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14-letter words containing a, t, m, o, l, y

  • electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
  • electromyogram — A record or display produced by electromyography.
  • employment law — rules governing working practices
  • empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
  • etymologically — (domain) Based on or belonging to etymology.
  • exothermically — In an exothermic manner.
  • family compact — any influential clique
  • family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
  • femoral artery — the main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg.
  • figwort family — the plant family Scrophulariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having alternate or opposite leaves, often showy two-lipped or irregular flowers, fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the figwort, foxglove, Indian paintbrush, mullein, speedwell, and snapdragon.
  • ganglionectomy — the excision of a ganglion.
  • governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
  • halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
  • holy matrimony — marriage
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • hydrothermally — By hydrothermal means.
  • hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  • hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
  • hypothalamus's — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • immethodically — Unmethodically.
  • impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
  • indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
  • indomitability — that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.
  • insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
  • intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.
  • irremovability — The quality or state of being irremovable.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • leucocythaemia — leukaemia
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
  • lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
  • macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
  • magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
  • malcontentedly — in a discontented manner
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • manometrically — Using a manometer.
  • matilija poppy — a tree poppy, Romneya coulteri, of California and Mexico, having thin, paperlike leaves and large, solitary, white flowers.
  • megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
  • megatechnology — high technology that is developing rapidly
  • melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
  • metalloenzymes — Plural form of metalloenzyme.
  • metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
  • 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).
  • metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • methyl alcohol — a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH 4 O, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood or the incomplete oxidation of natural gas, or produced synthetically from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used chiefly as a solvent, a fuel, and an automobile antifreeze and in the synthesis of formaldehyde.
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