14-letter words containing m, e, t, a, p, r
- misappropriate — to put to a wrong use.
- mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
- mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
- monopropellant — a substance for propelling rockets that is a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
- morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
- motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
- multi-part key — compound key
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multiparameter — Having, or employing multiple parameters.
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
- narmer palette — a king of Egypt identified by modern scholars as the Menes of tradition and depicted as the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt on an ancient slate tablet (Narmer Palette or Palette of Narmer) c3200 b.c. with relief carvings on both sides.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- non-impairment — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- non-imperative — of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
- normal pentane — pentane (def 2).
- normal-pentane — a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- object program — a computer program translated from the equivalent source program into machine language by the compiler or assembler
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- on the rampage — behaving violently or destructively
- operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- ophthalmometer — an instrument for measuring the reflection of an image on the surface of the cornea and other capacities of the eye, used chiefly for determining the presence and degree of astigmatism.
- ophthalmometry — the measurement and determination of the eye's defects and powers of refraction
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- options market — a market in which options are traded
- ottoman empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Capital: Constantinople.
- outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
- overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
- overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- paddle steamer — a vessel propelled by paddle wheels and driven by steam.
- palmatipartite — having leaves that are laterally divided halfway to the petiole
- pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
- panamint range — mountain range in SE Calif., forming the W rim of Death Valley: highest peak, 11,045 ft (3,367 m)
- pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
- parachute jump — leaping from aircraft with a parachute
- parametrically — in terms of a parameter
- parasitic male — a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish
- parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
- 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).
- parent message — (messaging) What a followup follows up.
- passive-matrix — of or relating to a relatively low-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with low contrast, a type of flat-panel display.
- patresfamilias — a plural of paterfamilias.
- pembroke table — a drop-leaf table with fly rails and with a drawer at one end or each end of the skirt.
- performability — the quality of being performable
- perimeter wall — a wall that serves as a boundary around something
- peripateticism — walking or traveling about; itinerant.
- permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.