18-letter words containing c, u, r, d, i, n

fettuccine alfredo — fettuccine in cream sauce with grated Parmesan cheese.
fuming nitric acid — a colorless, yellowish, or brownish fuming corrosive liquid, usually prepared from nitric acid by the addition of excess nitrogen dioxide: used in organic synthesis for nitration, and as an oxidizer in liquid propellants for rockets.
geodetic surveying — the surveying of the earth's surface, making allowance for its curvature and giving an accurate framework for smaller-scale surveys
graduated cylinder — a narrow, cylindrical container marked with horizontal lines to represent units of measurement and used to precisely measure the volume of liquids.
grand council fire — a formal gathering of camp fire members requiring a minimum attendance of three troops.
guidance counselor — advisor in schools
hydroxychloroquine — a colorless crystalline solid, C 18 H 26 ClN 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria, lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
indecent behaviour — the offence of committing indecent acts
indestructibleness — The quality of being indestructible.
indirect discourse — discourse consisting not of an exact quotation of a speaker's words but of a version transformed from them for grammatical inclusion in a larger sentence. He said he was hungry is an example of indirect discourse.
indolebutyric acid — a white or yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 13 O 2 N, a plant hormone similar to indoleacetic acid and used for the same purposes.
induction ceremony — a ceremony held to mark a person's formal introduction or entry into an office, position, group, etc
induction training — training intended to enable new staff and recruits to do their work
inductive relation — A relation R between domains D and E is inductive if for all chains d1 .. dn in D and e1 .. en in E,
industrial vehicle — a vehicle designed for use in industry
insurance adjuster — An insurance adjuster is the same as a claims adjuster.
integrated circuit — a circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip, in which the components are interconnected to perform a given function. Abbreviation: IC.
justice department — the United States federal department for enforcing federal laws
loschmidt's number — the number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure, equal to 2.687 × 10 19.
mercury delay line — (storage, history) An archaic first-in first-out fixed time period data storage device using acoustic transducers to transmit data as waves in a trough or tube of mercury. EDSAC (Cambridge) and UNIVAC I used delay lines.
molecular medicine — the study of disease or injury at the molecular or cellular level.
mordovian republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
natural childbirth — childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or anesthesia and usually involving a program in which the mother is psychologically and physically prepared for the birth process.
needlestick injury — an injury that is caused by accidentally pricking the skin with a hypodermic needle
neuroendocrinology — the study of the anatomical and physiological interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems.
neuropsychodynamic — Of or pertaining to neuropsychodynamics.
nondestructiveness — The quality of not being destructive.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
numerical identity — the relation that holds between two relata when they are the selfsame entity, that is, when the terms designating them have the same reference
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
optical soundtrack — the final soundtrack on a motion picture, which appears as a band of black and white serrations along a strip of film to the left of the composite print. Light is shined through the serrations and is converted to audible sound.
orthotungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2WO4
paediatric nursing — the branch of nursing concerned with the care of children
parallel reduction — A form of applicative order reduction in which all redexes in an expression are reduced simultaneously. Variants include parallel outermost reduction and lenient reduction. See normal order reduction.
percussion welding — a form of resistance welding in which the required pressure is provided by a hammerlike blow.
pitch-and-run shot — chip shot.
plenary indulgence — a remission of the total temporal punishment that is still due to sin after absolution. Compare indulgence (def 6).
process scheduling — multitasking
production company — an organization which produces, films, plays, television or radio programmes
production control — the planning and supervision of manufacturing activities to ensure that goods will be produced on time at the lowest possible cost.
production manager — a supervisor of the budget, crew and other details in the production of a film or play
productivity bonus — an extra payment made to workers for being more productive or yielding more favourable results than normal
protocol data unit — (PDU) A packet of data passed across a network. The term implies a specific layer of the OSI seven layer model and a specific protocol.
pseudo-anarchistic — a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.
public expenditure — spending by central government, local authorities, and public corporations
quadratic equation — an equation containing a single variable of degree 2. Its general form is ax 2 + bx + c = 0, where x is the variable and a, b, and c are constants (a ≠ 0).
quinacrine mustard — a nitrogen mustard derived from mepacrine and used as a stain for chromosomes
radiocommunication — communication by means of radio waves
reduction division — the first division of meiosis in which the number of chromosomes is reduced to half the original number.
reduction strategy — (theory) An algorithm for deciding which redex(es) to reduce next. Different strategies have different termination properties in the presence of recursive functions or values. See string reduction, normal order reduction, applicative order reduction, parallel reduction

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