11-letter words containing mal
- immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
- informality — the state of being informal; absence of formality.
- intradermal — within the dermis.
- isoabnormal — isabnormal.
- isoseismals — Plural form of isoseismal.
- lognormally — in the manner of having a having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- mal du pays — homesickness.
- malacophily — pollination of plants by snails
- maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
- maladjusted — badly or unsatisfactorily adjusted, especially in relationship to one's social circumstances, environment, etc.
- maladroitly — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- malakatoone — a variety of large peach
- malapropism — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- malariology — the study of malaria.
- malcolm iii — died 1093, king of Scotland (1057–93). He became king after Macbeth
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- male thread — a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc, formed by a die or lathe tool
- malebo pool — a lakelike body of water on the boundary between the W Democratic Republic of the Congo and the SE People's Republic of the Congo, formed by the widening of the Congo (Zaire) River about 330 miles (530 km) from its mouth. About 20 miles (32 km) long; about 15 miles (24 km) wide.
- malebranche — Nicolas de [nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
- malecontent — Obsolete spelling of malcontent.
- maledicting — Present participle of maledict.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- malefically — in a malefic manner
- maleficence — the doing of evil or harm: the maleficence of thieves.
- maleficient — Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
- maleic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with fumaric acid, having an astringent, repulsive taste and faint acidulous odor: used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, the dyeing and finishing of textiles, and as a preservative for fats and oils.
- malevolence — the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
- malfeasance — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- malignantly — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- malignities — Plural form of malignity.
- malingerers — Plural form of malingerer.
- malingering — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- malleablize — to make (white cast iron) malleable by annealing it so that the carbon is transformed to graphite or removed completely.
- mallee fowl — an Australian bird, Leipoa ocellata, of variegated gray, brown, white, and black plumage, that lays up to 35 eggs in an incubating mound.
- mallee root — the rootstock (rhizome) of a mallee tree, often used as fuel
- mallow rose — a rose mallow of the genus Hibiscus.
- malodourous — Alternative form of malodorous.
- malonylurea — barbituric acid.
- malposition — faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- malt liquor — beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- malta fever — brucellosis.