15-letter words containing c, l, a, d, n
- noncredentialed — not credentialed or lacking credentials
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
- noninsecticidal — absent or free of insecticide
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- nonmelodramatic — Not melodramatic.
- nonprecedential — Not precedential.
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
- nuclear warhead — a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.
- nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
- obedience trial — a competitive event at which a dog can progress toward a degree in obedience by demonstrating its ability to follow a prescribed series of commands.
- obsidional coin — siege piece.
- old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
- omnidirectional — sending or receiving signals in all directions: an omnidirectional microphone.
- orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
- pacific islands — a U.S. trust territory in the Pacific Ocean, comprising the Mariana, Marshall, and Caroline Islands: approved by the United Nations 1947; since 1976 constituents of the trusteeship have established or moved toward self-government. 717 sq. mi. (1857 sq. km).
- paid-in capital — finance: payments from investors
- palindromically — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- paracel islands — a group of uninhabited islets and reefs in the N South China Sea, the subject of territorial claims by China and Vietnam
- part and parcel — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- pedunculate oak — a large deciduous oak tree, Quercus robur, of Eurasia, having lobed leaves and stalked acorns
- pelargonic acid — a colorless, oily, water-immiscible liquid, C 9 H 1 8 O 2 , occurring as an ester in a volatile oil in species of pelargonium: used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of lacquers and plastics.
- perpendicularly — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
- pitcairn island — a small British island in the S Pacific, SE of Tuamotu Archipelago: settled 1790 by mutineers of the Bounty. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- planned economy — an economic system in which the government controls and regulates production, distribution, prices, etc.
- pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
- point d'alencon — Alençon lace (def 1).
- point-and-click — of or denoting an interface with which the user typically interacts by using a mouse to move the cursor and then clicking on a screen object.
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
- prejudicialness — the trait of being prejudicial
- prince's island — former name of Príncipe.
- principal ideal — the smallest ideal containing a given element in a ring; an ideal in a ring with a multiplicative identity, obtained by multiplying each element of the ring by one specified element.
- pure land sects — Mahayana Buddhist sects venerating the Buddha as the compassionate saviour
- quadruplication — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- reconsolidation — an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.
- recording angel — an angel who supposedly keeps a record of every person's good and bad acts
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- richard neville — Earl of (Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury"the Kingmaker") 1428–71, English military leader and statesman.
- ricinoleic acid — a colorless to yellow, viscous, liquid, water-insoluble, unsaturated hydroxyl acid, C 1 8 H 3 4 O 3 , occurring in castor oil in the form of the glyceride: used chiefly in soaps and textile finishing.
- sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
- scala cordonata — a ramp having the form of broad, slightly inclined steps.
- scotch highland — any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
- secondary color — a color, as orange, green, or violet, produced by mixing two primary colors.
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.