14-letter words containing d, o, l, a, r
- disprovability — The ability to be disproven; refutability.
- dissertational — Resembling or pertaining to dissertations.
- distributional — an act or instance of distributing.
- diurnal motion — the apparent daily motion, caused by the earth's rotation, of celestial bodies across the sky.
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- do a slow burn — If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily.
- dollar-average — to engage in dollar averaging.
- dongle cracker — (security) Someone who enables software that has been written to require a dongle to run without it.
- door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
- dorsoventrally — In a dorsoventral manner.
- double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- doubly serrate — biserrate
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- dracula, count — (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
- dragon's blood — a deep-red, water-insoluble resin exuding from the fruit of a palm, Daemonorops draco, of the Malay Archipelago, used chiefly in the preparation of varnishes and in photoengraving for protecting certain areas of the metal plate from the acid.
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- draw-out table — draw table.
- draw-top table — a table that can be extended by sliding one or more additional leaves into place
- drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
- drowned valley — a valley that, having been flooded by the sea, now exists as a bay or estuary.
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- duodenal ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the duodenum.
- dwarf palmetto — an apparently stemless palm, Sabal minor, of the southeastern U.S., having stiff, bluish-green leaves, the leafstalks arising from the ground.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- euclidean norm — (mathematics) The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
- exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- faeroe islands — group of Danish islands in the N Atlantic, between Iceland & the Shetland Islands: 540 sq mi (1,399 sq km); pop. 44,000
- fd and c color — any of the synthetic pigments and dyes that are approved by the FDA for use in foods, drugs, and cosmetics.
- federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
- federalization — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- flood coverage — Flood coverage is insurance coverage for loss or damage caused by floods.
- florida strait — a strait between Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas, connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic.
- florida-strait — a state in the SE United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 58,560 sq. mi. (151,670 sq. km). Capital: Tallahassee. Abbreviation: FL (for use with zip code), Fla.
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- fluoridization — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
- forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent