15-letter words containing d, a, n, u, s
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- monounsaturated — of or noting a class of fats that lack a hydrogen bond at one point on the carbon chain and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- multidivisional — Of or pertaining to more than one division.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- muscat and oman — former name of Oman.
- muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
- narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
- neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
- neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
- nil desperandum — never despair
- nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
- nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
- odontostomatous — having jaws that resemble teeth
- off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
- outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outstandingness — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- paid-in surplus — surplus paid in by purchasers of stock certificates sold at a premium.
- pedagoguishness — the quality of being pedagoguish
- penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.
- platitudinously — in a platitudinal manner
- polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- post-industrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
- postdevaluation — the period following the devaluation of a currency
- pound one's ear — to sleep
- prejudicialness — the trait of being prejudicial
- premier danseur — the leading male dancer in a ballet company.
- procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
- pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- pseudo-national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pseudohexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
- pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
- pure and simple — sheer, utter
- pure land sects — Mahayana Buddhist sects venerating the Buddha as the compassionate saviour
- quadragenarians — Plural form of quadragenarian.
- quasi-dependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- queensland blue — a pumpkin with a bluish skin
- qurnet es sauda — a mountain in N Lebanon, in the Lebanon Mountains: highest point in Lebanon. 10,131 feet (3090 meters).
- radio sono-buoy — a buoy equipped to detect underwater noises and transmit them by radio
- ranfurly shield — (in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams
- ready-furnished — (of a room, house, office, etc) fitted with furniture before being rented or sold
- rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
- reindustrialize — to subject to reindustrialization.
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- reuben sandwich — a grilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut on rye bread.
- rogation sunday — the fifth Sunday after Easter; it sees the start of the supplications that are continued during the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday