14-letter words containing p, t, e, r, o
- laterotemporal — (anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull.
- lavatory paper — Lavatory paper is paper that you use to clean yourself after you have got rid of urine or faeces from your body.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
- lepidopterists — Plural form of lepidopterist.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- lord protector — protector (def 2b).
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
- magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- major prophets — theology
- malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- malappropriate — inappropriate
- map projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- mercapto group — the univalent group –SH.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
- metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
- metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metamorphosise — (UK, nonstandard) To metamorphose.
- metamorphosize — (US, nonstandard) To undergo the process of metamorphosis; to metamorphose.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
- metoclopramide — a white crystalline substance, C 1 4 H 2 2 ClN 3 O 2 , used primarily in the symptomatic treatment of certain upper gastrointestinal tract problems, and as an antiemetic.
- metropolitical — metropolitan
- microcomponent — a hi-fi component considerably smaller than a minicomponent and much smaller than a standard-size component.
- microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
- microparasites — Plural form of microparasite.
- micropegmatite — a rock with a microscopic pegmatitic structure
- microprojector — a microscope equipped with a prism or mirror to project a greatly magnified image of a microscopic slide onto a distant screen.
- micropyrometer — an optical pyrometer used to measure the temperature of small glowing bodies.
- microsporocyte — one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
- minor prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets
- misappropriate — to put to a wrong use.
- misdescription — an incorrect or misleading description
- misimprovement — a flaw or shortcoming arising from an attempt to make better
- misperceptions — Plural form of misperception.
- 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.”.
- 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.
- morphotonemics — the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.
- morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
- moth repellent — a chemical produced and sold to keep moths off clothes
- mother shipton — a day-flying noctuid moth, Callistege mi, mottled brown in colour and named from a fancied resemblance between its darker marking and a haggish profile