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14-letter words containing a, h, e, m

  • 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)
  • mare tyrrhenum — (Tyrrhenian Sea) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • 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.
  • marking scheme — a plan or guidelines used in the marking of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
  • marmalade bush — a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
  • mashie niblick — a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
  • master butcher — a butcher who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
  • matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
  • maternal death — the death of a woman while pregnant or shortly after childbirth or an abortion
  • maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
  • mathematically — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
  • mathematicians — Plural form of mathematician.
  • matjes herring — young herring that have not spawned, often prepared with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.
  • matthew walker — a knot formed on the end of a rope by partly unlaying the strands and tying them in a certain way.
  • mauritius hemp — a tropical American plant, Furcraea foetida, having large, fleshy leaves, cultivated as a source of a hemplike fiber.
  • mazar-e-sharif — a city in N Afghanistan, reputed burial place of the caliph Ali; trading, agricultural, and military centre. Pop: 254 000 (2005 est)
  • mean free path — the average distance that a particle travels between successive collisions with other particles.
  • mechanicalness — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being mechanical.
  • mechanicsville — a village in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle 1862.
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • medal of honor — The Medal of Honor is a medal that is given to members of the U.S. armed forces who have shown special courage or bravery in battle.
  • medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
  • medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
  • medieval welsh — the Welsh language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from about 1150 through the early 15th century.
  • megalocephalic — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
  • megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
  • megatechnology — high technology that is developing rapidly
  • melancholiness — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
  • membranophones — Plural form of membranophone.
  • mental healing — the healing of a physical ailment or disorder by mental concentration or suggestion.
  • 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.
  • mesaticephalic — (anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
  • mesencephalons — Plural form of mesencephalon.
  • met enkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
  • metabolic heat — animal heat.
  • metachromatism — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
  • metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
  • metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
  • metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • metamorphosise — (UK, nonstandard) To metamorphose.
  • metamorphosize — (US, nonstandard) To undergo the process of metamorphosis; to metamorphose.
  • metanephridium — (anatomy) A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.
  • 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).
  • metaphosphates — Plural form of metaphosphate.
  • 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.
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