14-letter words containing a, d, o, r, n, s
- inordinateness — The quality of being inordinate; unreasonable excess.
- inside forward — one of two attacking players whose usual position is between the center forward and one of the wings.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- irrationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of irrationalise.
- isolation ward — a ward where people with a contagious disease are kept separate from people who are not infected
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- know backwards — to understand completely
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
- lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
- malodorousness — The state or condition of being malodorous.
- managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- manic disorder — a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions.
- mansard (roof) — a roof with two slopes on each of the four sides, the lower steeper than the upper
- marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
- meadow parsnip — any North American plant belonging to the genus Thaspium, of the parsley family, having yellow or purple flowers.
- meadow saffron — autumn crocus.
- mean solar day — day (def 3a).
- microsporidian — Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, that are very small fungi.
- mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- modern persian — the Persian language since the Middle Persian stage.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- monosaccharide — a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
- mont-de-marsan — a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- morris dancing — Morris dancing is a type of old English country dancing which is performed by people wearing special costumes.
- nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- narcodiagnosis — the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- nematodiriasis — the condition, esp in sheep, of having parasitic nematode worms of the genus Nematodirus in the small intestine
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- non-stratified — to form or place in strata or layers.
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- nonparasitized — Not having been parasitized.
- nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- normal divisor — a normal subgroup.
- norman dynasty — a succession of English kings founded by Duke William of the duchy of Normandy in northern France, who conquered England in 1066 and whose successors ruled the country to 1154.
- north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- ondes martenot — an electronic keyboard instrument in which the frequency of an oscillator is varied to produce separate musical notes
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.