14-letter words containing m, y, c, o, p
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypophysectomy — excision of the pituitary gland.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- incomes policy — a government policy to curb inflation that relies on voluntary compliance rather than on mandatory wage, price, or profit controls.
- isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- london company — a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.
- malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- medigap policy — A Medigap policy is a private extra health insurance plan in the U.S. that provides coverage for medical expenses that are not or only partially covered by Medicare.
- megascopically — macroscopically
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
- micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
- microphysicist — a physicist who specializes in microphysics
- micropyrometer — an optical pyrometer used to measure the temperature of small glowing bodies.
- microsporocyte — one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
- 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.
- monophonically — In a monophonic manner.
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
- myocardiograph — an instrument for recording the movements of the heart.
- myocardiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the myocardium.
- myopsychopathy — myopathy associated with mental weakness or change.
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- non-complicity — the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing: complicity in a crime.
- nonsymptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- nymphomaniacal — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- ophthalmoscopy — the use of or technique of using an ophthalmoscope.
- optimistically — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
- pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
- 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).
- petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
- phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures