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14-letter words containing e, n, d, p, r, o

  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
  • lepidodendroid — resembling or relating to plants of the extinct genus Lepidodendron, which were prolific during the Carboniferous period
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
  • 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.
  • misdescription — an incorrect or misleading description
  • modern persian — the Persian language since the Middle Persian stage.
  • modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
  • monodispersive — Monodisperse.
  • needle-pointer — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
  • nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
  • new providence — an island in the N Bahamas. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
  • non-depository — a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
  • non-dispersive — serving or tending to disperse.
  • non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • nondescription — Absence of description; failure to describe something.
  • nondescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • nonparasitized — Not having been parasitized.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • nonpressurized — Not pressurized.
  • nonrepudiation — (legal) Assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
  • open deathtrap — (abuse)   An abusive hackerism for the Santa Cruz Operation's Open DeskTop. The funniest part is that this was coined by SCO's own developers. Compare AIDX, Macintrash Nominal Semidestructor, ScumOS, sun-stools, HP-SUX.
  • operation code — (programming)   (Always "op code" when spoken) The part or parts of a machine language instruction which determines what kind of action the computer should take, e.g. add, jump, load, store. In any particular instruction set certain fixed bit positions within the instruction word contain the op code, others give parameters such as the addresses or registers involved. For example, in a 32-bit instruction the most significant eight bits might be the op code giving 256 possible operations. For some instruction sets, certain values in the fixed bit positions may select a group of operations and the exact operation may depend on other bits within instruction word or subsequent words. When programming in assembly language, the op code is represented by a readable name called an instruction mnemonic.
  • ordnance corps — a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
  • overdependence — the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
  • overdeveloping — Present participle of overdevelop.
  • overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
  • owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
  • panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
  • 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.
  • pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
  • passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
  • perfidiousness — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
  • perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
  • perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
  • periodontology — periodontics.
  • peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
  • permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
  • 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
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