14-letter words containing a, m, e, l
- discriminately — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- dismal science — the science of economics
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- documentalists — Plural form of documentalist.
- 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.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- dream analysis — the analysis of dreams as a means of gaining access to the unconscious mind, typically involving free association.
- dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
- dwarf palmetto — an apparently stemless palm, Sabal minor, of the southeastern U.S., having stiff, bluish-green leaves, the leafstalks arising from the ground.
- dyalog limited — (company) The company that distributes Dyalog APL. Previously known as Dyadic Systems Limited.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- e-mail address — electronic mail address
- early american — (of furniture, buildings, utensils, etc.) built or made in the U.S. in the colonial period or somewhat later.
- eat humble pie — humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- economicalness — The quality of being economical.
- ectocommensals — Plural form of ectocommensal.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- edaphic climax — a localized climax community that may differ from the surrounding climax vegetation by reason of slightly differing soil type, exposure to sun and wind, drainage, etc.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- egalitarianism — belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
- electromotance — an electromotive force
- electromyogram — A record or display produced by electromyography.
- electrothermal — concerned with both electricity and heat, esp the production of electricity by heat
- elementariness — The state or condition of being elementary.
- eleutheromania — A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- emblematically — In an emblematic manner.
- emergency call — a telephone call to the emergency services made during an emergency
- 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)
- empathetically — In an empathetic way.
- emphaticalness — The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
- employment law — rules governing working practices
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- enharmonically — (music) Adjectival form of enharmonic.
- ephemeral port — (networking) A TCP or UDP port number that is automatically allocated from a predefined range by the TCP/IP stack software, typically to provide the port for the client end of a client-server communication.
- epigrammatical — Pertaining to, or in the form of, an epigram.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- establishments — Plural form of establishment.
- estivoautumnal — (mainly US) Variant spelling of 'aestivoautumnal'.
- ethnomedicinal — Pertaining to ethnomedicine.