14-letter words containing a, n, o, d, y, e
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
- idiosyncracies — Plural form of idiosyncracy.
- idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
- interarytenoid — pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx.
- intermediatory — to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- laundry worker — sb who washes clothes for a living
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- lemonade berry — a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- malcontentedly — in a discontented manner
- man of destiny — epithet of Napoleon I.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mean solar day — day (def 3a).
- mediastinotomy — (surgery) incision of the mediastinum.
- modelling clay — mouldable substance fixed in a kiln
- neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
- new model army — the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
- non-derogatory — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- pay one's dues — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
- penalty double — business double.
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
- quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
- radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- ready reckoner — reckoner (def 2).
- recommendatory — serving to recommend; recommending.