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14-letter words containing m, e, r, y, s

  • fairy primrose — a tender primrose, Primula malacoides, of China, having hairy leaves and small, pink or lilac-colored flowers.
  • femtochemistry — (chemistry) the study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.
  • fortysomething — A person whose age is between forty and forty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or her forties.
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
  • gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
  • henry bessemerSir Henry, 1813–98, English engineer: inventor of the Bessemer process.
  • hepburn system — a widely used system of Romanization of Japanese devised by James Curtis Hepburn (1815–1911).
  • histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
  • honey mushroom — the edible mushroom of the oak-root fungus, Armillariella mellea.
  • humphreys peak — the highest peak in Arizona, in the N, in the San Francisco Mountains: 12,633 feet (3851 meters).
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
  • hypercriticism — criticism that is carping or unduly harsh.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
  • hypermodernism — a hypermodern approach or theory
  • hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
  • hypernephromas — Plural form of hypernephroma.
  • hypersomnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
  • hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
  • hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
  • hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
  • hysterectomies — Plural form of hysterectomy.
  • hysterectomise — Alt form hysterectomize.
  • hysterectomize — to remove the uterus from by surgery.
  • iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
  • impressibility — The quality of being impressible.
  • impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
  • indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
  • instrumentally — By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
  • johnny smokers — a plant Geum triflorum, of the rose family, native to North America, having purplish flowers and silky-plumed fruit.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • lateral system — a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to the side of a channel they occupy and their relative position along that side.
  • leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
  • lyre-form sofa — a sofa of the early 19th century having a front rail curving upward and outward at either end to form arms and terminating in a downward scroll.
  • macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
  • madhya pradesh — a state in central India. 119,016 sq. mi. (308,252 sq. km). Capital: Bhopal.
  • major seminary — a Roman Catholic theological college devoted to training for the priesthood and usually offering a six-year program emphasizing philosophy and theology.
  • marasca cherry — the red acid-tasting fruit of the marasca tree, from which maraschino is made
  • 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.
  • mean solar day — day (def 3a).
  • megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
  • megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
  • megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
  • mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
  • meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
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