14-letter words containing d
- androdioecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
- andromedotoxin — a poisonous substance found in various plants of the family Ericaceae, and in particular in plants of the genus Andromeda
- andromonoecism — the condition of being andromonoecious
- andy tanenbaum — Andrew Tanenbaum
- angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- angle of slide — the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will start to slide or flow.
- animadversions — Plural form of animadversion.
- animal kingdom — a category of living organisms comprising all animals
- anisodactylous — Zoology. having the toes unlike, or unequal in number.
- antaphrodisiac — Capable of reducing the sex drive.
- antediluvially — in antediluvian times, in times before the Flood
- antennal gland — green gland.
- anthony dollar — a cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to one dollar, bearing a portrait of Susan B. Anthony on its obverse: first issued in 1979.
- anthropoid ape — any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
- anti-apartheid — opposed to apartheid
- anti-desiccant — a substance or material applied to a plant, as by spraying, to inhibit moisture loss during transplanting.
- anti-diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- anti-dogmatism — dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths.
- anti-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- anti-oxidizing — to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
- antiadrenergic — Preventing or counteracting the effects of adrenaline.
- antidefamation — (of a group or organization) against defamation
- antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
- antidepressant — An antidepressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.
- antidepression — alleviating or preventing depression
- antiderivative — an indefinite integral
- antidiarrhoeal — a drug used to prevent or treat diarrhoea
- antidromically — in an antidromic manner
- antifederalism — Alternative form of anti-federalism.
- antifederalist — a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal Government
- antikidnapping — Preventing or countering kidnapping.
- antimonic acid — antimony pentoxide.
- antiodontalgic — of use in the treatment of toothache
- antiquatedness — The state or quality of being antiquated.
- antiradicalism — the opposition to radicalism
- antispasmodics — Plural form of antispasmodic.
- antoine domino — Antoine ("Fats") born 1928, U.S. rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer, and composer.
- appendectomies — Plural form of appendectomy.
- appendicectomy — surgical removal of any appendage, esp the vermiform appendix
- apple islander — a native or inhabitant of Tasmania
- apsidal motion — the rotation of the major axis of an eccentric orbit in the plane of the orbit.
- arabia deserta — an ancient division of Arabia, in the N part between Syria and Mesopotamia.
- arabian desert — a desert in E Egypt, between the Nile, the Gulf of Suez, and the Red Sea: mountainous parts rise over 1800 m (6000 ft). Area: about 220 000 sq km (85 000 sq miles)
- arachidic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 40 O 2 , obtained from peanut oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants, plastics, and waxes.
- arachnodactyly — A condition in which the fingers and hands are abnormally long and slender.
- arcado-cyprian — an ancient language group of eastern Greece.
- archaeocyathid — one of the marine invertebrates of the extinct phylum Archaeocyatha, widely distributed during the Cambrian Period, having a limy, typically conical or cylindrical skeleton composed of sievelike inner and outer walls.
- archidiaconate — the office, term of office, or area of jurisdiction of an archdeacon
- archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
- arctic redpoll — a finch, Carduelis hornemanni, of the family Fringillidae, which breeds in tundra birch forest