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14-letter words containing p, e, n, m, a

  • misperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
  • modern persian — the Persian language since the Middle Persian stage.
  • modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
  • 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
  • monocarpellary — consisting of a single carpel.
  • 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.
  • morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
  • 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.
  • myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
  • 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.
  • nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
  • newspaperwoman — a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
  • newspaperwomen — Plural form of newspaperwoman.
  • non-assumptive — taken for granted.
  • non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • non-compliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
  • non-impairment — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
  • non-imperative — of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
  • noncompensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • nonperformance — failure or neglect to perform.
  • normal pentane — pentane (def 2).
  • normal-pentane — a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • on the rampage — behaving violently or destructively
  • one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
  • open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
  • opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
  • operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
  • operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
  • options market — a market in which options are traded
  • ottoman empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Capital: Constantinople.
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
  • overcompliance — excessive compliance
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • panamint range — mountain range in SE Calif., forming the W rim of Death Valley: highest peak, 11,045 ft (3,367 m)
  • pancake makeup — a cosmetic or theatrical makeup made of a soluble, matte powder compressed into a thin cake and typically applied with a damp sponge
  • pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
  • panoramic view — wide vista or landscape
  • pantomime dame — an exaggerated comedic female character in a pantomime played by a male actor
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