16-letter words containing t, r, i, e, m
- magnetostrictive — Of or pertaining to magnetostriction.
- mainstream media — newspapers, magazines, television, and radio, as opposed to social media
- maintenance crew — a group of people who work together to keep a road, building, vehicle, or machine in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary
- maintenance-free — requiring little or no maintenance: a maintenance-free swimming pool.
- maitre de ballet — ballet master.
- majority carrier — the entity responsible for carrying the greater part of the current in a semiconductor. In n-type semiconductors the majority carriers are electrons; in p-type semiconductors they are positively charged holes
- majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
- make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
- make a virtue of — If you make a virtue of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to.
- make the running — If someone is making the running in a situation, they are more active than the other people involved.
- malapportionment — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
- man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
- managerial staff — staff in positions of management
- mare serenitatis — (Sea of Serenity) a dark plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 120,000 sq. mi. (310,000 sq. km).
- margin of safety — therapeutic index.
- marie antoinette — Marie [muh-ree;; French ma-ree] /məˈri;; French maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI.
- marine barometer — a barometer for use on shipboard, especially one mounted on gimbals so as to minimize the effects of the motion of the vessel.
- marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
- marine scientist — a scientist concerned with the sea
- maritime command — the naval branch of the Canadian armed forces
- market gardening — Chiefly British. truck farm.
- marriage customs — the acts that are traditionally done in connection with a marriage
- marriage partner — a person you are married to
- marriage portion — dowry.
- married quarters — the housing provided on a military base for married servicemen or servicewomen
- martin van buren — Martin, 1782–1862, 8th president of the U.S. 1837–41.
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
- material culture — the aggregate of physical objects or artifacts used by a society.
- matrix mechanics — a formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in which physical quantities are represented by matrices and matrix algebra is used to predict the outcome of physical measurements.
- matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
- maximum-security — designed for or housing prisoners regarded as being very dangerous to society.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- media atropatene — an ancient region in NW Iran, formerly a part of Media.
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- medium artillery — guns and howitzers of more than 105mm and less than 155mm caliber, sometimes including the 155mm howitzers. Compare heavy artillery (def 2), light artillery (def 2).
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- melodramatically — In a melodramatic manner.
- memoria technica — a method or device for assisting the memory
- mengagement ring — an engagement ring bought for a man
- menippean satire — a form of satire that is indirect and nonrealistic in approach and that consists typically of a loosely organized narrative incorporating a series of dialogues between representatives of various points of view
- menometrorrhagia — (pathology) Excessive uterine bleeding occurring outside of the normal menstrual period.
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mercantile paper — commercial paper.