14-letter words containing d, a, i, e
- agnes de mille — Agnes (George) 1908–93, U.S. choreographer and dancer (niece of Cecil B. De Mille).
- air stewardess — a stewardess on an airliner
- air-raid siren — a device that sounds an alarm to warn people when an air raid is expected
- airconditioned — Alternative spelling of air-conditioned.
- airconditioner — Alternative form of air conditioner.
- airman's medal — a U.S. Air Force award for heroism, not involving combat, available to any member of the U.S. or friendly armed forces serving with the USAF.
- aladdin's cave — a place containing fabulous riches
- album-oriented — of or designating a format featuring rock songs from LPs and CDs rather than singles, especially mainstream rock music.
- alexander city — a city in E Alabama.
- alexander viii — (Pietro Ottoboni) 1610–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689–91.
- alive and well — If you say that someone or something is alive and well, you are emphasizing that they continue to survive.
- allotetraploid — a hybrid cell or individual possessing four times the chromosomes in a haploid organism
- allyl chloride — a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C 3 H 5 Cl, having a pungent odor, derived from propylene by chlorination: used chiefly in the synthesis of allyl alcohol, resins, and pharmaceuticals.
- allyl sulphide — a colourless liquid that smells like garlic and is used as a flavouring. Formula: (CH2:CHCH2)2S; relative density: 0.888; boiling pt: 139°C
- aluminohydride — (inorganic compound) The univalent anion, AlH4-, present in such compounds as lithium aluminium hydride.
- aluminum oxide — alumina
- alveolar ridge — the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth.
- ambidextrously — In an ambidextrous manner.
- american dream — the U.S. ideal according to which equality of opportunity permits any American to aspire to high attainment and material success
- aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
- aminopeptidase — an enzyme produced by the glands of the small intestine
- amusement ride — a device at a fair, theme park, etc that people can ride in
- anacardiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees and shrubs many of which have edible drupes. The family includes the cashew, mango, pistachio, and sumach
- anagrammatized — Simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize.
- ancient wisdom — pre-Christian knowledge, philosophy, and beliefs
- and everything — You say 'and everything' after mentioning a particular thing or list of things to indicate that they are only examples and that other things are also involved.
- and no mistake — certainly
- andrew toolkit — (tool) (ATK) A portable user interface toolkit developed as part of the Andrew project, running on the X Window System and distributed with X11R5.
- androdioecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
- andromedotoxin — a poisonous substance found in various plants of the family Ericaceae, and in particular in plants of the genus Andromeda
- andromonoecism — the condition of being andromonoecious
- angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- angle of slide — the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will start to slide or flow.
- animadversions — Plural form of animadversion.
- antediluvially — in antediluvian times, in times before the Flood
- anthropoid ape — any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
- anti-apartheid — opposed to apartheid
- anti-desiccant — a substance or material applied to a plant, as by spraying, to inhibit moisture loss during transplanting.
- anti-diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- anti-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- antiadrenergic — Preventing or counteracting the effects of adrenaline.
- antidefamation — (of a group or organization) against defamation
- antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
- antidepressant — An antidepressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.
- antidepression — alleviating or preventing depression
- antiderivative — an indefinite integral
- antidiarrhoeal — a drug used to prevent or treat diarrhoea
- antifederalism — Alternative form of anti-federalism.
- antifederalist — a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal Government
- antiquatedness — The state or quality of being antiquated.