mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
  • minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
  • miniature camera — a small camera using film that is 35 millimeters wide or less.
  • miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
  • minimum-security — (of a prison) designed for prisoners regarded as being less dangerous; having fewer restrictions.
  • minority carrier — the entity responsible for carrying the lesser part of the current in a semiconductor
  • minstrel gallery — a gallery in a building meant for use by musicians playing to provide background music or entertainment at a feast or other event
  • minute secretary — the person responsible for noting the minutes of a meeting
  • misunderestimate — (colloquial, malapropism, or, intentionally incorrect) To underestimate by mistake.
  • misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
  • modern synthesis — a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation.
  • molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
  • montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
  • montpelier maple — a maple, Acer monspessulanum, that is native to southern Europe and Northwest Africa
  • mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
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