16-letter words containing i, m, p, a, c
- magnetic pick-up — a type of record player pick-up in which the stylus moves an iron core in a coil, causing a changing magnetic field that produces the current
- magnetic pyrites — Mineralogy. pyrrhotite.
- make a complaint — If a guest makes a complaint, they express their dissatisfaction with something.
- make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
- malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
- mammographically — Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.
- manic depression — bipolar disorder.
- manic-depressive — suffering from bipolar disorder.
- 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)
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- mercantile paper — commercial paper.
- microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
- 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
- micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
- microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
- microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
- microprogramming — microcode
- micropropagation — the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- mispronunciation — (uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.
- misspecification — An incorrect specification.
- mistranscription — the act or process of transcribing.
- mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
- monopolistically — In a monopolistic manner.
- multiple factors — polygene.
- multiplicatively — tending to multiply or increase.
- municipalization — (economics) The transfer of corporations or other assets to municipal ownership.
- 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.
- non-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- noncompassionate — Not compassionate.
- occipitotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
- once upon a time — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- operating income — revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.
- ophthalmological — Pertaining to ophthalmology.
- optical computer — an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
- orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
- overcompensating — Present participle of overcompensate.
- overcompensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
- overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
- palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
- paleoclimatology — the branch of paleogeography dealing with the study of paleoclimates.
- palmitoleic acid — a colorless, unsaturated fatty acid, C 1 6 H 3 0 O 2 , occurring in oils and fats of plants and animals.
- panoramic camera — a still camera having a movable lens that horizontally scans a view while exposing a long photographic plate or strip of film.