14-letter words containing m, a, c, e
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- gaming licence — a licence that allows an establishment, business, club, etc, to offer games that can be played for money
- gaming machine — for gambling
- gamma-carotene — one of the forms of the pigment carotene
- ganglionectomy — the excision of a ganglion.
- garcia marquez — Gabriel [gey-bree-uh l,, gah-bree-el;; Spanish gah-vree-el] /ˈgeɪ bri əl,, ˌgɑ briˈɛl;; Spanish ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1927–2014, Colombian novelist and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1982.
- generic markup — (text) In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
- genetic marker — any distinct inheritable indicator of identity and ancestry.
- geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
- geometric mean — the mean of n positive numbers obtained by taking the n th root of the product of the numbers: The geometric mean of 6 and 24 is 12.
- geometric pace — a modern form of a Roman pace, a measure of length taken as 5 feet
- glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
- gonadectomized — Having undergone gonadectomy.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- graham cracker — a semisweet cracker, usually rectangular in shape, made chiefly of whole-wheat flour.
- grammarchecker — (computing) A software application, like a spellchecker, that attempts to verify proper grammar in a document.
- grammaticalize — to convert (a content word or part of one) into a functor, as in using OE līc, “body,” as a suffix in adjectives and adverbs, such as OE frēondlīc, “friendly.”.
- grammaticaster — (derogatory) A pedantic, inferior grammarian.
- guatemala city — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
- haematological — Alternative spelling of hematological.
- haematopoietic — Of or pertaining to haematopoiesis.
- haemocytometer — an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope
- half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
- hamito-semitic — denoting or belonging to this family of languages
- hammer crusher — A hammer crusher is a crusher in which a hammer hits the material that is being crushed.
- hardshell clam — quahog.
- have a stomack — to be pregnant
- have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hebrew-aramaic — a mixture of Hebrew and Jewish Aramaic
- hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hepatectomized — That has undergone hepatectomy.
- heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
- hermaphroditic — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- heteroaromatic — a heterocyclic aromatic compound.
- heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
- hierogrammatic — of or relating to a hierogram
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humpback whale — a large whalebone whale of the genus Megaptera having long narrow flippers, and noted for its habit of arching deeply as it dives: once abundant in coastal waters, it is now rare but its numbers are increasing.
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hypercalcaemia — a heightened level of calcium in the blood