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14-letter words containing m, e, b, r, d

  • double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
  • double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
  • dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
  • dysequilibrium — Alternative form of disequilibrium.
  • elected member — person voted in as a member
  • empire-builder — a person who seeks extra power for its own sake, esp by increasing the number of his subordinates or staff
  • fibroadenomata — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
  • formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
  • founder member — A founder member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up.
  • garden webworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm) or Loxostege similalis (garden webworm) which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.
  • half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
  • heidelberg man — the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw.
  • homeward bound — going home
  • hors de combat — disabled or injured
  • imponderabilia — Those things that are imponderable.
  • indemonstrable — not demonstrable; incapable of being demonstrated or proved.
  • indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
  • indeterminable — not determinable; incapable of being ascertained.
  • indeterminably — In an indeterminable manner.
  • james breasted — James Henry, 1865–1935, U.S. archaeologist and historian of ancient Egypt.
  • lambeth degree — an honorary degree conferred by the archbishop of Canterbury in divinity, arts, law, medicine, or music.
  • lemonade berry — a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.
  • liberal-minded — espousing liberal views and policies
  • lombard street — a street in London, England: a financial center.
  • lord baltimore — David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
  • madame darblay — Charles, 1726–1814, English organist, composer, and music historian.
  • magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
  • make-and-break — noting or pertaining to a device, operated by an electric current, for automatically opening or closing a circuit once it has been closed or opened by a mechanical springlike device, as in a doorbell.
  • man-made fibre — a type of fibre that is made artificially, such as polyester or rayon, rather than occurring naturally, like cotton or wool
  • 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.
  • marble orchard — cemetery.
  • marmalade bush — a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
  • marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
  • master bedroom — a principal bedroom in a house or apartment, usually the largest, typically occupied by the person or persons who head the household.
  • master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
  • matteo bojardo — Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), Boiardo, Matteo Maria.
  • merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
  • methyl bromide — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.
  • middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
  • mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
  • mistletoe bird — a small Australian flower-pecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that feeds on mistletoe berries
  • mistranscribed — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
  • molded breadth — the extreme breadth of the framing of a vessel, excluding the thickness of the plating or planking.
  • morbid obesity — a state of obesity in which the body mass index is between 40 and 49.9 kg/m2
  • morbidity rate — a measure of the relative incidence of a particular disease in a specific locality
  • mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
  • mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
  • mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
  • multibarrelled — (of a gun) having more than one barrel
  • multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
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