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16-letter words containing a, p, l, e, i

  • macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
  • make a complaint — If a guest makes a complaint, they express their dissatisfaction with something.
  • malapportionment — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • malpighian layer — the deep, germinative layer of the epidermis.
  • malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
  • manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
  • mari el republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Yoshkar-Ola. Pop: 728 000 (2002). Area: 23 200 sq km (8955 sq miles)
  • marseille prolog — (language)   One of the two main dialects of Prolog, the other being Edinburgh Prolog. The difference is largely syntax. The original Marseille Interpreter (1973) was written in Fortran.
  • menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
  • mercantile paper — commercial paper.
  • methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • microlepidoptera — a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance
  • 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
  • multiple alleles — any one of a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.
  • multiple factors — polygene.
  • multiple myeloma — a malignant plasma cell tumor of the bone marrow that destroys bone tissue.
  • multiplicatively — tending to multiply or increase.
  • 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.
  • neapolitan sixth — (in musical harmony) a chord composed of the subdominant of the key, plus a minor third and a minor sixth. Harmonically it is equivalent to the first inversion of a major chord built upon the flattened supertonic
  • nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
  • neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
  • neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
  • neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
  • new philadelphia — a city in E Ohio.
  • nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
  • non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
  • non-experiential — pertaining to or derived from experience.
  • non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
  • non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
  • 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.
  • nonprofessionals — Plural form of nonprofessional.
  • nonproliferation — the action or practice of curbing or controlling an excessive, rapid spread: nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
  • north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
  • nuncupative will — a will made by the oral and unwritten declaration of the testator, valid only in special circumstances.
  • objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
  • occipitotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
  • occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
  • onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
  • open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
  • open-pollination — the pollination of open flowers by insects, the wind, etc. without human action
  • operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
  • operationalizing — Present participle of operationalize.
  • ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
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