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14-letter words containing a, d, p, l

  • foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
  • fundoplication — (surgery) An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
  • galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
  • garboard plank — the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull
  • glacial period — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
  • global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
  • grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
  • grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
  • gridwall panel — A gridwall panel is a metal grid that can be hung on a wall and used for displaying goods.
  • guadalupe palm — a fan palm, Brahea (or Erythea) edulis, of southern California, having long clusters of globe-shaped, black, edible fruit.
  • half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
  • half-pedalling — a technique of piano playing in which the sustaining pedal is raised and immediately depressed thus allowing the lower strings to continue sounding
  • haplodiplontic — (biology, of a life cycle) Having multicellular diploid and haploid stages.
  • 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
  • high-card pool — red dog.
  • hospital board — the group of people responsible for the safe and efficient running of a hospital
  • hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
  • household soap — a substance that you use with water for washing clothes, removing stains, cleaning floors, etc
  • hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
  • hydraulic ramp — a movable ramp operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid
  • hydrocephaloid — resembling hydrocephalus.
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • hydrographical — Hydrographic.
  • hydroponically — Using hydroponics.
  • hyperlipidemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
  • hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
  • hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
  • hypomixolydian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the last of the eight scales
  • hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
  • idiopathically — In an idiopathic sense or manner.
  • impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
  • impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
  • implied reader — the hypothetical reader that a work is addressed to, whose thoughts, attitudes, etc, may differ from an actual reader's
  • imponderabilia — Those things that are imponderable.
  • inclined plane — one of the simple machines, a plane surface inclined to the horizon, or forming with a horizontal plane any angle but a right angle. Compare machine (def 4b).
  • indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
  • indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
  • indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
  • indemnity plan — An indemnity plan is a healthcare plan that allows policyholders to choose any healthcare provider they wish, and charges them a fee depending on the rules of the policy.
  • india pale ale — a pale-colored ale with a higher hops and alcohol content than average. Abbreviation: IPA.
  • indispensables — Plural form of indispensable.
  • inland passage — Inside Passage
  • inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
  • inverted pleat — a reverse box pleat, having the flat fold turned in.
  • iridopupillary — pertaining to the iris and the pupil.
  • isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
  • island-hopping — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
  • isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.
  • issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
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