14-letter words containing d, p, m, i
- inter-epidemic — Also, epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
- iris diaphragm — a composite diaphragm with a central aperture readily adjustable for size, used to regulate the amount of light admitted to a lens or optical system.
- joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.
- jumping spider — any of several small, hairy spiders, of the family Salticidae, that stalk and jump upon their prey instead of snaring it in a web.
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- 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.
- meadow parsnip — any North American plant belonging to the genus Thaspium, of the parsley family, having yellow or purple flowers.
- 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.
- metanephridium — (anatomy) A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.
- 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.
- microsporidian — Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, that are very small fungi.
- middle passage — the part of the Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Africa and the West Indies: the longest part of the journey formerly made by slave ships.
- middle persian — the Persian language at a stage that begins c300 b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuries a.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuries a.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. Abbreviation: MPers.
- mind uploading — (application) The science fiction concept of copying one's mind into an artificial body or computer.
- mind-expanding — heightening perceptions in a hallucinatory way: mind-expanding drugs.
- misapprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of misapprehend.
- misdescription — an incorrect or misleading description
- misinterpreted — Simple past tense and past participle of misinterpret.
- misrepresented — Simple past tense and past participle of misrepresent.
- mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
- modern persian — the Persian language since the Middle Persian stage.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- monodispersive — Monodisperse.
- monoprionidian — having cells or sacs only on one half of the axis
- mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
- multiple drill — a drilling machine having a number of vertical spindles for drilling several holes in a piece simultaneously.
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- munitions dump — a place where munitions are stored
- muscle spindle — Cell Biology. a proprioceptor in skeletal muscle, composed of striated muscle fibers and sensory nerve endings in a connective tissue sheath, that conveys information via the spinal nerves on the state of muscle stretch, important in the reflex mechanism that maintains body posture.
- myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
- myocardiograph — an instrument for recording the movements of the heart.
- myocardiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the myocardium.
- nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
- nonpalindromic — Not palindromic.
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- onium compound — type of chemical salt
- openmindedness — Alternative form of open-mindedness.
- overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
- overemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.
- oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
- packed decimal — binary coded decimal
- 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
- panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
- pantomime dame — an exaggerated comedic female character in a pantomime played by a male actor
- paradigm shift — a dramatic change in the paradigm of a scientific community, or a change from one scientific paradigm to another.
- paradigmatical — of or relating to a paradigm.