14-letter words containing a, d, m, n
- antifederalism — Alternative form of anti-federalism.
- antimonic acid — antimony pentoxide.
- antiradicalism — the opposition to radicalism
- antispasmodics — Plural form of antispasmodic.
- antoine domino — Antoine ("Fats") born 1928, U.S. rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer, and composer.
- appendectomies — Plural form of appendectomy.
- appendicectomy — surgical removal of any appendage, esp the vermiform appendix
- apsidal motion — the rotation of the major axis of an eccentric orbit in the plane of the orbit.
- archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
- argand diagram — a diagram in which complex numbers are represented by the points in the plane the coordinates of which are respectively the real and imaginary parts of the number, so that the number x + iy is represented by the point (x, y), or by the corresponding vector <x, y>. If the polar coordinates of (x, y) are (r, θ), r is the modulus and θ the argument of x + iy
- arrondissement — the largest administrative subdivision of a department
- arthroconidium — A kind of asexual fungal spore, typically produced by segmentation of pre-existing fungal hyphae.
- aswan high dam — a dam on the Nile forming a reservoir (Lake Nasser) extending 480 km (300 miles) from the First to the Third Cataracts: opened in 1971, it was built 6 km (4 miles) upstream from the old Aswan Dam (built in 1902 and twice raised). Height of dam: 109 m (365 ft)
- award ceremony — ceremony at which an award is presented
- azidothymidine — an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV/AIDS
- ballroom dance — a social dance, popular since the beginning of the 20th century, in conventional rhythms, such as the foxtrot and the quickstep
- bandar lampung — a port in Indonesia, in S Sumatra on the Sunda Strait; formed by merging the cities of Tanjungkarang and Telukbetung, and sometimes still referred to as Tanjungkarang-Telukbetung. Pop: 742 749 (2000)
- battered woman — See under battered woman syndrome.
- battered-women — the array of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by women (battered women or battered wives) who have been beaten repeatedly or otherwise abused by their partners or spouses.
- bedside manner — A doctor's bedside manner is the way in which they talk to their patients.
- bertrand meyer — The author of the Eiffel Language and many articles on object-oriented software techniques.
- beyond compare — If you describe something as beyond compare, you mean that it is extremely good or extremely great.
- beyond measure — If you say that something has changed or that it has affected you beyond measure, you are emphasizing that it has done this to a great extent.
- bildungsromane — a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
- bioremediation — the use of plants to extract heavy metals from contaminated soils and water
- black diamonds — carbonado1 .
- blended family — a social unit consisting of two previously married parents and the children of their former marriages
- blind stamping — an impression on a book cover without using colour or gold leaf
- board chairman — the chairman of the board of a company, etc
- body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
- bomber command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to tactical and strategic bombing, esp during WWII
- cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium.
- cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange.
- cahokia mounds — the largest group of prehistoric Indian earthworks in the US, located northeast of East St Louis
- calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
- camp pendleton — a U.S. Marine Corps base in SW California on the Gulf of Santa Catalina.
- campaign medal — a medal awarded for performance of specified service, usually in time of war or national emergency.
- campina grande — a city in NE Brazil, in E Paraíba state. Pop: 366 000 (2005 est)
- canada hemlock — a hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, of eastern North America, having horizontal branches that often droop to the ground: the state tree of Pennsylvania.
- cayman islands — three coral islands in the Caribbean Sea northwest of Jamaica: a dependency of Jamaica until 1962, now a UK Overseas Territory. Capital: George Town. Pop: 53 737 (2013 est). Area: about 260 sq km (100 sq miles)
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- chondrocranium — the cartilaginous structure that, in early development, envelops the brain
- chondromalacia — degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
- chondromatosis — a painful and immobilizing condition that affects the joints, in particular the elbow, hip, and knee joints, and results in the synovial tissue becoming cartilaginous
- chondrosarcoma — A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour.
- chromodynamics — a theory that describes how gluons and their forces bind quarks together to form protons, neutrons, etc.
- cinnamon sedge — an angler's name for a small caddis fly, Limnephilus lunatus, having pale hind wings, that frequents sluggish water
- clingmans dome — mountain on the Tenn.-N.C. border; highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains: 6,642 ft (2,024 m)
- coastguardsman — Coast Guard (def 3).
- colombian gold — a potent marijuana grown in South America.