14-letter words containing c, e, d
- inverted chord — a chord in which the notes are transposed such that the root, originally in the bass, is placed in an upper part.
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- irreducibility — (uncountable) The quality or degree of being irreducible.
- irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- 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.
- kentucky derby — a horse race for three-year-olds, run annually since 1875, on the first Saturday in May, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.: the first race in the Triple Crown.
- kentucky fried — Southern-fried (def 1).
- kidney machine — artificial kidney.
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
- kitchen midden — a mound consisting of shells of edible mollusks and other refuse, marking the site of a prehistoric human habitation.
- kitty-cornered — cater-cornered
- knacker's yard — a slaughterhouse for horses
- knotted clover — a British wildflower, Trifolium striatum, an annual clover with pale pink flowers
- knuckle-duster — brass knuckles.
- knuckledusters — Plural form of knuckleduster.
- 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
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- langue de chat — a flat sweet finger-shaped biscuit
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- latchkey child — a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work.
- 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.
- lattice defect — defect (def 3).
- lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
- lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
- lead carbonate — a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.
- leave feedback — If a guest leaves feedback, they tell you if they enjoyed their stay and what could be improved.
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
- legal medicine — the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
- lend-lease act — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- lending policy — a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
- liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- 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.
- line of credit — credit line (def 2).
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard