15-letter words containing c, u, r, d, h
- hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
- hydraulic fluid — a fluid, usually of low viscosity, as oil, used in a hydraulic system.
- 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
- joseph jacquard — Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor.
- 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.
- lauric aldehyde — a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- nuclear warhead — a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- odontorhynchous — (of birds) having toothlike ridges inside the beak
- orthodox church — the Christian church comprising the local and national Eastern churches that are in communion with the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople; Byzantine Church.
- photoproduction — the light-induced production of a species of molecule such as a radical or ion
- pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
- purchase ledger — a record of a company's purchases of goods and services showing the amounts paid and due
- reuben sandwich — a grilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut on rye bread.
- rez-de-chaussee — street level; ground floor.
- round character — a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- sacred mushroom — any of various hallucinogenic mushrooms, esp species of Psilocybe and Amanita, that have been eaten in rituals in various parts of the world
- sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
- security thread — a colored thread running through the paper of a piece of paper money, used to deter counterfeiting.
- shoulder charge — an instance of a player charging into another so that there is contact between their shoulders (permissible in some circumstances)
- sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
- sodium chloride — salt1 (def 1).
- student teacher — a student who is studying to be a teacher and who, as part of the training, observes classroom instruction or does closely supervised teaching in an elementary or secondary school.
- sulphurous acid — an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H2SO3
- thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- truth-condition — the circumstances under which a statement is true
- uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- underresearched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.