14-letter words containing m, e, l, a, c, o
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- enharmonically — (music) Adjectival form of enharmonic.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- ethnomedicinal — Pertaining to ethnomedicine.
- etymologically — (domain) Based on or belonging to etymology.
- euclidean norm — (mathematics) The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- exocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
- exothermically — In an exothermic manner.
- family romance — a type of fantasy in which a person maintains that he or she is not the child of his or her real parents but of parents of a higher social class
- flagellomaniac — a person who is enthusiastic about or derives (sexual) pleasure from whipping or being whipped
- flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
- fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- fort mcclellan — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Alabama, NE of Anniston.
- ganglionectomy — the excision of a ganglion.
- glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- haematological — Alternative spelling of hematological.
- half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
- hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- ibm compatible — (computer) A computer which can use hardware and software designed for the IBM PC (or, less often, IBM mainframes). This was once a key phrase in marketing a new PC clone but now in 1998 is rarely used, the non-IBM wintel personal computer manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell and Gateway 2000 and OS vendor Microsoft having taken control of the market, marginalising IBM.
- immethodically — Unmethodically.
- immunochemical — Pertaining to immunochemistry.
- incommunicable — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
- incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- intermolecular — existing or occurring between molecules.
- intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- lake maracaibo — a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
- leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding