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14-letter words containing u, d, p

  • indian pudding — a sweet baked pudding made of cornmeal, molasses, milk, and various spices.
  • intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
  • iridopupillary — pertaining to the iris and the pupil.
  • irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
  • isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
  • issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
  • joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.
  • jumping spider — any of several small, hairy spiders, of the family Salticidae, that stalk and jump upon their prey instead of snaring it in a web.
  • keep sb amused — If you keep someone amused, you find things to do which stop them getting bored.
  • knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
  • l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
  • lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
  • marmalade plum — sapote.
  • metanephridium — (anatomy) A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.
  • mind uploading — (application)   The science fiction concept of copying one's mind into an artificial body or computer.
  • modular prolog — An interpreter for SB-Prolog version 3.1 extended with ML-style modules. Runs on SPARC. Distributed under GNU General Public License.
  • modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
  • mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
  • multiple drill — a drilling machine having a number of vertical spindles for drilling several holes in a piece simultaneously.
  • 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
  • muscle spindle — Cell Biology. a proprioceptor in skeletal muscle, composed of striated muscle fibers and sensory nerve endings in a connective tissue sheath, that conveys information via the spinal nerves on the state of muscle stretch, important in the reflex mechanism that maintains body posture.
  • mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
  • nip in the bud — Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
  • 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.
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
  • painted tongue — a Chilean plant, Salpiglossis sinuata, of the nightshade family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
  • painted turtle — a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace.
  • paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
  • 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
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