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14-letter words containing t, r, o, u, d, e

  • equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
  • feature editor — a newspaper or magazine journalist who commissions and edits feature articles
  • founder effect — the accumulation of random genetic changes in an isolated population as a result of its proliferation from only a few parent colonizers.
  • founder's type — special type cast by a type founder for hand composition, as opposed to type cast in a mechanical composing machine
  • front side bus — (hardware)   (FSB) The bus via which a processor communicates with its RAM and chipset; one half of the Dual Independent Bus (the other half being the backside bus). The L2 cache is usually on the FSB, unless it is on the same chip as the processor [example?]. In PCI systems, the PCI bus runs at half the FSB speed. Altering the FSB speed and the multiplier ratio are the two main ways of overclocking processors.
  • frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
  • gastroduodenal — of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum
  • gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
  • golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
  • groundsel tree — a composite shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, having dull, gray-green leaves and fruit with tufts of long, white hair, growing in salt marshes of eastern North America.
  • 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.
  • heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
  • household arts — activities such as sewing, cooking, etc, that are conducted in the running of a household
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
  • idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
  • ill-suited for — unsuitable for something
  • induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
  • insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
  • interdiffusion — mutual diffusion of fluids
  • 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.
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • 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.
  • misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
  • misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
  • mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
  • muddle through — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
  • multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
  • multigrade oil — Multigrade oil is engine or gear oil which works well at both low and high temperatures.
  • mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
  • music director — The music director of an orchestra or other group of musicians is the person who decides what they will play and where, and usually conducts them as well.
  • mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
  • nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
  • neurodivergent — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
  • neurodiversity — the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings, especially when viewed as being normal and natural rather than pathological: recognizing autism as an example of neurodiversity.
  • neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
  • neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
  • nitroguanidine — (chemistry) A colourless, crystalline solid manufactured from guanine and used in explosives and pesticides.
  • non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
  • non-enumerated — to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis.
  • non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
  • non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
  • nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
  • nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
  • nonrepudiation — (legal) Assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • objet de vertu — an object of virtu
  • occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
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