16-letter words containing a, m, p, l, e, n
- mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
- montpelier maple — a maple, Acer monspessulanum, that is native to southern Europe and Northwest Africa
- mutual impedance — the ratio of the potential difference between either of two pairs of terminals to the current applied at the other pair of terminals when the circuit is open.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- non-metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
- overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
- painted trillium — a North American trillium, Trillium undulatum, having white flowers streaked with pink or purple.
- palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
- palmer peninsula — former name of Antarctic Peninsula.
- palmerston north — a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)
- parliament hinge — a butt hinge the knuckle of which protrudes from the door so that the door when fully opened stands away from the wall.
- pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
- pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
- perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- perpetual motion — the motion of a theoretical mechanism that, without any losses due to friction or other forms of dissipation of energy, would continue to operate indefinitely at the same rate without any external energy being applied to it.
- phalansterianism — a system by which society would be reorganized into units comprising their own social and industrial elements; Fourierism.
- phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
- phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
- phenylethylamine — an amine that occurs naturally as a neurotransmitter in the brain, has properties similar to those of amphetamine, is an antidepressant, and is found in chocolate. Formula: C8H11N
- placement office — an office in a university that offers students careers advice and help to find employment
- plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
- platform-balance — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
- pneumonic plague — a form of plague characterized by lung involvement.
- policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
- porcelain enamel — a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion.
- potemkin village — a pretentiously showy or imposing façade intended to mask or divert attention from an embarrassing or shabby fact or condition.
- precontemplation — the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.
- premillennialism — the doctrine or belief that the Second Coming of Christ will precede the millennium.
- premillennialize — to support or believe in premillennialism.
- primary election — primary (def 15a).
- primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
- proenvironmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
- professionalisms — professional character, spirit, or methods.
- promotional code — A promotional code is a code offered by retailers to customers who can use it to receive a discounted price when buying products online.
- proslambanomenos — the lowest note of the scale in ancient Greek music
- pulmonary artery — an artery conveying venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
- pulse modulation — a type of modulation in which a train of pulses is used as the carrier wave, one or more of its parameters, such as amplitude, being modulated or modified in order to carry information
- ramen profitable — If a startup business is ramen profitable, it is barely profitable, just enough to allow the founder to live on the cheapest diet.
- redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
- replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
- replacement part — a part of (an engine, device, etc) used to replace or substitute an older or broken part
- secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- self-complacency — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.