14-letter words containing d, a, r, c
- indiscriminant — Misspelling of indiscriminate.
- indiscriminate — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- indoctrinating — Present participle of indoctrinate.
- indoctrination — the act of indoctrinating, or teaching or inculcating a doctrine, principle, or ideology, especially one with a specific point of view: religious indoctrination.
- 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
- 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
- intracardially — in an intracardial manner
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- isocitric acid — a major intermediate in the Krebs cycle, having the formula C 6 H 8 O 7 .
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- 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.
- judas iscariot — Also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
- juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
- knacker's yard — a slaughterhouse for horses
- know backwards — to understand completely
- 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
- lacrimal gland — either of two tear-secreting glands situated in the upper outer angle of the orbit.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- larixinic acid — maltol.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- 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 girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
- lead carbonate — a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
- little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
- loud and clear — loudly and clearly
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- machado y ruiz — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1939, Spanish writer.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- 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.
- mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- materia medica — (used with a plural verb) the remedial substances employed in medicine.
- medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
- medical marker — a trait, condition, etc that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition towards, a medical or psychological disorder
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- 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.
- method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
- 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.
- metric madness — excessive devotion to metrication
- michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- microsporidian — Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, that are very small fungi.
- middle america — average middle-class Americans as a group, as distinguished from the rich or poor or the politically extreme.