12-letter words starting with m
- myelopoiesis — (biology) The regulated formation of myeloid cells.
- myofibrillar — Of or pertaining to myofibrils.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- myrmecochory — the dispersal of fruits and seeds by ants
- myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
- myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- mystagogical — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
- mystery tour — an excursion to an unspecified destination
- mystifyingly — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- mythogenesis — the creation and development of myths
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- mythological — of or relating to mythology.
- mythologized — Simple past tense and past participle of mythologize.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- mythologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mythologize.
- mythopoetize — to produce myths or mythological poetry.
- mythopoiesis — (mythology) the creation of myth.
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- myxomycetous — of or relating to a slime mold.