14-letter words containing l, o, a, d, m, s
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- lombard street — a street in London, England: a financial center.
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- malodorousness — The state or condition of being malodorous.
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
- mater dolorosa — the sorrowful mother.
- meadow salsify — a European weedy, composite plant, Tragopogon pratensis, naturalized in North America, having grasslike leaves and yellow flowers.
- mean solar day — day (def 3a).
- medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- mills-and-boon — of or relating to novels by the British publisher Mills and Boon, esp in being romantic or sexual in nature
- minicoy island — a small island in the S Laccadive Islands, off the SW coast of India. 1.25 sq. mi. (3.24 sq. km).
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- modal analysis — Modal analysis is the analysis of a structure to find its natural frequencies of vibration.
- moosehead lake — a lake in central Maine. 42 miles (68 km) long; 300 sq. mi. (780 sq. km).
- musical comedy — musical (def 5).
- myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
- nelson mandela — Nelson (Rolihlahla) [raw-lee-lah-luh] /ˌrɔ liˈlɑ lə/ (Show IPA), 1918–2013, South African black antiapartheid activist: president of South Africa 1994–99.
- non-admissible — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
- nondimensional — Not dimensional.
- normal divisor — a normal subgroup.
- old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
- podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- removable disk — removable hard disk
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- slalom descent — a winding descent
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
- somoza debayle — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1925–80, Nicaraguan army officer, businessman, and political leader: president 1967–72, 1974–79 (brother of Luis Somoza Debayle).
- standard model — a mathematical description of the elementary particles of matter and the fundamental forces by which they interact and behave; a model combining electromagnetic and weak forces.
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes