14-letter words containing d, e, c, m, a, t
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- magnetic field — a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
- malcontentedly — in a discontented manner
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- 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 ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- medicalization — The act or process of medicalizing.
- medicamentally — in a manner that relates to medicaments
- 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.
- methanoic acid — systematic name for formic acid
- method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
- 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.
- metric madness — excessive devotion to metrication
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- mistranscribed — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- multidialectal — encompassing or involving several dialects
- multinucleated — Having multiple nuclei; multinucleate.
- noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
- ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
- osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
- ovariectomized — Simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize.
- overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
- powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
- 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.
- quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- re-accommodate — to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.
- recommendation — an act of recommending.
- recommendatory — serving to recommend; recommending.
- sacred monster — a celebrity whose eccentricities or indiscretions are easily forgiven by admirers.
- schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
- semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.