suitability for war, likelihood of success in war, tendency to wage war
martialize
martialize
verb
To render martial; to equip for war.
martialled
martindale
martinelli
martingale
martingale
noun
(fencing) A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.
(mathematics) A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.
(nautical) A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.
A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
verb
To employ the martingale strategy in gambling.
martyrlike
martyrlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.
masterlike
masterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a master; masterly.
masterlily
masterling
masterling
noun
A young, little, or petty master; a lordling.
masticable
masticable
adj
Able to be chewed.
mastoidale
mastoideal
materiable
materially
materially
adv
In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics.
matlockite
matlockite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, and lead.
matricidal
matricidal
adj
Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.
matriculae
matricular
matrilocal
matrilocal
adj
(anthropology, of a people or culture) In which newly married couples live with the wife's family.
(of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
matrocliny
matrocliny
noun
The quality of being matroclinous.
matronalia
matronlike
matronlike
adj
Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
matutinely
maximalist
maximalist
adj
(art, music, literature) Preferring redundancy; tending to do or provide more rather than less.
(historical, communism) Relating to far-left communism.
(politics, diplomacy) Aggressive, expansive.
(religion) Relating to religious or Biblical maximalism.
noun
(art, literature, music) A person with maximalist beliefs or tendencies; someone who prefers redundancy or excess, especially in the arts.
(historical) A member of a radical Marxist party in Italy.
(historical) A member of a radical wing split from the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party in 1906.
(historical, communism, obsolete, capitalized) A Bolshevik.
(politics) A supporter of an aggressive or expansive foreign policy.
(religion) A proponent of Biblical maximalism, one who affirms the historicity of central Biblical narratives.
mayologist
mayorality
mazapilite
mcallister
medullitis
medullitis
noun
Inflammation of marrow, either bone marrow (osteomyelitis) or the spinal cord (myelitis).
megalithic
megalithic
adj
Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.
melaconite
melaconite
noun
(mineralogy) An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores.
melanistic
melanistic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting melanism.
melanosity
melanosity
noun
The condition of being melanous; darkness of complexion.
melanthium
melanthius
melezitase
melezitose
melezitose
noun
(organic chemistry) A non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap.
melianthus
melicertes
melicitose
melicitose
noun
Alternative form of melezitose
melicraton
melicratum
melilitite
melilitite
noun
(geology) A form of melilite containing less than 10% olivine
meliorated
meliorated
adj
made better; improved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of meliorate
meliorater
meliorater
noun
Alternative form of meliorator
meliorates
meliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of meliorate
meliorator
meliorator
noun
One who meliorates; an improver.
melismatic
melismatic
adj
(music) Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text.
melitaemia
melithemia
melitriose
melitriose
noun
raffinose
melotragic
melteigite
mentalists
mentalists
noun
plural of mentalist
mephitical
mephitical
adj
Alternative form of mephitic
mercantile
mercantile
adj
(economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
(economics) Of or relating to mercantilism.
meristelic
meristelic
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a meristele.
mesitylene
mesitylene
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic hydrocarbon 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene that is present in coal tar and crude oil; it has some use as a solvent
mesnalties
mesnalties
noun
plural of mesnalty
mesolithic
mesolithic
Adjective
Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10,000 and 3,000 BC.
Noun
Short for the Mesolithic period.
mesothelia
mesothelia
noun
plural of mesothelium
metabletic
metabletic
adj
(psychology) Relating to metabletics
metabolian
metabolian
noun
(zoology, dated) An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.
metabolise
metabolise
verb
Alternative spelling of metabolize
metabolism
metabolism
noun
(figurative, by extension) The processes that maintain any dynamic system.
(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
metabolite
metabolite
noun
Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.
metabolize
metabolize
verb
(biology, intransitive) To undergo metabolism.
(biology, transitive) To cause a substance to undergo metabolism.
(biology, transitive) To produce a substance using metabolism.
(by extension, transitive) To absorb and process as if by metabolism.
metacoelia
metacyclic
metacyclic
adj
(biology) Describing the infective part of the life cycle of trypanosomes outside the body of a host
metalbumin
metalbumin
noun
(biochemistry) A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids, and sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin.
metalepsis
metalepsis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.
metaleptic
metaleptic
adj
Of or pertaining to metalepsis.
metalising
metalising
verb
present participle of metalise
metalizing
metalizing
verb
present participle of metalize
metalleity
metallical
metallical
adj
(obsolete) metallic
metallicly
metallicly
adv
Archaic form of metallically.
metallised
metallised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metallise
metallized
metallized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metallize
metalsmith
metalsmith
noun
A craftsman fashioning objects such as tools or works of art out of various metals; one who engages in metalsmithing.
metaniline
metaplasia
metaplasia
noun
(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
metaplasis
metaplasis
noun
(biology) Metaplasia: the conversion of one type of tissue into another.
