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14-letter words containing c, o, m, p, r, e

  • group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
  • gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
  • helicopter mom — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
  • hemlock looper — the larva of a geometrid moth, Lambdina fiscellaria, common in some areas of North America and a serious pest of various trees, as hemlock, Douglas fir, balsam spruce, and oak.
  • hermaphroditic — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
  • hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
  • hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
  • hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
  • improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
  • income support — welfare payment to low earners
  • incompressible — not capable of being compressed.
  • incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
  • ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
  • lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
  • lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
  • livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
  • lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
  • macrocephalous — Having a large head.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • map projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
  • markov process — a process in which future values of a random variable are statistically determined by present events and dependent only on the event immediately preceding.
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • mercapto group — the univalent group –SH.
  • mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
  • 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).
  • metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
  • metoclopramide — a white crystalline substance, C 1 4 H 2 2 ClN 3 O 2 , used primarily in the symptomatic treatment of certain upper gastrointestinal tract problems, and as an antiemetic.
  • metropolitical — metropolitan
  • microaerophile — An organism, especially an aerobic bacterium, that lives and thrives in environments low in oxygen.
  • microcephalous — Microcephalic.
  • microcomponent — a hi-fi component considerably smaller than a minicomponent and much smaller than a standard-size component.
  • microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
  • microparasites — Plural form of microparasite.
  • micropegmatite — a rock with a microscopic pegmatitic structure
  • microprocessor — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
  • microprojector — a microscope equipped with a prism or mirror to project a greatly magnified image of a microscopic slide onto a distant screen.
  • micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
  • micropyrometer — an optical pyrometer used to measure the temperature of small glowing bodies.
  • microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
  • microsporocyte — one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
  • misdescription — an incorrect or misleading description
  • misperceptions — Plural form of misperception.
  • misperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
  • 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
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