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14-letter words containing d, e, r, l, i, c

  • liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • line of credit — credit line (def 2).
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
  • lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
  • mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
  • medical marker — a trait, condition, etc that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition towards, a medical or psychological disorder
  • merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • 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.
  • michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
  • microelectrode — a very small electrode
  • middle america — average middle-class Americans as a group, as distinguished from the rich or poor or the politically extreme.
  • midlife crisis — a period of psychological stress occurring in middle age, thought to be triggered by a physical, occupational, or domestic event, as menopause, diminution of physical prowess, job loss, or departure of children from the home.
  • mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
  • misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
  • monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
  • multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
  • multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
  • nile crocodile — the common African crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, sometimes growing to a length of 20 feet (6.1 meter): in some areas it is greatly reduced in number and now rare.
  • non-corrodible — to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
  • non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
  • nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
  • nondirectional — functioning equally well in all directions; omnidirectional.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • orchard oriole — a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.
  • overindulgence — excessive indulgence
  • oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
  • parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • 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.
  • particularized — individualized
  • 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.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • pitch cylinder — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
  • polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
  • polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • predictability — consistent repetition of a state, course of action, behavior, or the like, making it possible to know in advance what to expect: The predictability of their daily lives was both comforting and boring.
  • prepsychedelic — describing the period before the psychedelic era
  • pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
  • propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
  • provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
  • provincialised — to make provincial in character.
  • quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
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