14-letter words containing m, a, l, d, p
- ladder polymer — a polymer, as DNA, consisting of double-stranded chains linked by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds at regular intervals.
- 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.
- london company — a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
- malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- maldevelopment — malformation
- marmalade plum — sapote.
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- mind uploading — (application) The science fiction concept of copying one's mind into an artificial body or computer.
- modular prolog — An interpreter for SB-Prolog version 3.1 extended with ML-style modules. Runs on SPARC. Distributed under GNU General Public License.
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
- nfld & lab — Newfoundland and Labrador
- noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
- nonpalindromic — Not palindromic.
- packed decimal — binary coded decimal
- paddle steamer — a vessel propelled by paddle wheels and driven by steam.
- paradigmatical — of or relating to a paradigm.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
- platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
- podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
- police academy — a school for training police officers
- polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- premeditatedly — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- pyramid letter — chain letter.
- pyramidal peak — a sharp peak formed where the ridges separating three or more cirques intersect; horn
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quadruple time — a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- self-impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- semi-paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- sesquipedalism — given to using long words.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment