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14-letter words containing d, i, c, o, t

  • idiopathically — In an idiopathic sense or manner.
  • immethodically — Unmethodically.
  • incoordination — lack of coordination.
  • indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
  • indian tobacco — a common American plant, Lobelia inflata, of the lobelia family, having small, blue flowers and inflated capsules.
  • indirect costs — a business cost that is not directly accountable to a particular function or product; a fixed cost, as a land tax or the like.
  • indirect labor — labor performed, as by maintenance and clerical workers, that is not considered in computing costs per unit of production.
  • indirect proof — an argument for a proposition that shows its negation to be incompatible with a previously accepted or established premise.
  • indoctrinating — Present participle of indoctrinate.
  • indoctrination — the act of indoctrinating, or teaching or inculcating a doctrine, principle, or ideology, especially one with a specific point of view: religious indoctrination.
  • induction coil — a transformer for producing high-voltage alternating current from a low-voltage direct current, consisting essentially of two concentric coils with a common soft-iron core, a primary coil with relatively few windings of heavy wire, and a secondary coil with many turns of fine wire. Excitation of the primary coil by rapidly interrupted or variable current induces high voltage in the secondary coil.
  • induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
  • innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
  • interconnected — to connect with one another.
  • interconverted — Simple past tense and past participle of interconvert.
  • interelectrode — existing between multiple electrodes
  • introductorily — By way of introduction.
  • inverted chord — a chord in which the notes are transposed such that the root, originally in the bass, is placed in an upper part.
  • inverted comma — quotation mark.
  • isocitric acid — a major intermediate in the Krebs cycle, having the formula C 6 H 8 O 7 .
  • isodiametrical — isodiametric
  • itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
  • joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.
  • judas iscariot — Also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
  • jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
  • justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
  • kitty-cornered — cater-cornered
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
  • lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
  • 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
  • limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
  • line of credit — credit line (def 2).
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • macadamization — to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
  • medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
  • medicalization — The act or process of medicalizing.
  • methanoic acid — systematic name for formic acid
  • 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.
  • microdetection — the measurement of small quantities
  • microelectrode — a very small electrode
  • micrometeoroid — A microscopic particle in space or of extraterrestrial origin that is small enough so that if it enters the earth’s atmosphere, it will not burn up but drift to the earth’s surface instead.
  • microsoft word — (text, tool, product)   A popular word processor, part of the Microsoft Office suite. The original Word (versions 1.0 to 4.?/5.0?) was originally text-based (non-GUI) and ran under MS-DOS. Then Microsoft released Word for Windows 1.0 and 2.0. Later they produced new versions for each OS, both numbered 6.0.
  • mid wicket off — mid off.
  • mint condition — pristine state
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