15-letter words containing a, n, d, o, u, i
- ground-breaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- groundbreakings — Plural form of groundbreaking.
- gulf of finland — an arm of the Baltic Sea between Finland, Estonia, and Russia
- guru meditation — (operating system) The Amiga equivalent of Unix's panic (sometimes just called a "guru" or "guru event"). When the system crashes, a cryptic message of the form "GURU MEDITATION #XXXXXXXX.YYYYYYYY" may appear, indicating what the problem was. An Amiga guru can figure things out from the numbers. In the earliest days of the Amiga, there was a device called a "Joyboard" which was basically a plastic board built onto a joystick-like device; it was sold with a skiing game cartridge for the Atari game machine. It is said that whenever the prototype OS crashed, the system programmer responsible would concentrate on a solution while sitting cross-legged, balanced on a Joyboard, resembling a meditating guru. Sadly, the joke was removed in AmigaOS 2.04. The Jargon File claimed that a guru event had to be followed by a Vulcan nerve pinch but, according to a correspondent, a mouse click was enough to start a reboot.
- half-round file — a file having a semicircular cross-section
- haute-normandie — a region of NW France, on the English Channel: generally fertile and flat
- heat-conducting — able to conduct heat or whose function is to conduct heat
- heat-conduction — the transfer of thermal energy between molecules
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- homing guidance — a method of missile guidance in which internal equipment enables it to steer itself onto the target, as by sensing the target's heat radiation
- human condition — mortality
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
- hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
- immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
- immunodiagnosis — serodiagnosis.
- immunomodulator — a substance that affects the functioning of the immune system
- in your dreams! — You say `In your dreams!' when you think that what someone wants is never going to happen or be true.
- in-and-out bond — a stonework or brickwork bond having headers and stretchers alternating vertically.
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insubordination — the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance: The employee was fired for insubordination.
- intermodulation — the production in an electrical device of frequencies that are the sums or differences of frequencies of different inputs or of their harmonics.
- islands council — (in Scotland since 1975) any of the three divisions (Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles) into which the Scottish islands are divided for purposes of local government
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
- lord lieutenant — British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
- louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- magnesium oxide — magnesia.
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- multidivisional — Of or pertaining to more than one division.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
- nation-building — Journalists sometimes use nation-building to refer to government policies that are designed to create a strong sense of national identity.
- neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
- nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
- newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
- non-adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- non-educational — pertaining to education.
- non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.