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15-letter words containing c, i, u, d

  • hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
  • hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
  • 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.
  • hyperproduction — an increased or excessive production or output
  • ichthyodorulite — a spiny plate located on the tail and back of some fish or similar vertebrates
  • immunodeficient — Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
  • in difficulties — in distress, esp. financially
  • incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
  • indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
  • individualistic — a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.
  • induction motor — a type of electric motor in which alternating current from a power source is fed through a primary winding and induces a current in a secondary winding, with the parts arranged so that the resulting magnetic field causes a movable rotor to rotate with respect to a fixed stator.
  • injudiciousness — The state or condition of being injudicious.
  • internucleotide — occurring or existing between nucleotides
  • iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
  • 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
  • juan del encina — Juan del [hwahn del] /ʰwɑn dɛl/ (Show IPA), 1468?-1529? Spanish poet, composer, and playwright.
  • judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • judicial branch — the branch of government charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice; the judiciary.
  • judicial murder — the unjustified execution of the death penalty
  • judicial review — the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official.
  • julian calendar — the calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46 b.c., fixing the length of the year at 365 days and at 366 days every fourth year. There are 12 months of 30 or 31 days, except for February (which has 28 days with the exception of every fourth year, or leap year, when it has 29 days).
  • laundry service — clothes-washing business
  • lauric aldehyde — a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • listed security — a security that is quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and appears in its Official List of Securities
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
  • mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • medical student — trainee doctor
  • medical studies — a course of study leading to qualification as a doctor of medicine
  • medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • medicine bundle — a wrapped package of items used by some North American Indians for religious or ceremonial purposes.
  • miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
  • mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
  • mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
  • multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
  • multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
  • narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
  • non-adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • non-disjunction — the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division.
  • non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
  • non-educational — pertaining to education.
  • nonadjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
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