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14-letter words containing m, y, s, p, a

  • madhya pradesh — a state in central India. 119,016 sq. mi. (308,252 sq. km). Capital: Bhopal.
  • make it snappy — apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
  • malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
  • megascopically — macroscopically
  • megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
  • metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
  • metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
  • metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
  • metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
  • 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
  • monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
  • multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
  • myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
  • myopsychopathy — myopathy associated with mental weakness or change.
  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • nonsymptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
  • 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.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
  • parsley family — the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate, usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers borne in umbels, and dry, seedlike, often aromatic fruit, and including anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, parsley, parsnip, and Queen Anne's lace, as well as poisonous plants such as cowbane and water hemlock.
  • payment system — a system used to pay or settle financial transactions
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • 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.
  • plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
  • postmastectomy — of or relating to the period after a mastectomy
  • praying mantis — mantis.
  • premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
  • presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
  • primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
  • primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
  • primary stress — primary accent.
  • primary tissue — any tissue resulting directly from differentiation of an apical meristem.
  • psycho-somatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
  • psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
  • psychodynamics — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
  • psychosomatics — the study of psychosomatic conditions
  • pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
  • pyophthalmitis — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
  • pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
  • pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
  • rna polymerase — an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
  • sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
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