14-letter words containing d, a, t, l, o
- lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- lost and found — a room in a public place for items left behind and from which the owners may retrieve them.
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- main door flat — a flat in a tenement that can be accessed directly from outside rather than one which can only be accessed via a communal stairwell
- maitre d'hotel — a headwaiter.
- malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- malcontentedly — in a discontented manner
- maldevelopment — malformation
- male-dominated — with men in control
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mater dolorosa — the sorrowful mother.
- medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- medicalization — The act or process of medicalizing.
- melodramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of melodramatize.
- 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.
- 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.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- modularization — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- molded breadth — the extreme breadth of the framing of a vessel, excluding the thickness of the plating or planking.
- monumentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of monumentalize.
- mottled enamel — fluorosis (def 2).
- multigrade oil — Multigrade oil is engine or gear oil which works well at both low and high temperatures.
- naked mole rat — a nearly hairless rodent, Heterocephalus glaber, of eastern African dry steppes and savannas, having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies, based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes.
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).
- neanderthaloid — resembling or characteristic of the physical type of Neanderthal man.
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
- non-accidental — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-affiliated — not associated with a particular group, organization, etc
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- non-deliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- non-indictable — liable to being indicted, as a person.
- non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- non-judgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- non-occidental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Occident or its natives and inhabitants.
- non-validation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- nonclandestine — not clandestine or secret; open
- noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
- nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- nondirectional — functioning equally well in all directions; omnidirectional.
- noneducational — not educational or related to education