14-letter words containing c, r, o, u, d
- greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
- ground control — an airport facility that supervises the movement of aircraft and ground vehicles on ramps and taxiways.
- ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- honey-coloured — having the colour of honey
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- house of cards — a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.
- hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
- hydrocellulose — a gelatinous substance obtained by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used chiefly in the manufacture of paper, mercerized cotton, and viscose rayon.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- hydroxybutyric — Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- indecorousness — The quality of being indecorous.
- indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- introductorily — By way of introduction.
- irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
- judas iscariot — Also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- loud and clear — loudly and clearly
- machado y ruiz — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1939, Spanish writer.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- mercuric oxide — a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- multiconductor — having or involving several electrical conductors
- multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
- mushroom cloud — mushroom (def 4).
- music director — The music director of an orchestra or other group of musicians is the person who decides what they will play and where, and usually conducts them as well.
- nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- neuroendocrine — of or relating to the interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems, especially in relation to hormones.
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
- nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
- offer document — a document sent by a person or firm making a takeover bid to the shareholders of the target company, giving details of the offer that has been made and, usually, reasons for accepting it
- ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.