11-letter words containing y, a, t
- meritocracy — an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.
- mersey beat — the characteristic pop music of the Beatles and other groups from Liverpool in the 1960s
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- 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
- metallogeny — the study of the formation of mineral deposits
- metanalysis — a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision: “A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename.”.
- metaphysics — metaphysics.
- metapsychic — relating to metapsychics
- methacrylic — denoting a type of acid
- 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.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- micro-party — a small political party, esp one focusing on a single issue
- mimetically — In a mimetic manner.
- minor party — a political party with so little electoral strength that its chance of gaining control of the government is slight.
- mint family — the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus, lavender, marjoram, oregano, peppermint, rosemary, sage, spearmint, and thyme.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- mistakingly — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- mithramycin — A particular antibiotic drug.
- mitotically — the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.
- mob oratory — oratory designed to appeal to and inflame the emotions of a crowd, as for example Hitler's oratory
- moldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- mommy track — a career path for women who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children.
- money talks — If you say that money talks, you mean that if someone has a lot of money, they also have a lot of power.
- monkey tail — any of various light or short ropes or lines.
- monocrystal — A single crystal.
- monodactyly — having only one digit or claw.
- monohydrate — a hydrate that contains one molecule of water, as ammonium carbonate, (NH 4) 2 CO 3 ·H 2 O.
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- montego bay — a city in NW Jamaica: seaside resort.
- moray firth — an arm of the North Sea projecting into the NE coast of Scotland. Inland portion about 30 miles (48 km) long.
- morgan city — a city in S Louisiana: headquarters for offshore oil drilling and base for shrimp fleet.
- motorically — motor (def 11).
- mount kenya — an extinct volcano in central Kenya: the second highest mountain in Africa; girth at 2400 m (8000 ft) is about 150 km (95 miles). The regions above 3200 m (10 500 ft) constitute Mount Kenya National Park. Height: 5199 m (17 058 ft)
- moveability — Alternative form of movability.
- multiagency — involving multiple agencies
- multifamily — designed or suitable for the use of several or many families: multifamily apartment buildings.
- multiparity — of or relating to a multipara.
- multiplayer — of or relating to a video game, or a portion of a video game, in which more than one person plays at the same time in a shared game environment: a multiplayer game; multiplayer mode; a multiplayer experience.
- muscularity — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.
- myelination — the formation of a myelin sheath.
- myeloblasts — Plural form of myeloblast.
- myelomatous — Relating to a myeloma.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- myocarditis — inflammation of the myocardium.
- myofilament — a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles