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14-letter words containing p, o, r, a

  • microparasitic — Of or pertaining to microparasites.
  • micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
  • micropegmatite — a rock with a microscopic pegmatitic structure
  • micropolitical — Of or pertaining to micropolitics.
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
  • microsporangia — Plural form of microsporangium.
  • microsporidian — Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, that are very small fungi.
  • milking parlor — a room in or attached to a barn on a modern dairy farm maintained exclusively for the mechanical milking of cows.
  • minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  • misanthropists — Plural form of misanthropist.
  • misappropriate — to put to a wrong use.
  • misperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
  • mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
  • modern persian — the Persian language since the Middle Persian stage.
  • modular prolog — An interpreter for SB-Prolog version 3.1 extended with ML-style modules. Runs on SPARC. Distributed under GNU General Public License.
  • 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).
  • monoprionidian — having cells or sacs only on one half of the axis
  • monopropellant — a substance for propelling rockets that is a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
  • morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
  • morphinomaniac — a person with an uncontrollable addiction to morphine
  • morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
  • 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
  • multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
  • mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
  • myocardiograph — an instrument for recording the movements of the heart.
  • myocardiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the myocardium.
  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
  • napier's bones — a form of multiplication table originally marked on sticks of bone or ivory that could be rearranged to carry out the operations of multiplication or division.
  • nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
  • nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
  • national party — (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties
  • national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • newspaperwoman — a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
  • newspaperwomen — Plural form of newspaperwoman.
  • non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
  • non-expiration — a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration 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.
  • non-reciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
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