16-letter words containing c, e, m, t, r, y
- electromyography — The recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or its representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle.
- emergency centre — a building used, often temporarily, to coordinate the response to an emergency and to deal with some of the problems that arise during the emergency
- epigrammatically — In a manner suggesting of an epigram.
- erythrocytometer — an instrument for counting the number or measuring the size of red blood cells in a sample of blood
- french community — a cultural and economic association of France, its overseas departments and territories, and former French territories that chose to maintain association after becoming independent republics: formed 1958.
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- hemicorporectomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
- hemorrhoidectomy — the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
- hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
- hyper-conformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
- hyper-excitement — an excited state or condition.
- hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
- hypercompetitive — Extremely competitive.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- imperceptibility — very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
- imperfectability — The quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect.
- imperfectibility — The state or quality of being imperfectible.
- indirect primary — a primary in which members of a party elect delegates to a party convention that in turn elects the party's candidates.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.
- limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
- limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
- macrometeorology — the study of large-scale atmospheric phenomena, as the general circulation of the air or global weather conditions.
- magnetic pyrites — Mineralogy. pyrrhotite.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- majority carrier — the entity responsible for carrying the greater part of the current in a semiconductor. In n-type semiconductors the majority carriers are electrons; in p-type semiconductors they are positively charged holes
- majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
- matter-of-factly — adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
- maximum-security — designed for or housing prisoners regarded as being very dangerous to society.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- melodramatically — In a melodramatic manner.
- mercury autocode — Autocode for the Ferranti Mercury machine.
- meristematically — In a meristematic way.
- meritocratically — In a meritocratic way.
- meteorologically — In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.
- methacrylic acid — a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic.
- mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- micrometeorology — the study of local and small-scale atmospheric phenomena, usually confined to the physical and dynamic occurrences within a shallow stratum of air adjacent to the ground.
- military academy — a private school organized somewhat along the lines of and following some of the procedures of military life.
- military attache — attaché (def 2).
- military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
- military service — compulsory period spent in the army
- minimum-security — (of a prison) designed for prisoners regarded as being less dangerous; having fewer restrictions.
- minority carrier — the entity responsible for carrying the lesser part of the current in a semiconductor
- minute secretary — the person responsible for noting the minutes of a meeting
- monterey cypress — a tree, Cupressus macrocarpa, of southern California, being pyramid-shaped in youth, but spreading in age: occurs naturally in only two groves on the coast of Monterey County, California, but is cultivated extensively.
- montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.