16-letter words containing e, m, p, a
- manic depression — bipolar disorder.
- manic-depressive — suffering from bipolar disorder.
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
- maremma sheepdog — a large strongly-built sheepdog of a breed with a long, slightly wavy, white coat
- 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)
- marriage partner — a person you are married to
- marriage portion — dowry.
- 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.
- matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- media atropatene — an ancient region in NW Iran, formerly a part of Media.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
- megasporogenesis — the formation and development of megaspores.
- menippean satire — a form of satire that is indirect and nonrealistic in approach and that consists typically of a loosely organized narrative incorporating a series of dialogues between representatives of various points of view
- menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mental telepathy — telepathy.
- mercantile paper — commercial paper.
- metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- methamphetamines — Methamphetamine.
- 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.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- 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
- misapprehensions — Plural form of misapprehension.
- misspecification — An incorrect specification.
- mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
- montes apenninus — a mountain range in the first and second quadrants of the visible face of the moon, forming the SE border of Mare Imbrium: about 600 miles (970 km) long.
- montpelier maple — a maple, Acer monspessulanum, that is native to southern Europe and Northwest Africa
- mortgage company — business providing loans to property buyers
- mortgage payment — instalment paid on a housebuyer's loan
- 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.
- native companion — brolga.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- nomination paper — a document containing signatures guaranteeing the proposal of somebody as a candidate in an election
- non-contemporary — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- non-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
- non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.