14-letter words containing a, n, d, r, i
- modern persian — the Persian language since the Middle Persian stage.
- modularization — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- monoprionidian — having cells or sacs only on one half of the axis
- monosaccharide — a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
- morbid anatomy — the branch of medical science concerned with the study of the structure of diseased organs and tissues
- morris dancing — Morris dancing is a type of old English country dancing which is performed by people wearing special costumes.
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- multithreading — (parallel) Sharing a single CPU between multiple tasks (or "threads") in a way designed to minimise the time required to switch threads. This is accomplished by sharing as much as possible of the program execution environment between the different threads so that very little state needs to be saved and restored when changing thread. Multithreading differs from multitasking in that threads share more of their environment with each other than do tasks under multitasking. Threads may be distinguished only by the value of their program counters and stack pointers while sharing a single address space and set of global variables. There is thus very little protection of one thread from another, in contrast to multitasking. Multithreading can thus be used for very fine-grain multitasking, at the level of a few instructions, and so can hide latency by keeping the processor busy after one thread issues a long-latency instruction on which subsequent instructions in that thread depend. A light-weight process is somewhere between a thread and a full process.
- narcodiagnosis — the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- neanderthaloid — resembling or characteristic of the physical type of Neanderthal man.
- needle bearing — an antifriction roller bearing in which long rollers of very small diameter fill the race without a cage to provide spacers between them
- nematodiriasis — the condition, esp in sheep, of having parasitic nematode worms of the genus Nematodirus in the small intestine
- neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
- 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.
- nitroguanidine — (chemistry) A colourless, crystalline solid manufactured from guanine and used in explosives and pesticides.
- non-accredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- non-deliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- non-derogation — to detract, as from authority, estimation, etc. (usually followed by from).
- non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- non-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- non-ordination — Ecclesiastical. the act or ceremony of ordaining.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- non-stratified — to form or place in strata or layers.
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- noncardiogenic — Not cardiogenic.
- nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- nondiffractive — Not diffractive.
- nondirectional — functioning equally well in all directions; omnidirectional.
- nondoctrinaire — not concerned with or related to doctrine
- nonpalindromic — Not palindromic.
- nonparasitized — Not having been parasitized.
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- nonradioactive — not radioactive
- nonrepudiation — (legal) Assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved.
- nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- nontraditional — of or relating to tradition.
- 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.
- north canadian — river flowing from NE N.Mex. east & southeast into the Canadian River in E Okla.: 760 mi (1,223 km)
- northern dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- numidian crane — the demoiselle crane
- old franconian — the Franconian language before 1100; Frankish.
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party