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17-letter words containing a, l, y, m, p

  • methylnaphthalene — a compound, C 1 1 H 1 0 , whose alpha isomer, a colorless liquid, is used in determining cetane numbers.
  • micropaleontology — the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils.
  • multidisciplinary — composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
  • multipotentiality — The capacity to develop in multiple ways; the state of having multiple potentialities.
  • muscle dysmorphia — a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
  • nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
  • neuropharmacology — the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
  • office by example — (language)   (OBE) A sequel to QBE, described in publications by Moshe Zloof of IBM in the early 1980s but apparently never implemented.
  • olympic mountains — a mountain range in NW Washington: part of the Coast Range. Highest peak: Mount Olympus, 2427 m (7965 ft)
  • olympic peninsula — a large peninsula of W Washington
  • one-parent family — A one-parent family is a family that consists of one parent and his or her children living together.
  • onomatopoetically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
  • optical astronomy — the branch of observational astronomy using telescopes to observe or photograph celestial objects in visible light.
  • palaeoclimatology — the study of climates of the geological past
  • paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
  • parcplace systems — (company)   A company spun-off from Xerox PARC that developed the original version of VisualWorks.
  • parliamentary law — the body of rules, usages, and precedents that governs proceedings of legislative and deliberative assemblies.
  • pastoral symphony — the Symphony No. 6 in F major (1807–08) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
  • paymaster general — a government minister responsible for making payments by government departments
  • pharmacologically — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
  • physical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury by means of physical agents, as manipulation, massage, exercise, heat, or water.
  • physical pendulum — any apparatus consisting of a body of possibly irregular shape allowed to rotate freely about a horizontal axis on which it is pivoted (distinguished from simple pendulum).
  • political economy — a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
  • polymorphonuclear — (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
  • popular etymology — folk etymology.
  • powder metallurgy — the art or science of manufacturing useful articles by compacting metal and other powders in a die, followed by sintering.
  • primary qualities — any of the qualities inherent in an object, namely quantity, extent, figure, solidity, and motion or rest.
  • professional army — an army of trained soldiers
  • purely and simply — You use purely and simply to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the only thing involved.
  • role-playing game — a game in which participants adopt the roles of imaginary characters in an adventure under the direction of a Game Master.
  • semi-permeability — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
  • shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
  • spectrum analyser — an instrument that splits an input waveform into its frequency components, which are then displayed
  • spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
  • stymphalian birds — a flock of predacious birds of Arcadia that were driven away and killed by Hercules as one of his labors.
  • sunday supplement — a special section incorporated in the Sunday editions of many newspapers, often containing features on books, celebrities, home entertainment, gardening, and the like.
  • supply and demand — economy: basic market theory
  • supply management — business purchasing
  • terminal capacity — The terminal capacity is the volume which can be stored in a terminal (= building or area with tanks).
  • the olympic flame — the flame that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
  • tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
  • uncompassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
  • unemployment rate — percentage of population without jobs
  • unsympathetically — in a manner that is not characterized by feeling or showing sympathy
  • varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
  • visually impaired — (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a handicap.
  • yield the palm to — to acknowledge the superiority of; admit to defeat by
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