14-letter words containing d, e, a, u
- press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- pseudaesthesia — imaginary sensation, like that of an amputated limb
- pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
- pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
- pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
- pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- pump attendant — a person who works in a garage or petrol station and who fills customers' cars with petrol
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
- pure democracy — a form of democracy in which the laws and policies are made directly by the citizens rather than by representatives.
- quadragenarian — 40 years of age.
- quadrigeminate — made up of four parts
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadrisyllable — a word of four syllables.
- quadrumvirates — Plural form of quadrumvirate.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quadruple time — a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
- quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quarter dollar — quarter (def 3).
- quarter window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
- quasi-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- quasi-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- quasi-periodic — almost periodic
- queensland nut — macadamia.
- quintuplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuplicate.
- quitclaim deed — a deed that conveys to the grantee only such interests in property as the grantor may have, the grantee assuming responsibility for any claims brought against the property.
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
- random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- readjudication — an act of adjudicating.
- red-lead putty — a compound for caulking pipe joints, made of red lead, white lead, and boiled linseed oil.
- redear sunfish — a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- reducing agent — a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and that is oxidized in the process.
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- reductase test — a test for the bacterial content in milk to determine its fitness for drinking.
- redundancy pay — severance pay.