13-letter words containing m
- actinomycosis — a fungal disease of cattle and of cats and dogs, sometimes transmitted to humans esp by bites, characterized by a swelling of the affected part, most often the jaw or lungs
- actinouranium — the isotope of uranium that has a mass number of 235
- active matrix — a liquid crystal display in which each pixel is individually controlled to provide a sharp image at a wide viewing angle; it is used in laptop and notebook computers
- active-matrix — of or relating to a high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with high contrast, the most common type of flat-panel display.
- actor-manager — a leading actor who produces and usually stars in his or her own productions: Sir Henry Irving was one of the first actor-managers.
- ad referendum — subject to agreement by others and finalization of details
- adam's bridge — a chain of shoals in the Gulf of Mannar between NW Sri Lanka and SE India; ownership divided between Sri Lanka and India. 30 miles (48 km) long.
- adam's-needle — a North American liliaceous plant, Yucca filamentosa, that has a tall woody stem, stiff pointed leaves, and large clusters of white flowers arranged in spikes. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant
- adder's-mouth — any of various orchids of the genus Malaxis that occur in all parts of the world except Australia and New Zealand and have small usually greenish flowers
- adenoidectomy — surgical removal of the adenoids
- adenosquamous — Having both glandular (adenoid) and squamous characteristics.
- admeasurement — the act of admeasuring
- admensuration — Admeasurement.
- administerial — of or concerned with administration; administrative: administerial matters.
- administering — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
- administrable — able to be administered or managed
- administrador — (historical) A steward or official in various Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
- administrated — to administer.
- administrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate.
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- administrivia — Administrative details that must be dealt with in order to do more interesting work.
- admirableness — admirability
- admiralty law — maritime law.
- admissibility — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
- admission day — any of several legal holidays celebrated individually by certain states, commemorating their admission into the Union
- admonishingly — in an admonishing manner
- admonishments — Plural form of admonishment.
- adrenalectomy — the surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
- adumbratively — In an adumbrative manner.
- adventuresome — Adventuresome means the same as adventurous.
- advertisement — An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
- advertizement — a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc.
- advice column — In a newspaper or magazine, the advice column contains letters from readers about their personal problems, and advice on what to do about them.
- aerial camera — a camera used to take pictures from the air
- aerodynamical — relating to aerodynamics
- aeroembolisms — Plural form of aeroembolism.
- aeroemphysema — A form of emphysema that results from rapid decompression.
- aeromagnetics — the science of measuring magnetic characteristics associated with atmospheric conditions of the earth.
- aeromechanics — the mechanics of gases, esp air
- aeromodelling — the making and flying of model planes
- affirmatively — affirming or assenting; asserting the truth, validity, or fact of something.
- affirming gun — a gun fired by a warship to signal its intention to search a merchant vessel.
- affreightment — a contract hiring a ship to carry goods
- aformentioned — Misspelling of aforementioned.
- afro-american — African-American
- aggiornamento — the process of bringing up to date methods, ideas, etc
- agglomeration — An agglomeration of things is a lot of different things gathered together, often in no particular order or arrangement.
- agglomerative — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- agro-economic — of or relating to a nation's agricultural economy, the financial problems of farmers as a group, etc.: mounting pressures on the agro-economic system.
- agrobacterium — A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.