14-letter words containing p, o, d, i, u
- equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
- fluid coupling — Machinery. an apparatus in which a fluid, usually oil, transmits torque from one shaft to another, producing an equal torque in the other shaft.
- frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
- fundoplication — (surgery) An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- iridopupillary — pertaining to the iris and the pupil.
- irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
- joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
- lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- mind uploading — (application) The science fiction concept of copying one's mind into an artificial body or computer.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- munitions dump — a place where munitions are stored
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- nonpressurized — Not pressurized.
- nonrepudiation — (legal) Assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved.
- onium compound — type of chemical salt
- overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
- owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
- painted tongue — a Chilean plant, Salpiglossis sinuata, of the nightshade family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
- parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
- passion sunday — the fifth Sunday in Lent, being the second week before Easter.
- perfidiousness — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- periodic group — (database) (PE) Groups of logically related fields which occur multiple times within a group. Periodic groups are a non-relational technique. An example of a PE would be for storing the history of a person's name changes, where name was kept in logically related fields such as surname, first name and middle name - with the person having changed their name more than once.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- photoinduction — the act or process of being photoinduced
- photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- picture editor — someone whose job is to deal with the photographs and illustrations for a newspaper or magazine
- picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
- pituitary body — (formerly) the pituitary gland.
- platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.