11-letter words containing n, a, m, e, c, l
- homonuclear — a homonuclear molecule is composed of atoms of the same element or isotope and all of its nuclei are alike
- illuminance — illumination (def 6).
- implacental — Zoology. having no placenta, as a monotreme or marsupial.
- incremental — increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series: small, incremental tax hikes.
- infomercial — a long commercial that informs or instructs, especially in an original and entertaining manner: an infomercial on making Christmas decorations using the sponsor's brand of glue.
- kinematical — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- machineable — Alternative form of machinable.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- main clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- 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.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- maleficence — the doing of evil or harm: the maleficence of thieves.
- maleficient — Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
- 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.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- mantelpiece — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- mantlepiece — mantel.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- masculinely — In a masculine manner.
- masculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- mechanicals — (US) mechanical fixtures and fittings.
- medical man — a doctor of medicine
- medicinable — medicinal.
- medicinally — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
- megalomanic — Afflicted by megalomania.
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- melanchthon — Philipp [fil-ip;; German fee-lip] /ˈfɪl ɪp;; German ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), (Philipp Schwarzert) 1497–1560, German Protestant reformer.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
- mentalistic — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- mercenarily — In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain.
- mesalliance — a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
- mescal bean — an evergreen shrub or small tree, Sophora secundiflora, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, having clusters of fragrant, violet-blue flowers and pods containing highly poisonous, bright red seeds.
- mesenchymal — Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metallocene — an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.