14-letter words containing d, e, s, c, a, l
- ellice islands — group of islands in the WC Pacific, north of Fiji: under British control, 1892-1978; name changed to Tuvalu in 1976 and as such became independent in 1978
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- exclude a risk — If an insurance company excludes a risk, they declare that a particular risk is not covered by an insurance policy.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
- hardshell clam — quahog.
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- idealistically — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- incandescently — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- indelicateness — The quality of being indelicate; indelicacy.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indian sanicle — a North American boneset, Eupatorium rugosum, that has heads of white flowers and causes trembles and milk sickness.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- insecticidally — in an insecticidal manner
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- lend-lease act — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
- medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.