14-letter words containing p, a, t, e, n
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- lieutenantship — the office of a lieutenant
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
- magnetic strip — a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- make it snappy — apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
- malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- maldevelopment — malformation
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manitoba maple — a Canadian fast-growing variety of maple
- map projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- mean free path — the average distance that a particle travels between successive collisions with other particles.
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- met enkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
- metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metanephridium — (anatomy) A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
- misacceptation — misinterpretation
- mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
- monopropellant — a substance for propelling rockets that is a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
- motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
- mount pleasant — a city in central Michigan.
- mountain sheep — wild sheep in mountainous area
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
- mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
- napa (leather) — nappa (leather)
- naphthoquinone — (organic compound) Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.
- narmer palette — a king of Egypt identified by modern scholars as the Menes of tradition and depicted as the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt on an ancient slate tablet (Narmer Palette or Palette of Narmer) c3200 b.c. with relief carvings on both sides.
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- native speaker — sb: language is their mother tongue
- natural parent — biological parent.
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- negative space — shape of space around an object
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis