14-letter words containing a, e, d, i, l, s
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- merritt island — a town in E Florida.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- middle eastern — Also called Mideast. (loosely) the area from Libya E to Afghanistan, usually including Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other countries of the Arabian peninsula.
- middle passage — the part of the Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Africa and the West Indies: the longest part of the journey formerly made by slave ships.
- middle persian — the Persian language at a stage that begins c300 b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuries a.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuries a.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. Abbreviation: MPers.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- musical comedy — musical (def 5).
- muslin delaine — mousseline de laine.
- myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
- news headlines — a short news broadcast briefly outlining the main news stories of the day
- non-admissible — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
- non-classified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- nonclandestine — not clandestine or secret; open
- nondimensional — Not dimensional.
- nonestablished — without the official support of the government
- nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- old line state — Maryland (used as a nickname).
- 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.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
- palisades park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- pedanticalness — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pedestal basin — a wash-hand basin supported by a pedestal
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- persian blinds — persiennes
- polar distance — codeclination.
- policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- preestablished — to establish beforehand.
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadrisyllable — a word of four syllables.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quasi-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- realized gains — Realized gains are gains which have been made from the sale of an asset.