13-letter words containing al
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- marginalising — Present participle of marginalise.
- marginalizing — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marie galante — an island in the E West Indies: a dependency of Guadeloupe. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
- maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
- marmalade box — genipap.
- marmalade cat — a cat that is streaked orange or yellow and brown in colour
- marshall plan — European Recovery Program.
- material girl — materialistic woman
- material mode — the normal use of language that refers to extra-linguistic subjects without explicit mention of the words themselves. Fido is a dog is in the material mode, while "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode
- materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- materializing — Present participle of materialize.
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- matrilineally — In matrilineal fashion.
- matrimonially — In a matrimonial way.
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- maxillodental — Relating to the jaw and teeth.
- maxillofacial — of, relating to, or affecting the jaws and the face: maxillofacial surgery.
- maximal ideal — an ideal in a ring that is not included in any other ideal except the ring itself.
- mealy-mouthed — avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising.
- medical audit — a review of the professional standards of doctors, usually within a hospital, conducted by a medical committee
- medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
- medicine ball — a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- megalocephaly — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- megalomaniacs — Plural form of megalomaniac.
- megalopolises — Plural form of megalopolis.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- memorial park — cemetery.
- memorialising — Present participle of memorialise.
- memorializing — Present participle of memorialize.
- meningococcal — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by meningococci.
- mental health — psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life.
- mental strain — a state of worry and tension caused by a situation
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- mercurialized — Simple past tense and past participle of mercurialize.
- mercurialness — Quality of being mercurial; mercuriality.
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- mesencephalic — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- mesencephalon — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- mesocephalism — mesocephaly
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- messianically — the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metacercarial — relating to, involving, or caused by a metacercaria or metacercariae
- metafictional — Of, relating to, or being metafiction.