14-letter words containing a, c, e, r, t, d
- hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- helicopter dad — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
- helicopter pad — landing area
- herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
- hermaphroditic — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- hydroextractor — a device that dries things by means of the material to be dried being spun around the device's central axis
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- idle character — a transmitted control character that holds a position but does not appear in the output at the receiver.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indirect labor — labor performed, as by maintenance and clerical workers, that is not considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- indiscriminate — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- interdialectal — relating to, or existing between, different dialects
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
- lead carbonate — a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.
- little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- materia medica — (used with a plural verb) the remedial substances employed in medicine.
- medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc.
- method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
- 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.
- metric madness — excessive devotion to metrication
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- mistranscribed — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- non-accredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- nondiffractive — Not diffractive.
- nondirectional — functioning equally well in all directions; omnidirectional.
- nondoctrinaire — not concerned with or related to doctrine
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonradioactive — not radioactive
- north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).