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14-letter words containing d, a, t, l, o

  • nonestablished — without the official support of the government
  • nonhalogenated — not containing halogen
  • nonjudgemental — Alternative spelling of nonjudgmental.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
  • nontraditional — of or relating to tradition.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
  • nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
  • obedient plant — false dragonhead.
  • old line state — Maryland (used as a nickname).
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
  • old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
  • oral tradition — a community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth or example from one generation to another without written instruction.
  • orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
  • outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
  • overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
  • overland trail — any of various routes traveled by settlers from the Missouri River to Oregon and California beginning in the 1840s.
  • overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
  • para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
  • paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
  • particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin.
  • penalty double — business double.
  • periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
  • peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
  • permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
  • philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
  • photoduplicate — photocopy.
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
  • plaza de toros — a bullring.
  • plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
  • podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • pool attendant — a person who keeps watch at a swimming pool, and rescues anyone in danger of drowning
  • postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
  • postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
  • postnasal drip — a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.
  • postnatal ward — a ward in a hospital where women and their babies are provided with medical care immediately after the birth of the baby
  • potato psyllid — a tiny homopterous insect, Paratrioza cockerelli, occurring in some areas of the western U.S., western Canada, and Mexico: a serious pest to potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers, the nymphs acting as vectors in the transmission of psyllid yellows.
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
  • preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
  • project leader — leader of a task or programme
  • promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
  • propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
  • prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
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