13-letter words starting with me
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- merry dancers — the aurora borealis
- merrythoughts — Plural form of merrythought.
- 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.
- mesi protocol — (processor) Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid. A cache coherency protocol where each cache line is marked with one of the four states. The MESI protocol is used by the Pentium processor.
- mesityl oxide — an oily, colorless liquid, C 6 H 1 0 O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds.
- mesmerization — to hypnotize.
- mesmerizingly — In a way or to an extent that mesmerizes.
- mesne profits — rents or profits accruing during the rightful owner's exclusion from his land
- mesocephalism — mesocephaly
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- mesotheliomas — Plural form of mesothelioma.
- message board — bulletin board system
- message stick — a stick bearing carved symbols, carried by a native Australian as identification
- messenger boy — A messenger boy is a boy who is employed to take messages to people.
- messenger rna — a single-stranded molecule of RNA that is synthesized in the nucleus from a DNA template and then enters the cytoplasm, where its genetic code specifies the amino acid sequence for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: mRNA.
- messerschmitt — any of several types of fighter aircraft extensively used by the German air force in World War II, especially the ME-109.
- 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
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
- metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metabolizable — (biochemistry) Able to be metabolized.
- metacercariae — the encysted larva of a trematode, usually found in or on an aquatic intermediate host.
- metacercarial — relating to, involving, or caused by a metacercaria or metacercariae
- metachromasia — A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
- metachromatic — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
- metacognition — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metacognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metaevolution — (philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems.
- metafictional — Of, relating to, or being metafiction.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
- metaheuristic — An experimental heuristic method for solving a general class of computational problems by combining user procedures in the hope of obtaining a more efficient or robust procedure.
- metal fatigue — a weakening and breaking of metal due to it bending and flexing
- metalanguages — Plural form of metalanguage.
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- metallic lens — an arrangement of louvres used to direct and focus electromagnetic or sound waves
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- metallization — The act or process of metallizing.
- metalloenzyme — (enzyme) Any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metallurgical — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metallurgists — Plural form of metallurgist.
- metamagnetism — (physics) Any of several effects in which a small change in an applied magnetic field causes a sharp change in magnetization.