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14-letter words containing p, u, t, d, o

  • equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
  • founder's type — special type cast by a type founder for hand composition, as opposed to type cast in a mechanical composing machine
  • 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.
  • global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
  • gunpowder plot — an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
  • 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
  • hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
  • joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.
  • knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
  • leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
  • leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
  • 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.
  • lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
  • mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
  • munitions dump — a place where munitions are stored
  • mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
  • 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.
  • nonrepudiation — (legal) Assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved.
  • old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
  • on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
  • overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • 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
  • penalty double — business double.
  • period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
  • 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
  • plymouth sound — an inlet of the English Channel in SW Devon, SW England
  • podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
  • 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.
  • polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
  • position audit — a systematic assessment of the current strengths and weaknesses of an organization as a prerequisite for future strategic planning
  • postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
  • 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.
  • postproduction — (in motion pictures, recording, etc.) the technical processes, as cutting, editing, and post-synchronization, necessary to ready a filmed or recorded work for sale or exhibition.
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
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