14-letter words containing d, r, o, l, n
- chondromalacia — degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
- clarendon code — four acts passed by the Cavalier Parliament between 1661 and 1665 to deal with the religious problems of the Restoration
- claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
- closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
- colorblindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
- comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
- comprehendible — comprehensible
- concentratedly — with intense mental application
- conductor loss — Conductor loss is loss occurring in a conductor due to the flow of current.
- contradictable — Capable of being contradicted.
- controlledness — The degree to which something is controlled.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- counterplotted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterplot.
- cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
- credit control — (in a business) the practice of maximizing revenue by making sure that customers are a good credit risk
- cross holdings — the holding of shares by one company in another company
- crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
- cylinder block — the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
- cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
- damage control — Damage control is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely.
- dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
- decolorization — decolor.
- defibrillation — the application of an electric current to the heart to restore normal rhythmic contractions after the onset of atrial or ventricular fibrillation
- dehydroretinol — (organic compound) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
- delaine merino — one of an American strain of Merino sheep.
- demonstratable — Alternative form of demonstrable.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
- dental records — records produced during a dental examination and recording the state of a patient's teeth
- dental surgeon — dentist who carries out surgery
- depersonalised — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise.
- depersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize.
- depersonalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize.
- deplorableness — The state or quality of being deplorable.
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- derivationally — In a derivational manner.
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- device control — (character) One of the four ASCII characters, DC1, DC2, DC3, and DC4, once used to remotely control equipment (e.g. a paper tape reader) via electromagnetic switches. The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device on/off, and DC2/DC4 another.
- diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dictionary apl — Sharp APL
- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- dinner trolley — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- discolorations — Plural form of discoloration.
- discolouration — (UK) alternative spelling of discoloration.