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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.
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