14-letter words containing u, n, d, e, o, m
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- mononucleotide — (genetics) A single nucleotide.
- monumentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of monumentalize.
- mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
- mount demavend — a volcanic peak in N Iran, in the Elburz Mountains. Height: 5671 m (18 606 ft)
- mountain guide — a trained professional mountaineer who guides climbers up a mountain
- mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
- mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- never you mind — You use never you mind to tell someone not to ask about something because it is not their concern or they should not know about it.
- non-customized — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- 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-judgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- nonjudgemental — Alternative spelling of nonjudgmental.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- offer document — a document sent by a person or firm making a takeover bid to the shareholders of the target company, giving details of the offer that has been made and, usually, reasons for accepting it
- on home ground — If you say that someone is on their home ground, you mean that they are in or near where they work or live, and feel confident and secure because of this.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
- out from under — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
- overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- pseudonymously — bearing a false or fictitious name.
- pull-down menu — (operating system) (Or "drop-down menu", "pop-down menu") A menu in a graphical user interface, whose title is normally visible but whose contents are revealed only when the user activates it, normally by pressing the mouse button while the pointer is over the title, whereupon the menu items appear below the title. The user may then select an item from the menu or click elsewhere, in either case the menu contents are hidden again. A menu item is selected either by dragging the mouse from the menu title to the item and releasing or by clicking the title and then the item. When a pull-down menu appears in the main area of a window, as opposed to the menu bar, it may have a small, downward-pointing triangle to the right. Compare: scrollable list.
- quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
- random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- serious-minded — characterized by seriousness of intention, purpose, thought, etc.; earnest.
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- smooth-tongued — fluent or convincing in speech; glib.
- sodium cyanide — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- sodium nitrite — Chemistry. a yellowish or white crystalline compound, NaNO 2 , soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether: used in the manufacture of dyes and as a color fixative.
- subdevelopment — a development within a larger or more important development
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- the unemployed — people who are out of work
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- turn on a dime — change direction quickly