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14-letter words containing c, a, p, e, y

  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • medigap policy — A Medigap policy is a private extra health insurance plan in the U.S. that provides coverage for medical expenses that are not or only partially covered by Medicare.
  • megascopically — macroscopically
  • 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).
  • metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
  • metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
  • metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
  • money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
  • monocarpellary — consisting of a single carpel.
  • multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
  • myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
  • oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
  • package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
  • pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
  • parametrically — in terms of a parameter
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
  • payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back
  • peck's bad boy — the mischievous boy in a series of newspaper stories and collected volumes by the American newspaperman and humorist George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916).
  • penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
  • penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • pentyl acetate — a colourless combustible liquid used as a solvent for paints, in the extraction of penicillin, in photographic film, and as a flavouring. Formula: CH3COOC5H11
  • perceivability — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
  • petty official — a minor official in government, etc
  • phase velocity — the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
  • phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phenyl acetate — a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , having a phenolic odor: used chiefly as a solvent.
  • phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
  • phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
  • phyllosilicate — any silicate mineral having the tetrahedral silicate groups linked in sheets, each group containing four oxygen atoms, three of which are shared with other groups so that the ratio of silicon atoms to oxygen atoms is two to five.
  • physical layer — (networking)   Layer one, the lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The physical layer encompasses details such as electrical and mechanical connections to the network, transmission of binary data as changing voltage levels on wires or similar concepts on other connectors, and data rates. The physical layer is used by the data link layer. Example physical layer protocols are CSMA/CD, token ring and bus.
  • pick one's way — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • platycephalous — flat-headed
  • play one's ace — to use one's best weapon or resource
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