14-letter words containing a, d, e, n, o, t
- dot-sequential — of, relating to, or being a color television system that sends and reproduces the primary colors as dots in proper sequence on each scanned line to produce a color picture.
- dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
- dovetail joint — A dovetail or a dovetail joint is a joint used for fitting two pieces of wood tightly together.
- dovetail plane — a plane for cutting tongues and grooves with parallel or inclined sides.
- down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
- down the hatch — drinks toast
- down-and-outer — without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- dragon's teeth — conical or wedge-shaped concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II
- draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- drone aircraft — a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- education page — a page in a newspaper devoted to news relating to education or teaching
- educationalist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- eminent domain — government seizure of property
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- endarterectomy — Surgical removal of part of the inner lining of an artery, together with any obstructive deposits, most often carried out on the carotid artery or on vessels supplying the legs.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- endodontically — according to the practice of endodontics
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- endopeptidases — Plural form of endopeptidase.
- enteric-coated — An enteric-coated tablet is one that is designed to temporarily withstand attack by stomach acid, so that it does not dissolve in the stomach but allows release of the medication in the intestine.
- equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
- ethnomedicinal — Pertaining to ethnomedicine.
- excommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of excommunicate.
- exhereditation — A disinheriting; disherison.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- extended algol — (language) An extension of ALGOL 60, used to write the ESPOL compiler on the Burroughs B5500, Burroughs B6500, and Burroughs B6700.
- extension lead — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
- extraordinaire — Outstanding or remarkable in a particular capacity.
- fashion editor — an editor in charge of the fashion content of a newspaper or magazine
- fastidiousness — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- fathead minnow — a North American cyprinid fish, Pimephales promelas, having an enlarged, soft head.
- federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
- federalization — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- fibroadenomata — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- flannelmouthed — talking thickly, slowly, or haltingly.
- focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- foliated joint — a joint between the rabbeted and overlapping edges of two boards, forming a continuous surface on each side.
- food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
- fore-and-after — Nautical. a sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig. a beam running fore and aft across a hatchway to support hatch covers laid athwart the hatchway. a vessel having a sharp stern; a double ender.
- foreordination — previous ordination or appointment.