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14-letter words containing l, y, d, i, a, n

  • intimidatingly — In an intimidating manner.
  • intracardially — in an intracardial manner
  • intramedullary — located within the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, or bone marrow
  • kidney failure — loss of renal function
  • labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
  • lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
  • liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • longitudinally — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
  • medicamentally — in a manner that relates to medicaments
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • modelling clay — mouldable substance fixed in a kiln
  • neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
  • nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
  • payday lending — the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
  • royal canadian — in the service of the Canadian federal government and the British monarch: Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
  • ryukyu islands — a chain of 55 islands in the W Pacific, extending almost 650 km (400 miles) from S Japan to N Taiwan: an ancient kingdom, under Chinese rule from the late 14th century, invaded by Japan in the early 17th century, under full Japanese sovereignty from 1879 to 1945, and US control from 1945 to 1972; now part of Japan again. They are subject to frequent typhoons. Chief town: Naha (on Okinawa). Pop: 1 318 220 (2000). Area: 2196 sq km (849 sq miles)
  • safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
  • sailing dinghy — a small boat or dinghy with a single mast, used esp for recreational sailing
  • salivary gland — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
  • skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
  • slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
  • tandem bicycle — a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem, especially popular in the 19th century.
  • traditionality — of or relating to tradition.
  • unacademically — in an unacademic manner
  • unaccidentally — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
  • uncrystallized — lacking a final form
  • undecidability — the quality of being undecidable
  • undeliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
  • undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
  • undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
  • undogmatically — in an undogmatic manner
  • undramatically — in an undramatic manner
  • wild hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea arborescens, of the saxifrage family, common throughout the eastern half of the U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and a rounded cluster of white flowers.
  • window display — an arrangement of items in a shop window
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