14-letter words containing i, l, d, s
- new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
- news headlines — a short news broadcast briefly outlining the main news stories of the day
- nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
- non-admissible — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
- non-classified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- non-diffusible — capable of being diffused.
- non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- non-nucleoside — any of various antiviral drugs that bind directly to reverse transcriptase and prevent RNA conversion to DNA, used in combination with other drugs to treat HIV infection.
- nonclandestine — not clandestine or secret; open
- nondimensional — Not dimensional.
- nonestablished — without the official support of the government
- nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- normal divisor — a normal subgroup.
- nulli secundus — second to none
- octodecillions — Plural form of octodecillion.
- old line state — Maryland (used as a nickname).
- old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
- opposite field — the opposite part of the outfield in relation to the batter, as left field for a right-handed batter.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- outside toilet — a toilet or lavatory which is located outdoors or in an outdoor cubicle
- oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
- oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
- palisades park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- paradisiacally — in a paradisiacal way
- pedanticalness — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pedestal basin — a wash-hand basin supported by a pedestal
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- persian blinds — persiennes
- pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
- pidgin english — a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports.
- placido's disk — a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.
- platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- polar distance — codeclination.
- 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.
- possible world — (in modal logic) a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world
- postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
- postnasal drip — a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.
- 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.