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14-letter words containing p, o, n, d, l

  • lodgepole pine — a tall, narrow, slow-growing coniferous tree, Pinus contorta, of western North America, having egg-shaped cones that remain closed for years.
  • london company — a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.
  • 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
  • mind uploading — (application)   The science fiction concept of copying one's mind into an artificial body or computer.
  • 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.
  • needle-pointer — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • nondevelopment — the lack of normal development
  • nonpalindromic — Not palindromic.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • obedient plant — false dragonhead.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • overdeveloping — Present participle of overdevelop.
  • 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.
  • pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
  • penalty double — business double.
  • periodontology — periodontics.
  • peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
  • permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
  • philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
  • pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
  • picolinic acid — a crystalline acid. Formula: C6H5NO2
  • pigeon-livered — meek-tempered; spiritless; mild.
  • planning board — development group
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
  • plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
  • plymouth sound — an inlet of the English Channel in SW Devon, SW England
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
  • 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.
  • pool attendant — a person who keeps watch at a swimming pool, and rescues anyone in danger of drowning
  • postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
  • postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
  • postnasal drip — a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.
  • postnatal ward — a ward in a hospital where women and their babies are provided with medical care immediately after the birth of the baby
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • pound of flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
  • preconcertedly — in a preconcerted or preplanned manner
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
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