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15-letter words containing m, a, n, y, e

  • lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
  • magnetorheology — the study of the relationships between the particle and fluid properties of magnetic suspensions.
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • malay peninsula — a peninsula in SE Asia, consisting of W (mainland) Malaysia and the S part of Thailand.
  • managed economy — an economy in which the government allocates prices of goods and resources
  • maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
  • manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
  • manorial system — manorialism.
  • marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
  • marie byrd land — former name of Byrd Land.
  • marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
  • market analysis — the process of determining factors, conditions, and characteristics of a market.
  • martensitically — in a martensitic manner
  • masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
  • master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
  • maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
  • maternity grant — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a flat-rate benefit for pregnant women on low incomes
  • maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
  • meantone system — a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.
  • mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  • mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
  • medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
  • melancholically — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
  • memory location — (storage)   A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
  • menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
  • merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
  • metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
  • methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
  • methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
  • methylpropanone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
  • mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
  • miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
  • miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
  • mixolydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.
  • mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
  • monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • monomethylamine — methylamine.
  • monomolecularly — In monomolecular terms.
  • monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
  • morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
  • moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
  • moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
  • moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
  • morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
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