14-letter words containing c, o, d, a
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
- load balancing — (operating system, parallel) Techniques which aim to spread tasks among the processors in a parallel processor to avoid some processors being idle while others have tasks queueing for execution. Load balancing may be performed either by heavily loaded processors (with many tasks in their queues) sending tasks to other processors; by idle processors requesting work from others; by some centralised task distribution mechanism; or some combination of these. Some systems allow tasks to be moved after they have started executing ("task migration") others do not. It is important that the overhead of executing the load balancing algorithm does not contribute significantly to the overall processing or communications load. Distributed scheduling algorithms may be static, dynamic or preemptive. Static algorithms allocate processes to processors at run time while taking no account of current network load. Dynamic algorithms are more flexible, though more computationally expensive, and give some consideration to the network load before allocating the new process to a processor. Preemptive algorithms are more expensive and flexible still, and may migrate running processes from one host to another if deemed beneficial. Research to date indicates that dynamic algorithms yield significant performance benefits, but that further (though lesser) gains may be had through the addition of process migration facilities.
- london company — a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.
- loud and clear — loudly and clearly
- macadamization — to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
- machado y ruiz — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1939, Spanish writer.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- malcontentedly — in a discontented manner
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- manic disorder — a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions.
- marble orchard — cemetery.
- medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
- medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- medicalization — The act or process of medicalizing.
- medicine woman — (among North American Indians and some other aboriginal peoples) a woman believed to possess magical or supernatural powers; a female shaman.
- 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.
- mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc.
- methanoic acid — systematic name for formic acid
- method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- methodological — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- 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.
- michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- microsporidian — Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, that are very small fungi.
- midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
- minicoy island — a small island in the S Laccadive Islands, off the SW coast of India. 1.25 sq. mi. (3.24 sq. km).
- mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- mobile command — the Canadian army and other land forces
- modelling clay — mouldable substance fixed in a kiln
- monosaccharide — a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
- morris dancing — Morris dancing is a type of old English country dancing which is performed by people wearing special costumes.
- mosaic disease — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- musical comedy — musical (def 5).
- myocardiograph — an instrument for recording the movements of the heart.
- myocardiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the myocardium.
- nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- narcodiagnosis — the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
- naval dockyard — a place where a Navy's ships are kept
- new caledonian — of, from, or relating to New Caledonia
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- nicotinic acid — a crystalline acid, C 6 H 5 NO 2 , that is a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., produced by the oxidation of nicotine, and used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.
- non-accidental — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.