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14-letter words containing d, o, r, i

  • overindulgence — excessive indulgence
  • overland trail — any of various routes traveled by settlers from the Missouri River to Oregon and California beginning in the 1840s.
  • overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
  • overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
  • overprivileged — having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.
  • overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
  • oversensitized — to render sensitive.
  • oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
  • oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
  • oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
  • owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
  • ozone-friendly — Ozone-friendly chemicals, products, or technology do not cause harm to the ozone layer.
  • paedomorphosis — the resemblance of adult animals to the young of their ancestors: seen in the evolution of modern man, who shows resemblances to the young stages of australopithecines
  • panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
  • panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
  • 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.
  • paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • parish records — historical documents of a district
  • 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.
  • partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back
  • perfidiousness — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
  • perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
  • period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
  • periodic group — (database)   (PE) Groups of logically related fields which occur multiple times within a group. Periodic groups are a non-relational technique. An example of a PE would be for storing the history of a person's name changes, where name was kept in logically related fields such as surname, first name and middle name - with the person having changed their name more than once.
  • 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.
  • philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
  • photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
  • picture editor — someone whose job is to deal with the photographs and illustrations for a newspaper or magazine
  • picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • pigeon-livered — meek-tempered; spiritless; mild.
  • pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
  • pituitary body — (formerly) the pituitary gland.
  • planning board — development group
  • plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
  • poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
  • point d'esprit — a bobbinet or tulle with oval or square dots woven in an irregular pattern.
  • point of order — a question raised as to whether proceedings are in order, or in conformity with parliamentary law.
  • 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
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