14-letter words containing d, e, c, u, m
- excommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of excommunicate.
- fideicommissum — a request by a decedent that the heir or legatee to the estate convey a specified part of the estate to another person, or permit another person to enjoy such a part.
- flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- mercuric oxide — a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals.
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- mononucleotide — (genetics) A single nucleotide.
- mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
- 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
- multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
- multinucleated — Having multiple nuclei; multinucleate.
- muscle spindle — Cell Biology. a proprioceptor in skeletal muscle, composed of striated muscle fibers and sensory nerve endings in a connective tissue sheath, that conveys information via the spinal nerves on the state of muscle stretch, important in the reflex mechanism that maintains body posture.
- music director — The music director of an orchestra or other group of musicians is the person who decides what they will play and where, and usually conducts them as well.
- musical comedy — musical (def 5).
- non-customized — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- numidian crane — the demoiselle crane
- offer document — a document sent by a person or firm making a takeover bid to the shareholders of the target company, giving details of the offer that has been made and, usually, reasons for accepting it
- ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
- 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.
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- pure democracy — a form of democracy in which the laws and policies are made directly by the citizens rather than by representatives.
- quasi-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- quick-tempered — easily angered.
- 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.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- sodium cyanide — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.