14-letter words containing m, a, c, n, e
- anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
- animal cracker — a sweet or savoury biscuit in the shape of an animal
- anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
- anti-incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
- antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
- antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
- antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
- appendectomies — Plural form of appendectomy.
- appendicectomy — surgical removal of any appendage, esp the vermiform appendix
- apprenticement — apprenticeship
- arabic numeral — one of the symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (opposed to Roman numerals)
- archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
- arctic monkeys — British rock group (formed 2002): comprising Alex Turner (born 1986; vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (born 1985, guitar), Matt Helders (born 1986, drums, vocals) and Nick O'Malley (born 1985, bass guitar); their albums include Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), and AM (2013)
- armor-piercing — (of bullets, artillery shells, etc.) designed especially for piercing armor.
- arms inspector — a person who carries out an arms inspection
- asian-american — of or connected with Americans of Asian ancestry
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- at one's mercy — compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.
- atomic veteran — a veteran of the armed forces who was exposed to radioactivity during the testing or use of nuclear (atomic) weapons in World War II or subsequent wars.
- award ceremony — ceremony at which an award is presented
- bactrian camel — a two-humped camel, Camelus bactrianus, used as a beast of burden in the cold deserts of central Asia
- ballroom dance — a social dance, popular since the beginning of the 20th century, in conventional rhythms, such as the foxtrot and the quickstep
- balsaminaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Balsaminaceae, a family of flowering plants, including balsam and touch-me-not, that have irregular flowers and explosive capsules
- base community — (especially in South America) a group of people taking part in religious devotions and Bible study, who seek to apply this in their socioeconomic and political situation.
- base component — the system of rules in a transformational grammar that specify the deep structure of the language
- bavarian cream — a cold dessert consisting of a rich custard set with gelatine and flavoured in various ways
- beclomethasone — a potent synthetic corticosteroid, C 28 H 37 ClO 7 , prepared as an inhalant in the treatment of bronchial asthma.
- beyond compare — If you describe something as beyond compare, you mean that it is extremely good or extremely great.
- biocontainment — the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.
- black selenium — an allotropic form of selenium occurring as a black, amorphous, water-insoluble, light-sensitive powder: used chiefly in photoelectric cells.
- body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
- bomber command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to tactical and strategic bombing, esp during WWII
- boring machine — a machine that bores holes, tunnels, etc
- bounce message — A notification message returned to the sender by a site unable to relay e-mail to the intended recipient or the next link in a bang path. Reasons might include a nonexistent or misspelled user name or a down relay site. Bounce messages can themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see sorcerer's apprentice mode and software laser. The terms "bounce mail" and "barfmail" are also common.
- branch manager — a person who manages the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- bubble company — a company whose shares are highly valued and then plummet
- cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium.
- cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange.
- cairngormstone — (mineral, rare) A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, found especially in the mountains of w Cairngorm in Scotland.
- calamine brass — an alloy of zinc carbonate and copper, formerly used to imitate gold.
- calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
- calumniousness — Calumny.
- camp counselor — activities supervisor
- camp pendleton — a U.S. Marine Corps base in SW California on the Gulf of Santa Catalina.
- campaign chest — money collected and set aside for use in a campaign, especially a political one; a campaign fund.
- campaign medal — a medal awarded for performance of specified service, usually in time of war or national emergency.
- campanulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Campanulaceae, a family of temperate and subtropical plants, including the campanulas, having bell-shaped nodding flowers
- campina grande — a city in NE Brazil, in E Paraíba state. Pop: 366 000 (2005 est)
- canada hemlock — a hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, of eastern North America, having horizontal branches that often droop to the ground: the state tree of Pennsylvania.