16-letter words containing m, o, p, a, r
- marriage portion — dowry.
- marseille prolog — (language) One of the two main dialects of Prolog, the other being Edinburgh Prolog. The difference is largely syntax. The original Marseille Interpreter (1973) was written in Fortran.
- marsupialization — (surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.
- matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- media atropatene — an ancient region in NW Iran, formerly a part of Media.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
- megasporogenesis — the formation and development of megaspores.
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- microlepidoptera — a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance
- micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
- microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
- microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
- microprogramming — microcode
- micropropagation — the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.
- mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- misapprehensions — Plural form of misapprehension.
- misappropriating — Present participle of misappropriate.
- misappropriation — to put to a wrong use.
- mispronunciation — (uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.
- mistranscription — the act or process of transcribing.
- montpelier maple — a maple, Acer monspessulanum, that is native to southern Europe and Northwest Africa
- moral philosophy — philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.
- morris plan bank — a private banking organization, formerly common in the U.S., designed primarily to grant small loans to industrial workers.
- mortgage company — business providing loans to property buyers
- mortgage payment — instalment paid on a housebuyer's loan
- multiple factors — polygene.
- multiprogramming — multitasking
- natural monopoly — the situation when, due to the economies of scale of a particular industry, the maximum efficiency of production and distribution is realized through a single supplier
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- nomination paper — a document containing signatures guaranteeing the proposal of somebody as a candidate in an election
- non-contemporary — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- non-metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- occipitotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
- onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft