14-letter words containing di
- interdialectal — relating to, or existing between, different dialects
- interdiffusion — mutual diffusion of fluids
- interdigitated — Simple past tense and past participle of interdigitate.
- intermediaries — Plural form of intermediary.
- intermediately — being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- intermediating — to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- intermediation — the act of intermediating.
- intermediatory — to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- intermodillion — a space between two modillions.
- internal audit — an audit conducted by company accountants on a regular basis (distinguished from independent audit).
- intracardially — in an intracardial manner
- iris diaphragm — a composite diaphragm with a central aperture readily adjustable for size, used to regulate the amount of light admitted to a lens or optical system.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- jardin anglais — a landscape garden having winding paths and irregular planting.
- jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
- jonker diamond — a noted diamond weighing 726 carats, discovered in the Transvaal in 1934 and cut into 12 pieces.
- juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- kidney disease — medical condition affecting the kidneys
- kierkegaardian — of, relating to, or resembling the philosophy or religious views of Kierkegaard.
- landing beacon — a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam
- landing ground — airfield
- landing lights — aircraft lights used when landing
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
- landing-waiter — landwaiter.
- latitudinarian — allowing or characterized by latitude in opinion or conduct, especially in religious views.
- leading rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable but junior to that of a corporal in the army
- legal medicine — the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
- lending policy — a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
- liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
- libidinousness — full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
- line of credit — credit line (def 2).
- linkage editor — linker
- linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
- little diomede — See under Diomede Islands.
- longitudinally — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- madison avenue — a street in New York City that is a center of the advertising and public relations industries and that has become a symbol of their attitudes, methods, and practices.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
- manic disorder — a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions.
- matara diamond — a zircon heat-treated to render it colorless: not a true diamond.
- materia medica — (used with a plural verb) the remedial substances employed in medicine.
- medial moraine — a ridge of glacial drift formed by the junction of two converging valley glaciers.
- mediastinotomy — (surgery) incision of the mediastinum.
- medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
- medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
- medical marker — a trait, condition, etc that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition towards, a medical or psychological disorder
- medical school — university where medical degrees are taught