(biology, archaic) Fulfilled growth and development seen in the stage between anaplasis and cataplasis.
metapodial
metapodial
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
noun
A metapodial bone.
metatoluic
meteorical
meteorical
adj
Dated form of meteoric.
meteorital
meteorlike
meteorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a meteor.
methanolic
methanolic
adj
Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound that contains methanol.
methodical
methodical
adj
Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation.
In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
methylosis
methylotic
meticulous
meticulous
adj
(archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
metrically
metrically
adv
In a metrical manner.
metrizable
metrizable
adj
(topology) Of a topological space: for which a metric exists that will induce the original topology.
measurable, quantifiable
metroliner
metropolic
metropolis
metropolis
noun
(Orthodox Christianity) The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
(ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
(history, especially Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
miarolitic
miarolitic
adj
(mineralogy) Being or pertaining to a crystal-lined irregular cavity or vug most commonly found in granitic pegmatites.
micklemote
microblast
microliter
microliter
noun
Alternative spelling of microlitre One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a liter. Symbol µl.
microlitic
microlitic
adj
Of or relating to microlite.
microtonal
microtonal
adj
(music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
microtypal
middlemost
middlemost
adj
Nearest to the exact middle; midmost
middleport
middletone
middletown
midfrontal
midfrontal
adj
In the middle of a frontal area
midlenting
midlothian
midlothian
Proper noun
An area of Scotland, currently a council area, formerly a county
midmonthly
midmonthly
adj
Occurring midmonth.
midnightly
midnightly
adj
Taking place at midnight.
midventral
midventral
adj
In the middle of a ventral region
mightfully
milammeter
mileometer
mileometer
noun
Alternative form of milometer
milestones
milestones
noun
plural of milestone
miliolitic
miliolitic
adj
Containing, or relating to, miliolites.
militantly
militantly
adv
In a militant manner.
militaries
militaries
noun
plural of military
militarily
militarily
adv
By way of military or otherwise belligerent means.
In a military or martial manner; not peaceably.
The borders of the empire were expanded militarily over the course of many wars of conquest
militarise
militarise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of militarize.
militarism
militarism
noun
A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.
An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
militarist
militarist
noun
One who believes in the use of military force.
militarize
militarize
verb
To adopt for use by the military.
To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.
To train or equip for war.
militaster
militaster
noun
(obsolete, rare) An unskilled soldier.
militating
militating
verb
present participle of militate
militation
militation
noun
(now rare) Conflict, struggle.
militiaman
militiaman
noun
A member of a militia.
militiamen
militiamen
noun
plural of militiaman
milliliter
milliliter
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of millilitre
millilitre
millilitre
noun
(British spelling) A unit of measure of capacity, being one thousandth of a litre. Symbol: ml
millimeter
millimeter
noun
US spelling of millimetre
millimetre
millimetre
noun
An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm
millincost
millington
millionist
millionths
millionths
noun
plural of millionth
millistere
millistere
noun
(dated) A unit equal to one litre or cubic decimetre
millithrum
millivolts
millivolts
noun
plural of millivolt
millstones
millstones
noun
plural of millstone.
millstream
millstream
noun
The water that runs through a millrace to power a mill.
millwright
millwright
noun
A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.
miltonvale
mimologist
minatnrial
minatorial
minatorial
adj
threatening; minatory
minatorily
minatorily
adv
In a minatory manner; with threats.
mineralist
mineralist
noun
One versed in minerals; a mineralogist.
minglement
minglement
noun
The act of mingling, or the state of being mixed.
minimalist
minimalist
adj
Believing in or seeking a minimal state; seeking to minimize or reduce to a minimum.
noun
One who believes in or seeks a minimal state; one who seeks to minimize or reduce to a minimum.
minstrelsy
minstrelsy
noun
A collection of minstrel ballads.
A group of minstrels.
Any similar modern group performing song and verse.
The musical and other art and craft of a minstrel.