14-letter words containing m, a, g, c, h
- hyperglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic.
- image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- magnetic chart — a chart showing the magnetic properties of a portion of the earth's surface, as dip, variation, and intensity.
- magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
- magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- mail exchanger — (messaging) A server running SMTP Message Transfer Agent software that accepts incoming electronic mail and either delivers it locally or forwards it to another server. The mail exchanger to use for a given domain can be discovered by querying DNS for Mail Exchange Records.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- marginal hacks — (humour) Margaret Jacks Hall, a building into which the Stanford AI Lab was moved near the beginning of the 1980s (from the D.C. Power Lab).
- marking scheme — a plan or guidelines used in the marking of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
- megalocephalic — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- megatechnology — high technology that is developing rapidly
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- methodological — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- michigan rummy — a variety of five hundred rummy in which each player scores his or her melds as played.
- microbarograph — a barograph for recording minute fluctuations of atmospheric pressure.
- micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
- money changing — the business of exchanging one currency for another, with the deduction of a commission for the service.
- money-changing — the business or act of exchanging currency, usually of different countries, esp. at a set rate
- mowing machine — a machine for mowing or cutting down grass, grain, etc.
- myocardiograph — an instrument for recording the movements of the heart.
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- mythologically — of or relating to mythology.
- night watchman — watchman.
- north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- oligocythaemia — a condition in which a person lacks red blood cells
- ophthalmologic — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pink champagne — a sparkling white wine, especially of the Champagne district of France, colored slightly by the grape skins during fermentation or the addition of a small amount of red wine just before the second fermentation.
- rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- sewing machine — any of various foot-operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.
- shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
- sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- staghorn sumac — a sumac, Rhus typhina, of eastern North America, having leaves that turn scarlet, orange, and purple in the autumn.
- submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- thaumaturgical — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- the atomic age — the current historical period, initiated by the development of the first atomic bomb towards the end of World War II and now marked by a balance of power between nations possessing the hydrogen bomb and the use of nuclear power as a source of energy
- the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- tragacanth gum — Tragacanth gum is a gum obtained from the tragacanth plant, used as a suspending agent.
- turing machine — a hypothetical device with a set of logical rules of computation: the concept is used in mathematical studies of the computability of numbers and in the mathematical theories of automata and computers.