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14-letter words containing d, i, p, l, o, e

  • malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • medigap policy — A Medigap policy is a private extra health insurance plan in the U.S. that provides coverage for medical expenses that are not or only partially covered by Medicare.
  • 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.
  • mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
  • myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
  • needle-pointer — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • obedient plant — false dragonhead.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • opposite field — the opposite part of the outfield in relation to the batter, as left field for a right-handed batter.
  • overdeveloping — Present participle of overdevelop.
  • overprivileged — having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.
  • oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
  • palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
  • para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • periodontology — periodontics.
  • peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • photoduplicate — photocopy.
  • pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
  • pigeon-livered — meek-tempered; spiritless; mild.
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • plumbous oxide — litharge.
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • police academy — a school for training police officers
  • police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
  • 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.
  • polydispersity — the state of being polydisperse
  • polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
  • 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.
  • polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
  • polyvinylidene — pertaining to or derived from a polymer of a vinylidene compound.
  • possible world — (in modal logic) a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world
  • potbellied pig — a type of small, dark, domesticated pig with a lighter band running around its middle, native to Vietnam and sometimes kept as a pet.
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • potter's field — a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7.
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • powdery mildew — any of various parasitic fungi of the ascomycete order Erysiphales, which produce a powderlike film of mycelium on the surface of host plants.
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
  • pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
  • promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
  • propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
  • provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
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