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14-letter words containing a, c, e, r, m

  • major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
  • make no secret — If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
  • malefactresses — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
  • manic disorder — a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions.
  • manometrically — Using a manometer.
  • manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • map projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
  • marasca cherry — the red acid-tasting fruit of the marasca tree, from which maraschino is made
  • marble orchard — cemetery.
  • march fracture — a hairline crack in a bone, especially of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers (march fracture)
  • marcus regulus — Marcus Atilius [uh-til-ee-uh s] /əˈtɪl i əs/ (Show IPA), died 250? b.c, Roman general.
  • mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • mare cimmerium — (Cimmerian Sea) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
  • mariana trench — a depression in the ocean floor of the Pacific, S and W of the Mariana Islands: site of greatest known depth of any ocean. 36,201 feet (11,034 meters) deep.
  • marine science — the branch of science concerned with the sea
  • market economy — a capitalistic economic system in which there is free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
  • marking scheme — a plan or guidelines used in the marking of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
  • markov process — a process in which future values of a random variable are statistically determined by present events and dependent only on the event immediately preceding.
  • marrons glaces — chestnuts cooked in syrup and glazed
  • masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
  • massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
  • master aircrew — a warrant rank in the Royal Air Force, equal to but before a warrant officer
  • master butcher — a butcher who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
  • materia medica — (used with a plural verb) the remedial substances employed in medicine.
  • material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • matter-of-fact — adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
  • mattress cover — a cover that can be put over a mattress before a bed sheet, providing further protection
  • mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
  • medical marker — a trait, condition, etc that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition towards, a medical or psychological disorder
  • megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
  • megakaryocytic — Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes.
  • mensural music — polyphonic music of the 13th century in which each note has a strictly determined value.
  • mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
  • mercalli scale — a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from I (felt by very few) to XII (total destruction).
  • mercantilistic — Relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
  • mercapto group — the univalent group –SH.
  • mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
  • mercator track — a line appearing straight on a Mercator chart; rhumb line.
  • merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
  • merchant fleet — the total number of civilian ships of a country carrying either passengers or cargo (goods)
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • message center — an office or other area where incoming and outgoing messages, mail, etc., are received and transmitted, as by telephone, computer, or messenger.
  • metabolic rate — the rate at which living organisms expend energy or convert energy into food
  • metachromatism — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
  • metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc.
  • 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
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