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13-letter words containing p, c, e

  • metaphysicize — to think, write, etc, metaphysically
  • metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
  • metoposcopist — someone who practises metoposcopy
  • mexican apple — a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish-green on the outside.
  • mexican poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
  • microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
  • microcephalia — Microcephaly.
  • microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
  • microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
  • microcomputer — a compact computer, with less capacity and capability than a minicomputer, consisting of a microprocessor and other components.
  • microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
  • microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
  • microparticle — An extremely small particle.
  • micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
  • microperation — (processor)   An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
  • micropipettes — Plural form of micropipette.
  • microprocesor — (spelling)   It's spelled microprocessor.
  • micropuncture — the puncture of a cell, renal tubule, etc., by a laser beam or micropipette
  • military pace — a pace, equal to a single step, used to coordinate the marching of soldiers, equal in the U.S. to 2½ feet (76 cm) for quick time and 3 feet (91 cm) for double time.
  • milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
  • milos process — The MILOS process is a process that uses an additional riser in the FCC, which gives the refiner options to simultaneously maximize production of diesel and propylene.
  • mineral pitch — asphalt.
  • minicomponent — a hi-fi component considerably smaller than a standard-size component and larger than a microcomponent.
  • minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
  • misappreciate — to fail to appreciate fully or properly
  • miscomprehend — Misunderstand.
  • misconception — an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
  • mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
  • misperceiving — Present participle of misperceive.
  • misperception — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
  • mispronounced — Said wrongly.
  • mispronounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispronounce.
  • mission creep — the tendency for a task, esp a military operation, to become unintentionally wider in scope than its initial objectives
  • mock pendulum — a false pendulum bob attached to the balances of certain timepieces and visible through a slot in the dial or case.
  • molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
  • monomorphemic — containing only one morpheme, as the words wait and gorilla.
  • morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
  • morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
  • morphometrics — a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
  • moustache cup — mustache cup.
  • multicapitate — having multiple or many heads
  • multimedia pc — multimedia
  • multiparticle — comprising or involving several particles
  • multiplicable — capable of being multiplied.
  • multiplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of multiplicate.
  • multipresence — the quality or state of being multipresent
  • multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
  • musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
  • mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
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