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14-letter words containing a, u, d, i, t, o

  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • position audit — a systematic assessment of the current strengths and weaknesses of an organization as a prerequisite for future strategic planning
  • postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
  • postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
  • predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
  • propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
  • pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
  • pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
  • quadrantanopia — (medicine) The loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.
  • quadratic form — a polynomial all of whose terms are of degree 2 in two or more variables, as 5 x 2 − 2 xy + 3 y 2 .
  • quarter window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
  • quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
  • radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
  • radioacoustics — the science and technology of the production, transmission, and reproduction of sounds carried by radio waves.
  • radioautograph — autoradiograph.
  • radiostrontium — strontium 90.
  • readjudication — an act of adjudicating.
  • rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
  • repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
  • sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
  • self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
  • self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
  • semi-automated — partially automated.
  • shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
  • slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
  • social studies — a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.
  • sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
  • sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
  • sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
  • sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
  • staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
  • studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
  • subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
  • take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
  • trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
  • trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
  • trade unionist — a member of a trade union.
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
  • trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
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