14-letter words containing c, a, d, e
- hydroextractor — a device that dries things by means of the material to be dried being spun around the device's central axis
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- ice-cream soda — An ice-cream soda is a dessert made from ice cream, fruit-flavoured syrup, and soda water. It is usually served in a tall glass.
- idealistically — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- identical twin — one of a pair of twins who develop from a single fertilized ovum and therefore have the same genotype, are of the same sex, and usually resemble each other closely.
- identification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- idiosyncracies — Plural form of idiosyncracy.
- idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
- idle character — a transmitted control character that holds a position but does not appear in the output at the receiver.
- Île de la cité — a natural island in the river Seine, in the centre of the city of Paris, France, the Île de la Cité is the location where the medieval city was refounded
- immethodically — Unmethodically.
- in defiance of — a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- incandescently — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- inclined plane — one of the simple machines, a plane surface inclined to the horizon, or forming with a horizontal plane any angle but a right angle. Compare machine (def 4b).
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- indelicateness — The quality of being indelicate; indelicacy.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indian grackle — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
- indian sanicle — a North American boneset, Eupatorium rugosum, that has heads of white flowers and causes trembles and milk sickness.
- indirect labor — labor performed, as by maintenance and clerical workers, that is not considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- indiscriminate — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- 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.
- insecticidally — in an insecticidal manner
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
- interdialectal — relating to, or existing between, different dialects
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
- japanese cedar — Japan cedar.
- judge advocate — a staff officer designated as legal adviser to a commander and charged with the administration of military justice.
- justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
- kidney machine — artificial kidney.
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
- knacker's yard — a slaughterhouse for horses
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- landing beacon — a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam