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14-letter words containing m, r, d, s

  • nondeterminism — (computing) Dependence on factors other than initial state and input.
  • normal divisor — a normal subgroup.
  • norman dynasty — a succession of English kings founded by Duke William of the duchy of Normandy in northern France, who conquered England in 1066 and whose successors ruled the country to 1154.
  • of your dreams — If you describe someone or something as the person or thing of your dreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.
  • ondes martenot — an electronic keyboard instrument in which the frequency of an oscillator is varied to produce separate musical notes
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin
  • overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
  • overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
  • overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
  • overemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.
  • oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • paddle steamer — a vessel propelled by paddle wheels and driven by steam.
  • paedomorphosis — the resemblance of adult animals to the young of their ancestors: seen in the evolution of modern man, who shows resemblances to the young stages of australopithecines
  • paradigm shift — a dramatic change in the paradigm of a scientific community, or a change from one scientific paradigm to another.
  • period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
  • photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • post-modernism — Post-modernism is a late twentieth century approach in art, architecture, and literature which typically mixes styles, ideas, and references to modern society, often in an ironic way.
  • post-modernist — A post-modernist is a writer, artist, or architect who is influenced by post-modernism.
  • postdeterminer — a member of a subclass of English adjectival words, including ordinal and cardinal numbers, that may be placed after an article or other determiner and before a descriptive adjective, as first and three in the first three new chapters.
  • precision-made — made to precise specifications
  • predeterminism — the belief that everything is predetermined
  • pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
  • pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • pseudosymmetry — an apparent symmetry different from that appropriate to a crystal of a given mineral.
  • pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
  • pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
  • pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
  • quadrumvirates — Plural form of quadrumvirate.
  • quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
  • radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
  • radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
  • radiostrontium — strontium 90.
  • radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
  • random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
  • random testing — (programming, testing)   A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
  • reach-me-downs — trousers
  • redisbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
  • reform judaism — Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.
  • remedilessness — the state or quality of being remediless or incapable of being restored or corrected
  • removable disk — removable hard disk
  • residence time — Also called residence. Chemistry. the length of time a substance remains in the adsorbed, suspended, or dissolved state.
  • restiform body — a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
  • rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
  • rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
  • saavedra lamas — Carlos [kahr-laws] /ˈkɑr lɔs/ (Show IPA), 1878?–1959, Argentine statesman and diplomat: Nobel Peace Prize 1936.
  • sacred monster — a celebrity whose eccentricities or indiscretions are easily forgiven by admirers.
  • 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)
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