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14-letter words containing a, p, l, e, d

  • inverted pleat — a reverse box pleat, having the flat fold turned in.
  • isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
  • isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.
  • issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
  • l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
  • ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
  • ladder polymer — a polymer, as DNA, consisting of double-stranded chains linked by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds at regular intervals.
  • lady's-slipper — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
  • landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
  • late developer — someone, esp a teenager, who matures physically or emotionally at an older age than considered usual
  • 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.
  • lead poisoning — Pathology. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
  • leopard lizard — any long-tailed lizard of the genus Gambelia, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having the body marked with spots and bars of dark or light brown or black.
  • leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
  • leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
  • lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • lopez de ayala — Pedro [pe-th raw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1332–1407, Spanish writer and statesman.
  • lord of appeal — one of several judges appointed to assist the House of Lords in hearing appeals
  • lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
  • lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
  • malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • maldevelopment — malformation
  • marmalade plum — sapote.
  • matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
  • medigap policy — A Medigap policy is a private extra health insurance plan in the U.S. that provides coverage for medical expenses that are not or only partially covered by Medicare.
  • metoclopramide — a white crystalline substance, C 1 4 H 2 2 ClN 3 O 2 , used primarily in the symptomatic treatment of certain upper gastrointestinal tract problems, and as an antiemetic.
  • 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.
  • myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • obedient plant — false dragonhead.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • packed decimal — binary coded decimal
  • paddle steamer — a vessel propelled by paddle wheels and driven by steam.
  • paddle-wheeler — a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel
  • painted turtle — a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace.
  • palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
  • palaeopedology — the study of ancient soils
  • palisades park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
  • para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
  • parallelepiped — a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
  • parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
  • parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
  • partially deaf — suffering from hearing loss; partly deaf
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