16-letter words containing y, e, a
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- megalomaniacally — In a megalomaniacal manner.
- megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
- melodramatically — In a melodramatic manner.
- mental telepathy — telepathy.
- mercury autocode — Autocode for the Ferranti Mercury machine.
- meristematically — In a meristematic way.
- meritocratically — In a meritocratic way.
- mesembryanthemum — any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.
- 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.
- methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- 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.
- michaelmas daisy — an aster.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- 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
- 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
- missionary ridge — a ridge in NW Georgia and SE Tennessee: Civil War battle 1863.
- mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
- modacrylic fiber — any of various synthetic copolymer textile fibers, as Dynel, containing less than 85 percent but more than 35 percent of acrylonitrile.
- molybdate orange — a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.
- money laundering — Money laundering is the crime of processing stolen money through a legitimate business or sending it abroad to a foreign bank, to hide the fact that the money was illegally obtained.
- money of account — a monetary denomination used in reckoning, especially one not issued as a coin, as the U.S. mill.
- monkey-faced owl — barn owl.
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
- mortgage company — business providing loans to property buyers
- mortgage payment — instalment paid on a housebuyer's loan
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- mount erymanthus — a mountain in SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese. Height: 2224 m (7297 ft)
- muddy the waters — If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
- mulberry harbour — either of two prefabricated floating harbours towed across the English Channel to the French coast for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944
- multicellularity — The condition of being multicellular.
- multiple myeloma — a malignant plasma cell tumor of the bone marrow that destroys bone tissue.
- multiplicatively — tending to multiply or increase.
- narragansett bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in E Rhode Island. 28 miles (45 km) long.
- national gallery — a major art gallery in London, in Trafalgar Square. Founded in 1824, it contains the largest collection of paintings in Britain
- national lottery — the largest UK lottery organization
- natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neuroarthropathy — (medicine) Any disease of a joint that is associated with a disease of the nervous system.