14-letter words containing e, l, i, d
- little daedala — either of two festivals held in ancient Boeotia in honor of the reconciliation of Hera with Zeus, one (Little Daedala) being held every 6 years, the other (Great Daedala) every 59 years.
- little diomede — See under Diomede Islands.
- little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
- live and learn — gain knowledge and experience
- living bandage — a method of treating severe burns or other skin injuries in which cultured cells grown from a sample of the patient's own skin are applied to the wound in order to stimulate new cell growth and avoid problems of graft rejection
- load-line mark — any of various marks by which the allowable loading and the load line at load displacement are established for a merchant vessel; a load line.
- lodgepole pine — a tall, narrow, slow-growing coniferous tree, Pinus contorta, of western North America, having egg-shaped cones that remain closed for years.
- lord baltimore — David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- lovingkindness — kindness or affectionate behavior resulting from or expressing love
- lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
- lowside window — (in medieval English churches) a window set low in the outside wall, permitting the interior to be seen from the outside.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- magnetic field — a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
- maitre d'hotel — a headwaiter.
- major delivery — (programming) A (chiefly British) synonym for major release. E.g, the ninth major release of a piece of software might be called MD9. The release notation would be "v9.0".
- 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.
- male-dominated — with men in control
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- maturity yield — Finance. the rate of return on a bond expressed as a percentage that accounts for the difference between the interest earned based on current market value and that earned if the bond is held to maturity.
- meadow salsify — a European weedy, composite plant, Tragopogon pratensis, naturalized in North America, having grasslike leaves and yellow flowers.
- medial moraine — a ridge of glacial drift formed by the junction of two converging valley glaciers.
- medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
- medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
- medical marker — a trait, condition, etc that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition towards, a medical or psychological disorder
- medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- medicalization — The act or process of medicalizing.
- medicamentally — in a manner that relates to medicaments
- medicine lodge — a structure used for various ceremonials of North American Indians.
- medicine wheel — a Native American ceremonial tool representing a sacred circle
- medieval greek — the Greek language of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500. Abbreviation: MGk, MGk., MGr.
- medieval latin — the Latin language of the literature of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500, including many Latinized words from other languages. Abbreviation: ML, M.L.
- medieval welsh — the Welsh language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from about 1150 through the early 15th century.
- 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.
- melamine-faced — having a thin melamine layer on one or more faces
- melodramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of melodramatize.
- mental disease — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- meridian angle — the angle, measured eastward or westward through 180°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body.
- merritt island — a town in E Florida.
- merthyr tydfil — an administrative district in Mid Glamorgan, in S Wales. 43 sq. mi. (113 sq. km).
- mesdemoiselles — a plural of mademoiselle.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- methodological — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methodologists — Plural form of methodologist.
- methyl bromide — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.
- 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.