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

electrothermal printer — a printer that produces characters by burning the image on specially coated paper
employers' association — a body of employers, usually from the same sector of the economy, associated to further the interests of member companies by conducting negotiations with trade unions, providing advice, making representations to other bodies, etc
endotrophic mycorrhiza — the most widespread and common type of mycorrhiza, in which the fungus lives within the cells of the roots of the plant
entertainment expenses — the money paid to employees to cover the cost of meals and other entertainment incurred while doing their job
european economic area — a free-trade area created in 1994 by an agreement between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), excluding Switzerland, and the European Union (EU)
experimental condition — one of the distinct states of affairs or values of the independent variable for which the dependent variable is measured in order to carry out statistical tests or calculations
extra-mural department — a university department that offers courses for part-time students
fall prey to something — To fall prey to something bad means to be taken over or affected by it.
field emission display — (hardware) (FED) A type of flat panel display in which field emitting cathodes bombard a phosphor coating causing it to emit light. A field emission display is similar to a cathode ray tube but only a few millimeters thick. They use a large array of fine metal tips or carbon nanotubes (which are the most efficient electron emitters known), to emit electrons through a process known as field emission. Many of these are behind each phosphor dot so FEDs do not display dead pixels like LCDs even if 20% of the emitters fail. Sony is researching FED because it is the flat-panel technology that comes closest to matching the picture of a CRT.
fixed point combinator — (mathematics) (Y) The name used in combinatory logic for the fixed point function, also written as "fix".
garmisch-partenkirchen — a city in S Germany, in the Bavarian Alps.
geographic determinism — a doctrine that regards geographical conditions as the determining or molding agency of group life.
government corporation — a corporation set up by a national government to carry out business transactions on its behalf
graph rewriting system — An extension of a term rewriting system which uses graph reduction on terms represented by directed graphs to avoid duplication of work by sharing expressions.
home improvement grant — a government grant for house improvements such as insulation, adding a bathroom, or urgent repairs
horn-rimmed spectacles — spectacles with rims made of material resembling horn
ice-making compartment — a part of a refrigerator in which ice is made
immigration department — the government department responsible for laws regarding immigrants and immigration
imperative programming — imperative language
incremental repetition — repetition, with variation, of a refrain or other part of a poem, especially a ballad.
independent assortment — law of independent assortment.
information processing — processing of information, especially the handling of information by computers in accordance with strictly defined systems of procedure.
initial program loader — (operating system) (IPL) A bootstrap loader which loads the part of an operating system needed to load the remainder of the operating system.
intermetallic compound — a compound of two or more metals.
interpretive semantics — a school of semantic theory based on the doctrine that the rules that relate sentences to their meanings form an autonomous system, separate from the rules that determine what is grammatical in a language
isthmus of tehuantepec — the narrowest part of S Mexico, with the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec (an inlet of the Pacific) on the south coast
japanese umbrella pine — a single aberrant species of pine, Sciadopitys verticillata, in which the leaves are fused in pairs and the crown is spire-shaped
java community process — (project) (JCP) An organization controlled by Sun Microsystems to further the growth of the Java language and runtime. The JCP produces standards called Java Standard Requests, which are "requests" in the same sense as RFCs.
left-handed compliment — an ambiguous compliment
magnetic dipole moment — a measure of the magnetic strength of a magnet or current-carrying coil, expressed as the torque per unit magnetic-flux density produced when the magnet or coil is set with its axis perpendicular to the magnetic field
magnetic pole strength — Electricity. a measure of the force exerted by one face of a magnet on a face of another magnet when both magnets are represented by equal and opposite poles. Symbol: m.
make one's flesh creep — to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees.
make/prove one's point — If you make your point or prove your point, you prove that something is true, either by arguing about it or by your actions or behaviour.
mind one's p's and q's — to be careful to behave correctly and use polite or suitable language
miscellaneous expenses — small expenses of various kinds
missing persons bureau — the part of the Police Force dealing with tracing missing people
modified american plan — (in hotels) a system of paying a single fixed rate that covers room, breakfast, and one other meal, usually dinner. Abbreviation: MAP.
monoammonium phosphate — a white, crystalline, moderately water-soluble compound, NH 4 H 2 PO 4 , used as fertilizer, in fire extinguishers, etc.
mozilla public license — Open source license
multiplicative inverse — reciprocal (def 9).
myalgic encephalopathy — a condition characterized by painful muscles, extreme fatigue, and general debility, sometimes occurring as a sequel to viral illness
non-maskable interrupt — (NMI) An IRQ 7 on the PDP-11 or 680x0 or the NMI line on an 80x86. In contrast with a priority interrupt (which might be ignored, although that is unlikely), an NMI is *never* ignored.
nonrepresentationalism — not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature: a nonrepresentational painting.
not be sb's department — If you say that a task or area of knowledge is not your department, you mean that you are not responsible for it or do not know much about it.
oak processionary moth — a moth, (Thaumetopoea processionea), of the family Thaumetopoeidae, the larvae of which leave the communal shelter nightly for food in a V-shaped procession
on the part of someone — as far as someone is concerned
open-market operations — the purchase and sale on the open market of government securities by the Bank of England for the purpose of regulating the supply of money and credit to the economy
operation desert storm — the codename for the US-led UN operation to liberate Kuwait from Iraq (1991)
para-aminobenzoic acid — part of the folic acid molecule, a white or yellowish, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 7 NO 2 , the para isomer of aminobenzoic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals and in sunscreens to protect against ultraviolet light. Abbreviation: PABA.
parker morris standard — (in Britain) a set of minimum criteria for good housing construction, design, and facilities, recommended by the 1961 report of the Central Housing Advisory Committee chaired by Sir Parker Morris. Subsequent governments have urged private and local authority house-builders to achieve these standards

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