14-letter words containing a, c, e, p, h
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- megalocephalic — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- mesaticephalic — (anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
- mesencephalons — Plural form of mesencephalon.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
- microaerophile — An organism, especially an aerobic bacterium, that lives and thrives in environments low in oxygen.
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- nicotine patch — plaster to quit smoking
- nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- oesophagoscope — Alternative form of esophagoscope.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- opechancanough — c1545–1644, Algonquian leader, brother of Powhatan: led Jamestown massacre 1622.
- operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
- ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
- orphan process — (operating system) A Unix process whose original parent has terminated and which has become a child of "init(1)". Compare zombie.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- paleencephalon — (no longer in technical use) the more primitive part of the brain in the evolutionary development of animals, including all parts except the cerebral cortex and its related structures.
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- parachute jump — leaping from aircraft with a parachute
- parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parish records — historical documents of a district
- park chung hee — 1917–79, South Korean politician: president 1963–79 (assassinated).
- part of speech — any of the classes into which words in some languages, as Latin and English, have traditionally been divided on the basis of their meaning, form, or syntactic function, as, in English, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
- paschal letter — (in the early Christian church) a letter, written by a patriarch, archbishop, or bishop to a cleric under his authority, announcing the date of the next Easter festival.
- paschen series — a series of lines in the infrared spectrum of hydrogen.
- patch together — assemble roughly
- patheticalness — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- permanent echo — a radar signal reflected to a radar station on the ground by a building or other fixed object.