14-letter words containing i, d, o, n, e
- ascending node — the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the north (opposed to descending node).
- assistance dog — a dog that has been specially trained to live with and accompany a disabled person, carrying out such tasks as prompting them to take medication or assisting them to cross a road
- auction bridge — a variety of bridge, now generally superseded by contract bridge, in which all the tricks made score towards the game
- audio response — a computer response that is audible rather than textual or graphical
- auditory nerve — either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, which connect the ear with the brain and carry impulses relating to sound and balance
- autoantibodies — Plural form of autoantibody.
- autodesk, inc. — (company) The distributors of the AutoCAD CAD package. Address: Sausalito, CA, USA.
- aviation badge — wings.
- aviation cadet — one who trains to become an officer in an air force.
- aviation-badge — Also called aviation badge. Military Informal. a badge bearing the image of a spread pair of bird's wings with a distinctive center design, awarded to an aircrewman on completion of certain requirements.
- avoidance play — a play by the declarer designed to prevent a particular opponent from taking the lead.
- axis-ordinates — y-axis (def 1).
- azidothymidine — an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV/AIDS
- backside-front — backend-to.
- ballon d'essai — a project or policy put forward experimentally to gauge reactions to it
- be in bad odor — to be in ill repute
- be of one mind — to have the same opinion or desire
- beard-stroking — deep thought
- bending moment — the algebraic sum of all the moments to one side of a cross-section of a beam or other structural support
- benzodiazepine — any of a group of chemical compounds that are used as minor tranquillizers, such as diazepam (Valium) and chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
- benzosulfimide — saccharin.
- beside oneself — If you are beside yourself with anger or excitement, you are extremely angry or excited.
- beta reduction — [lambda-calculus] The application of a lambda abstraction to an argument expression. A copy of the body of the lambda abstraction is made and occurrences of the bound variable being replaced by the argument. E.g. (\ x . x+1) 4 --> 4+1 Beta reduction is the only kind of reduction in the pure lambda-calculus. The opposite of beta reduction is beta abstraction. These are the two kinds of beta conversion. See also name capture.
- beta-endorphin — a potent endorphin released by the anterior pituitary gland in response to pain, trauma, exercise, or other forms of stress.
- beta-oxidation — a process by which fatty acids are degraded, involving oxidation of the beta carbons and removal of successive two-carbon fragments from the fatty acid.
- beyond dispute — not open to dispute or question; settled
- bildungsromane — a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
- biodegradation — to decay and become absorbed by the environment: toys that will biodegrade when they're discarded.
- bioremediation — the use of plants to extract heavy metals from contaminated soils and water
- blood relation — A blood relation or blood relative is someone who is related to you by birth rather than by marriage.
- blow one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- blue dandelion — chicory (def 1).
- blurred vision — a condition which makes it impossible to see clearly
- boarding house — A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
- bodice-ripping — A bodice-ripping film or novel is one which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes. You use this word especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people.
- body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
- bonded-whiskey — something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- borders region — a former local government region in S Scotland, formed in 1975 from Berwick, Peebles, Roxburgh, Selkirk, and part of Midlothian; replaced in 1996 by Scottish Borders council area
- botanic garden — a place in which plants are grown, studied, and exhibited
- bottom-feeding — the activities of a bottom feeder.
- bound moisture — Bound moisture is liquid in a solid, which exerts a vapor pressure that is less than the pure liquid would do at the same temperature.
- bound variable — (in the functional calculus) a variable occurring in a quantifier and in a sentential function within the scope of the quantifier.
- boundary rider — an employee on a sheep or cattle station whose job is to maintain fences in good repair and to prevent stock from straying
- brazing solder — an alloy of copper and zinc for joining two metal surfaces by melting the alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces
- breech-loading — (of a firearm) loaded at the breech
- breeding stock — animals specifically kept to breed from
- brownie guider — the adult leader of a pack of Brownie Guides
- builder's knot — clove hitch
- bulletin board — A bulletin board is a board which is usually attached to a wall in order to display notices giving information about something.
- burn-in period — 1. (testing) A factory soak test intended to increase the chance that components that fail early due to infant mortality will fail before the system leaves the factory. 2. (jargon) When one is so intensely involved in a new project that one forgets basic needs such as food, drink and sleep. Excessive burn-in can lead to burn-out. See hack mode, larval stage.