15-letter words containing y, a, m, p
- lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
- macroscopically — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
- magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
- make a play for — to act the part of (a person or character) in a dramatic performance; portray: to play Lady Macbeth.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- malay peninsula — a peninsula in SE Asia, consisting of W (mainland) Malaysia and the S part of Thailand.
- malayan camphor — borneol.
- malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
- marital therapy — a psychotherapeutic treatment for married couples, who are seen by a therapist both individually and jointly to assist them in resolving various problems related to their marriage.
- mass psychology — the study of the behavior of large groups of people.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- megagametophyte — the female gametophyte in seed plants.
- memory capacity — (on a computer or other device) the amount of memory space available for data storage
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
- methylpropanone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- microphysically — in a microphysical manner
- microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- microtopography — microrelief.
- military police — soldiers who perform police duties
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
- monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
- morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- non-complacency — Archaic. friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance. a civil act.
- noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- noncontemporary — not contemporary
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- palaeolimnology — the study of ancient lake ecologies
- palindromically — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
- parliamentarily — in a parliamentary manner
- payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
- pessimistically — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- pharmacotherapy — the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs.
- phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- physicochemical — physical and chemical: the physicochemical properties of an isomer.
- phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
- planimetrically — in a planimetric manner
- planned economy — an economic system in which the government controls and regulates production, distribution, prices, etc.
- platyhelminthes — a phylum of worms having bilateral symmetry and a soft, usually flattened body, comprising the flatworms.
- play the market — to speculate on a stock exchange