14-letter words containing a, l, g, o
- diagonalisable — (of a square matrix or linear map) able to be diagonalised
- diagonalizable — (of a square matrix or linear map) able to be diagonalized
- dialectologist — a specialist in dialectology.
- digitalisation — Alternative spelling of digitalization.
- digitalization — (in the treatment of heart disease) the administration of digitalis, usually in a regimen, to produce a desired physiological effect.
- dihedral group — the group of reflections, rotations, and symmetries of a regular n -sided polygon.
- dinoflagellate — any of numerous chiefly marine plankton of the phylum Pyrrophyta (or, in some classification schemes, the order Dinoflagellata), usually having two flagella, one in a groove around the body and the other extending from its center.
- diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
- disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- discographical — Of or pertaining to discography.
- discourageable — Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
- discouragingly — In a discouraging manner.
- dogbane family — the plant family Apocynaceae, characterized by shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants having milky and often poisonous juice, simple opposite leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit usually in dry pods, and including the dogbane, oleander, periwinkle, and plumeria.
- dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
- dogwood family — the plant family Cornaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, small flowers often surrounded by showy, petallike bracts, and berrylike fruit, including the bunchberry, cornelian cherry, and dogwood.
- dollar-average — to engage in dollar averaging.
- dongle cracker — (security) Someone who enables software that has been written to require a dongle to run without it.
- doom and gloom — gloom and doom.
- double glazing — glazing consisting of two thicknesses of glass with a dead air space between them.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- double-dealing — duplicity; treachery; deception.
- dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
- 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 blood — a deep-red, water-insoluble resin exuding from the fruit of a palm, Daemonorops draco, of the Malay Archipelago, used chiefly in the preparation of varnishes and in photoengraving for protecting certain areas of the metal plate from the acid.
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
- dutchman's log — a method of gauging a ship's speed, in which the distance between two shipboard observation stations is divided by the time elapsing between the throwing overboard of an object by the first station and the sighting of it by the second.
- dyalog limited — (company) The company that distributes Dyalog APL. Previously known as Dyadic Systems Limited.
- eau de cologne — cologne.
- edging lobelia — a trailing lobelia, Lobelia erinus, of southern Africa, having loose clusters of blue flowers.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
- electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
- electromyogram — A record or display produced by electromyography.
- electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- emilia-romagna — a region of N central Italy, on the Adriatic: rises from the plains of the Po valley in the north to the Apennines in the south. Capital: Bologna. Pop: 4 030 220 (2003 est). Area: 22 123 sq km (8628 sq miles)
- encephalitogen — an agent that is able to produce encephalitis
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- encephalograph — any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- ergocalciferol — Constituent of vitamin D1 and vitamin D2.
- eschatological — Pertaining to eschatology.
- ethnographical — Ethnographic.