15-letter words containing p, e, a
- mineral spirits — a volatile distillation product of petroleum, used as a thinner for paints and varnishes. Compare naphtha (def 1).
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
- misappreciative — not fully or properly appreciative
- misapprehending — Present participle of misapprehend.
- misapprehension — misunderstanding.
- misappropriated — to put to a wrong use.
- misappropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misappropriate.
- mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
- modulo operator — (mathematics) (mod) The operator that returns the remainder after integer division of its first argument by its second. Written as "%" in C and some other languages. Where the second argument is a power of two, the result can be calculated much more quickly using bitwise and with the appropriate bit-mask.
- monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
- morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- most up-to-date — in accordance with the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
- mother of pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
- mother-of-pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
- mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
- multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
- multiple access — multiplexing
- multiple allele — any one of a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.
- multiple factor — polygene.
- multiple master — (text, tool, software) (Or "Multiple Master Font") A font that is a mixture of two or more other fonts. A Multiple Master font is a single font containing from two to sixteen master designs (the current implementation limit). A weight factor specifies the contribution of each master design for the creation of a multiple master font instance. A Multiple Master instance is a single interpolation of a multiple master font as created by a user or application.
- multiple-valued — many-valued.
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- mustard plaster — a black mixture of mustard and rubber placed on a cloth and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- nansen passport — a passport issued after World War I by the League of Nations to refugees unable to establish citizenship.
- napier-hastings — a seaport on E North Island, in New Zealand.
- napoleonic code — Code Napoléon
- napoleonic wars — French-led war in early 19th century
- nappa (leather) — a soft, supple leather produced, esp. from sheepskin, by tawing
- natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.
- native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
- nearly-new shop — a shop that sells secondhand clothes and other objects
- negative option — a clause in a sales contract, as for a series of books or records, that provides that merchandise will be sent periodically to the subscriber unless he or she notifies the company in writing that it is not wanted.
- negative profit — a financial loss
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neo-pentecostal — charismatic (def 2).
- neoarsphenamine — a derivative of arsenic formerly used in treating syphilis
- nephrolithiasis — (pathology) presence of calculi in kidneys.
- net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
- neural computer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
- neuroepithelial — Of or relating to the neuroepithelium.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.