14-letter words containing c, e, d
- flower-de-luce — the iris flower or plant.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- food processor — an electric appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container into which food is inserted for slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise processing at high speeds.
- for the record — officially, openly
- forbidden city — a walled section of Peking, built in the 15th century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China.
- forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- fort-de-france — an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.
- founder effect — the accumulation of random genetic changes in an isolated population as a result of its proliferation from only a few parent colonizers.
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- fractionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalize.
- fredericksburg — a city in NE Virginia, on the Rappahannock River: scene of a Confederate victory 1862.
- free and clear — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- freeboard deck — (on a cargo vessel) the uppermost deck officially considered to be watertight: used as the level from which the Plimsoll marks are measured.
- french academy — an association of 40 scholars and men and women of letters, established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu and devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language and establishing standards of proper usage.
- french bulldog — one of a French breed of small, bat-eared dogs having a large, square head, a short tail, and a short, sleek coat.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- french paradox — the theory that the lower incidence of heart disease in Mediterranean countries compared to that in the US is a consequence of the larger intake of flavonoids from red wine in these countries
- french windows — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
- frenkel defect — a crystal defect in which a lattice ion has moved to an interstitial position leaving a vacant lattice site
- frequency band — band2 (def 9).
- friction drive — a power transmission system utilizing a set of friction gears so arranged that varying their positions relative to one another gives a wide range of speed ratios.
- friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- functionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of functionalize.
- fused sentence — a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction.
- galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
- garden produce — cultivated or farm-produced goods, such as fruit and vegetables
- gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
- geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
- get with child — to make pregnant
- give credit to — to have confidence or trust in; believe
- glacial period — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
- glycemic index — a system that ranks foods by the speeds at which their carbohydrates are converted into glucose in the body; a measure of the effects of foods on blood-sugar levels.
- glyceraldehyde — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , that is an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and yields glycerol on reduction.
- golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
- golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
- gonadectomized — Having undergone gonadectomy.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- gouda (cheese) — a mild, semisoft to hard cheese similar to Edam and sometimes coated with red wax
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
- grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
- greetings card — A greetings card is a folded card with a picture on the front and greetings inside that you give or send to someone, for example on their birthday.