14-letter words containing l, o, a, d, s
- 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.
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- 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.
- nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- 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-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nonclandestine — not clandestine or secret; open
- noncondensable — lacking the ability to be condensed
- 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.
- nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- old line state — Maryland (used as a nickname).
- 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.
- 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.
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- 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.
- plaza de toros — a bullring.
- podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
- polar distance — codeclination.
- policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- 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.
- postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
- 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.
- postnatal ward — a ward in a hospital where women and their babies are provided with medical care immediately after the birth of the baby
- 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.
- preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.