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14-letter words containing e, m, p, l, c, t

  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • ibm compatible — (computer)   A computer which can use hardware and software designed for the IBM PC (or, less often, IBM mainframes). This was once a key phrase in marketing a new PC clone but now in 1998 is rarely used, the non-IBM wintel personal computer manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell and Gateway 2000 and OS vendor Microsoft having taken control of the market, marginalising IBM.
  • impeachability — The state or condition of being impeachable.
  • import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
  • incompleteness — not complete; lacking some part.
  • intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
  • kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
  • lambeth palace — the official residence of the archbishop of Canterbury, in Lambeth.
  • limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
  • matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
  • mesaticephalic — (anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
  • 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.
  • metoposcopical — relating to metoposcopy
  • metrical psalm — a translation of one of the psalms into rhyming strict-metre verse usually sung as a hymn
  • metropolitical — metropolitan
  • mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
  • multicomponent — Having, or affecting, multiple components.
  • multiplicative — tending to multiply or increase.
  • multiplicities — Plural form of multiplicity.
  • multiprocessor — parallel processing
  • multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
  • non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • non-completion — the act of completing.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
  • optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
  • overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • palaeoclimatic — relating to the climate of a prehistoric age
  • parametrically — in terms of a parameter
  • parasitic male — a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish
  • pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • perfectibilism — the belief in the perfectibility of human nature
  • permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
  • petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  • petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
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