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14-letter words containing m, i, n, a

  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • 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.
  • outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
  • outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
  • over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
  • overcompliance — excessive compliance
  • overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
  • overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
  • overestimation — An excessive estimation.
  • overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
  • overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • pan-africanism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.
  • panamint range — mountain range in SE Calif., forming the W rim of Death Valley: highest peak, 11,045 ft (3,367 m)
  • panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
  • panoramic view — wide vista or landscape
  • pantomime dame — an exaggerated comedic female character in a pantomime played by a male actor
  • pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
  • pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
  • parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
  • parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
  • passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
  • pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
  • peace campaign — a campaign for peace or an end to conflict
  • peano's axioms — a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • permanent link — (web)   A URL that always points to the same piece of web content. Web pages that appear for a limited time at their main URL, such as web logs or news sites, often display an alternative, permanent link. Readers can quote, bookmark, or link to this URL in order to refer to a particular item, rather than the page displaying the latest item. For example, the URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/ points to the latest news from the BBC whereas http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/2614839.stm is a permanent link to a particular news story.
  • persian empire — Persia (def 1).
  • petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
  • phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacopoeian — an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia
  • pickwickianism — a Pickwickian statement, expression, word, or the like.
  • pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
  • pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
  • pink champagne — a sparkling white wine, especially of the Champagne district of France, colored slightly by the grape skins during fermentation or the addition of a small amount of red wine just before the second fermentation.
  • platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
  • platinum metal — any of the group of precious metallic elements consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
  • pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
  • pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
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