14-letter words containing i, l, d
- 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.
- michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- microelectrode — a very small electrode
- middle america — average middle-class Americans as a group, as distinguished from the rich or poor or the politically extreme.
- middle chinese — the Chinese language of the 7th and 8th centuries a.d. Abbreviation: MChin.
- middle eastern — Also called Mideast. (loosely) the area from Libya E to Afghanistan, usually including Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other countries of the Arabian peninsula.
- middle england — Journalists use Middle England to refer to middle class people in England who are believed not to like change.
- middle english — the English language of the period c1150–c1475. Abbreviation: ME.
- middle flemish — the Flemish language of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
- middle iranian — any of the Iranian languages spoken from about the first to the tenth centuries a.d., as Middle Persian.
- middle kingdom — Also called Middle Empire. the period in the history of ancient Egypt, c2000–1785 b.c., comprising the 11th to 14th dynasties. Compare New Kingdom, Old Kingdom.
- middle lamella — the layer of cementing material, composed of pectates and similar substances, between the walls of adjacent cells.
- middle passage — the part of the Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Africa and the West Indies: the longest part of the journey formerly made by slave ships.
- middle persian — the Persian language at a stage that begins c300 b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuries a.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuries a.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. Abbreviation: MPers.
- middle western — of or relating to the Middle West.
- middle-ranking — A middle-ranking person has a fairly important or responsible position in a particular organization, but is not one of the most important people in it.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- midlife crisis — a period of psychological stress occurring in middle age, thought to be triggered by a physical, occupational, or domestic event, as menopause, diminution of physical prowess, job loss, or departure of children from the home.
- midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
- midway islands — an atoll in the central Pacific, about 2100 km (1300 miles) northwest of Honolulu: annexed by the US in 1867: scene of a decisive battle (June, 1942), in which the US combined fleets destroyed Japan's carrier fleet. Pop: 40 (2013 est). Area: 5 sq km (2 sq miles)