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14-letter words containing m, a, g, e

  • operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
  • orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
  • organic matter — matter derived from organisms, esp decayed matter in soil
  • organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
  • outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
  • outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
  • outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
  • over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
  • overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
  • overprogrammed — characterized by overprogramming
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • page mode dram — Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • panamint range — mountain range in SE Calif., forming the W rim of Death Valley: highest peak, 11,045 ft (3,367 m)
  • parent message — (messaging)   What a followup follows up.
  • paroemiography — the writing or collecting of proverbs
  • passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
  • pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
  • peace campaign — a campaign for peace or an end to conflict
  • photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
  • 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.
  • plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
  • player-manager — In football and some other sports, a player-manager is a person who plays for a team and also manages the team.
  • plea agreement — an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
  • prearrangement — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
  • premier league — a professional football or soccer league consisting of the top teams in England and Wales
  • preprogramming — the action of programming a computer in advance
  • printing frame — a shallow, boxlike device with a glass plate on one side and an opaque, removable back, for holding a negative firmly against printing paper in contact printing.
  • pro-management — the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
  • progametangium — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
  • programme note — A programme note is an article written in a programme for a play or concert, which gives information about the performance or production.
  • proto-germanic — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
  • proxy marriage — a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other.
  • pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
  • pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
  • pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • quadrigeminate — made up of four parts
  • quaker meeting — a meeting of Quakers, at which all members, except those moved to speak, remain silent.
  • quinquagesimal — of, relating to, or consisting of a set of 50
  • quiz programme — a radio or television programme in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions
  • rammelsbergite — a mineral, essentially nickel diarsenide, NiAs 2 .
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