14-letter words containing m, y, i, a, s
- dream analysis — the analysis of dreams as a means of gaining access to the unconscious mind, typically involving free association.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- fairy primrose — a tender primrose, Primula malacoides, of China, having hairy leaves and small, pink or lilac-colored flowers.
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- fluid dynamics — the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.
- ginseng family — the plant family Araliaceae, characterized by often prickly herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having alternate leaves and dense clusters of small, whitish or greenish flowers, and including the devil's-club, ginseng, ivy, schefflera, and wild sarsaparilla.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- happy families — a card game in which the object is to collect the cards (which display images of people) until you have a complete family
- heating system — a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
- hemingwayesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypophalangism — the condition of having fewer than the normal number of phalanges per finger or toe.
- hypopotassemia — hypokalemia.
- iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
- imaginary axis — the vertical axis in an Argand diagram.
- imparisyllabic — (of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.
- impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
- implausibility — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- in a small way — slightly, somewhat
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
- instrumentally — By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- lunatic asylum — psychiatric hospital
- macrosociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- major seminary — a Roman Catholic theological college devoted to training for the priesthood and usually offering a six-year program emphasizing philosophy and theology.
- make it snappy — apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
- man of destiny — epithet of Napoleon I.
- mayonnaiselike — Resembling mayonnaise.
- meadow salsify — a European weedy, composite plant, Tragopogon pratensis, naturalized in North America, having grasslike leaves and yellow flowers.