14-letter words containing y, a, m, e, r
- fairy primrose — a tender primrose, Primula malacoides, of China, having hairy leaves and small, pink or lilac-colored flowers.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- family romance — a type of fantasy in which a person maintains that he or she is not the child of his or her real parents but of parents of a higher social class
- family therapy — the psychotherapeutic treatment of more than one member of a family simultaneously at the same session, based on the assumption that problems can best be understood and corrected by observing the interaction of family members and identifying methods for improving their interrelationships.
- fancy geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium domesticum, of southern Africa, having roundish clusters of large white, pink, or red flowers.
- femoral artery — the main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg.
- ferry terminal — docking area for passenger boats
- french academy — an association of 40 scholars and men and women of letters, established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu and devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language and establishing standards of proper usage.
- friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
- gerrymandering — U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible.
- governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- great yarmouth — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- guided imagery — a relaxation technique in which words, sounds, etc., are used to evoke positive mental images, feelings, and thoughts.
- gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
- haemocytometer — an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope
- hammer away at — persist
- hardy ageratum — the mistflower.
- heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- homework diary — a record of homework that has been set
- humphreys peak — the highest peak in Arizona, in the N, in the San Francisco Mountains: 12,633 feet (3851 meters).
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydrothermally — By hydrothermal means.
- hypercalcaemia — a heightened level of calcium in the blood
- hypercalcaemic — of or relating to hypercalcaemia
- hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hyperglycaemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic.
- hyperlipidemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
- hypernatraemia — a heightened concentration of sodium in the blood
- hypernephromas — Plural form of hypernephroma.
- hyperpermeable — Having higher than normal permeability.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hyperuricaemia — an abnormal elevation of uric acid in the blood
- hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypomenorrhoea — an extremely light menstrual bleeding
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
- impermeability — not permeable; impassable.
- imperviability — the quality of being imperviable
- impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.