14-letter words containing m, e, r, y, n
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- indeterminably — In an indeterminable manner.
- innumerability — The state of being innumerable.
- instrumentally — By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
- intercommunity — common ownership, use, participation, etc.
- interferometry — Optics. a device that separates a beam of light into two ray beams, usually by means of reflection, and that brings the rays together to produce interference, used to measure wavelength, index of refraction, and astronomical distances.
- intermaxillary — Between the maxillae.
- intermediately — being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- intermediatory — to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- intermittently — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- intermittingly — to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- internal rhyme — a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
- intramedullary — located within the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, or bone marrow
- johnny smokers — a plant Geum triflorum, of the rose family, native to North America, having purplish flowers and silky-plumed fruit.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- lemonade berry — a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- major seminary — a Roman Catholic theological college devoted to training for the priesthood and usually offering a six-year program emphasizing philosophy and theology.
- manometrically — Using a manometer.
- mare tyrrhenum — (Tyrrhenian Sea) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- marine biology — science of sea life
- marine geology — the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.
- marine railway — a railway having a rolling cradle for hauling ships out of water onto land and returning them.
- market economy — a capitalistic economic system in which there is free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
- mary magdalene — Mary of Magdala, whom Jesus healed of possession by devils, Luke 8:2: traditionally identified with the repentant woman whom Jesus forgave. Luke 7:37–50.
- 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
- merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
- 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-grubbing — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- 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.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
- morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.