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14-letter words containing m, a, n, y, e, r

  • masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
  • maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
  • maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
  • matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
  • mean solar day — day (def 3a).
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
  • memory mapping — a technique whereby computer peripherals may be addressed as though they formed part of the main memory of the computer
  • mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
  • metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
  • minor seminary — a Roman Catholic preparatory school where persons planning to enter the priesthood follow a course of secondary education.
  • money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
  • monocarpellary — consisting of a single carpel.
  • mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
  • morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
  • morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
  • new model army — the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
  • no easy matter — If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.
  • nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • normoglycaemia — the condition of having a normal blood sugar level
  • normoglycaemic — Alt form normoglycemic.
  • nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
  • numeral system — any notation for the representation of numerals or numbers.
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • omega-c baryon — a neutral baryon having a mass 5292 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 6.4 X 10 -14 seconds.
  • one-way mirror — a sheet of glass that can be seen through from one side and is a mirror on the other, used especially for observation of criminal suspects by law-enforcement officials or witnesses.
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
  • petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
  • 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.
  • pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
  • polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
  • prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
  • premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
  • primary accent — the principal or strongest stress of a word.
  • pulmonary tree — the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles of the lungs, which together resemble an upside-down tree.
  • pulmonary vein — a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • quantum theory — any theory predating quantum mechanics that encompassed Planck's radiation formula and a scheme for obtaining discrete energy states for atoms, as Bohr theory.
  • recommendatory — serving to recommend; recommending.
  • recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
  • record company — business: sells recorded music
  • retirement pay — a pension; the pay a retired person gets
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