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14-letter words containing o, n, e, y, d

  • polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
  • polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
  • polyvinylidene — pertaining to or derived from a polymer of a vinylidene compound.
  • porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
  • power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
  • preconcertedly — in a preconcerted or preplanned manner
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
  • providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • pseudonymously — bearing a false or fictitious name.
  • pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
  • quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
  • radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
  • radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
  • read-only user — (jargon)   Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
  • ready reckoner — reckoner (def 2).
  • recommendatory — serving to recommend; recommending.
  • record company — business: sells recorded music
  • roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
  • scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
  • secondary beam — a beam of particles of one kind selected from the group of particles produced when a beam of particles from an accelerator (primary beam) strikes a target.
  • secondary cell — storage cell.
  • secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
  • secondary road — a road less important than a main road or highway.
  • secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
  • secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
  • seeing eye dog — a dog that has been specially trained to lead or guide a blind person in walking about.
  • seeing-eye dog — blind person's guide dog
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • seventy-second — next after the seventy-first; being the ordinal number for 72.
  • sit-down money — social security benefits
  • sodium cyanide — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.
  • south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
  • spending money — money for small personal expenses.
  • standard money — money made of a metal that has utility and value apart from its use as a unit of monetary exchange.
  • strong-eye dog — a dog trained to control sheep by its gaze
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • sunday opening — the act of allowing shops and businesses to open on a Sunday
  • tank destroyer — a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.
  • tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
  • the unemployed — people who are out of work
  • theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
  • thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
  • to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
  • topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
  • try one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
  • uncontrolledly — in an uncontrolled manner
  • under-employed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
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