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15-letter words containing c, o, d, i, s

  • frederick soddyFrederick, 1877–1956, English chemist: Nobel prize 1921.
  • gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
  • geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
  • geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
  • glucocorticoids — Plural form of glucocorticoid.
  • go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
  • goldilocks zone — a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets: Mars is thought to lie on the outer edge of the sun's Goldilocks zone.
  • gross indecency — sexual offence
  • guild socialism — a form of socialism developed in England in the 20th century, emphasizing decentralization of industry and services with control to be vested in autonomous guilds of workers.
  • hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
  • hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
  • heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
  • heteroscedastic — (of several distributions) having different variances
  • holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
  • hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
  • house detective — an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons.
  • humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
  • hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
  • hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
  • hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
  • hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
  • identifications — Plural form of identification.
  • idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
  • implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
  • inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
  • inconsideration — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
  • incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
  • indiscretionary — lack of discretion; imprudence.
  • injudiciousness — The state or condition of being injudicious.
  • inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
  • 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
  • isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
  • job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
  • judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
  • kaleidoscopical — Alternative form of kaleidoscopic.
  • ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
  • locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
  • logical address — virtual address
  • mad cow disease — BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  • marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
  • 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.
  • mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
  • mastoidectomies — Plural form of mastoidectomy.
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