14-letter words containing s, o, n, a, d, l
- leaf-nosed bat — any of various New and Old World bats, as of the families Phyllostomatidae, Rhinolophidae, and Hipposideridae, having a leaflike flap of skin at the tip of the nose.
- leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- liquidationist — pertaining to or promoting a theory of economics which holds that governments should not interfere in a recession
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
- lost and found — a room in a public place for items left behind and from which the owners may retrieve them.
- lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
- malodorousness — The state or condition of being malodorous.
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- mean solar day — day (def 3a).
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- mills-and-boon — of or relating to novels by the British publisher Mills and Boon, esp in being romantic or sexual in nature
- minicoy island — a small island in the S Laccadive Islands, off the SW coast of India. 1.25 sq. mi. (3.24 sq. km).
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- modal analysis — Modal analysis is the analysis of a structure to find its natural frequencies of vibration.
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- nelson mandela — Nelson (Rolihlahla) [raw-lee-lah-luh] /ˌrɔ liˈlɑ lə/ (Show IPA), 1918–2013, South African black antiapartheid activist: president of South Africa 1994–99.
- nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-admissible — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
- non-classified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nonclandestine — not clandestine or secret; open
- noncondensable — lacking the ability to be condensed
- nondimensional — Not dimensional.
- nonestablished — without the official support of the government
- nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- normal divisor — a normal subgroup.
- nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- old line state — Maryland (used as a nickname).
- old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
- polar distance — codeclination.
- 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
- preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt