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14-letter words containing x, d, l

  • ad valorem tax — a tax calculated in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed
  • alexander city — a city in E Alabama.
  • alexander viii — (Pietro Ottoboni) 1610–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689–91.
  • almond extract — oil, essence
  • aluminum oxide — alumina
  • ambidextrously — In an ambidextrous manner.
  • axis of diesel — a name given to a bloc of countries (Russia, Iran, and Venezuela) whose reserves of oil enhance their political importance
  • cephalic index — the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100
  • choroid plexus — a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid
  • contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
  • contextualized — Simple past tense and past participle of contextualize.
  • decarboxylases — Plural form of decarboxylase.
  • disk duplexing — (hardware, storage)   A variation on disk mirroring where, as well as redundant disk drives, a second disk controller or host adapter is also present.
  • duplex printer — a printer that can make double-sided printouts
  • duplex process — any of several methods for making steel in which the process is begun in one furnace and finished in another.
  • dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
  • edaphic climax — a localized climax community that may differ from the surrounding climax vegetation by reason of slightly differing soil type, exposure to sun and wind, drainage, etc.
  • exclude a risk — If an insurance company excludes a risk, they declare that a particular risk is not covered by an insurance policy.
  • exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
  • expanded metal — an open mesh of metal produced by stamping out alternating slots in a metal sheet and stretching it into an open pattern. It is used for reinforcing brittle or friable materials and in fencing
  • expected value — the sum or integral of all possible values of a random variable, or any given function of it, multiplied by the respective probabilities of the values of the variable. Symbol: E(X). E(X) is the mean of the distribution; E(X–c) = E(X)–c where c is a constant
  • exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
  • extended algol — (language)   An extension of ALGOL 60, used to write the ESPOL compiler on the Burroughs B5500, Burroughs B6500, and Burroughs B6700.
  • extension lead — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
  • external trade — foreign trade
  • extrapyramidal — Relating to or denoting nerves concerned with motor activity that descend from the cortex to the spine and are not part of the pyramidal system.
  • field exercise — a military exercise in which mock warfare is staged between two forces.
  • glycemic index — a system that ranks foods by the speeds at which their carbohydrates are converted into glucose in the body; a measure of the effects of foods on blood-sugar levels.
  • glyoxylic acid — a water-soluble crystalline compound, C 2 H 2 O 3 , that is an intermediate in photorespiration in plants.
  • great doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
  • hydroxyl group — the univalent group –OH, as in inorganic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, or as in organic compounds, such as ethyl alcohol, C 2 H 6 O.
  • hydroxyproline — a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
  • hypomixolydian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the last of the eight scales
  • juxtamedullary — (anatomy) next to the edge of the medulla (of the kidney).
  • larixinic acid — maltol.
  • lead(ii) oxide — a poisonous insoluble oxide of lead existing in red and yellow forms: used in making glass, glazes, and cements, and as a pigment. Formula: PbO
  • mixed blessing — something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.
  • mixed feelings — conflicted emotions
  • mixed language — any language containing items of vocabulary or other linguistic characteristics borrowed from two or more existing languages
  • nalidixic acid — a substance, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , that has antibacterial activity against many susceptible Gram-negative organisms, especially used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
  • orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • plumbous oxide — litharge.
  • self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
  • self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
  • sulfur dioxide — a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO 2 , formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating.

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