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14-letter words containing i, d, o, s, y

  • in holy orders — ordained
  • inclusion body — a particle that takes a characteristic stain, found in a virus-infected cell.
  • incommodiously — In an incommodious manner.
  • inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
  • indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
  • innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
  • isocyanic acid — an unstable acid, CHNO, tautomeric with cyanic acid, known only in the form of its salts.
  • lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • man of destiny — epithet of Napoleon I.
  • meadow salsify — a European weedy, composite plant, Tragopogon pratensis, naturalized in North America, having grasslike leaves and yellow flowers.
  • mediastinotomy — (surgery) incision of the mediastinum.
  • minicoy island — a small island in the S Laccadive Islands, off the SW coast of India. 1.25 sq. mi. (3.24 sq. km).
  • modal analysis — Modal analysis is the analysis of a structure to find its natural frequencies of vibration.
  • modestly sized — moderately sized; not very large, but not small
  • monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
  • morbid obesity — a state of obesity in which the body mass index is between 40 and 49.9 kg/m2
  • motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
  • musical comedy — musical (def 5).
  • myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
  • neurodiversity — the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings, especially when viewed as being normal and natural rather than pathological: recognizing autism as an example of neurodiversity.
  • nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
  • non-depository — a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
  • non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
  • north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
  • ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
  • ordinary stock — British. common stock.
  • orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
  • passion sunday — the fifth Sunday in Lent, being the second week before Easter.
  • pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
  • police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
  • policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
  • polydispersity — the state of being polydisperse
  • polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
  • polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
  • potato psyllid — a tiny homopterous insect, Paratrioza cockerelli, occurring in some areas of the western U.S., western Canada, and Mexico: a serious pest to potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers, the nymphs acting as vectors in the transmission of psyllid yellows.
  • power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • psychodynamics — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
  • pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
  • radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
  • restiform body — a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
  • road stability — the extent to which a motor vehicle is stable and does not skid, esp at high speeds, or on sharp bends or wet roads
  • sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
  • safety-deposit — safe-deposit.
  • secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
  • security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
  • seeing eye dog — a dog that has been specially trained to lead or guide a blind person in walking about.
  • seeing-eye dog — blind person's guide dog
  • self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
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