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15-letter words containing d, e, a, s, t, o

  • absorption edge — a discontinuity in the graph of the absorption coefficient of a substance plotted against the wavelength of x-rays being absorbed, representing the minimum energy necessary to free electrons from particular shells of the atoms of the substance.
  • accepted masons — a member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons) having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
  • achilles tendon — Your Achilles tendon or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above your heel.
  • acid test ratio — a ratio of cash, receivables, and marketable securities to current liabilities, used in determining credit risks.
  • acknowledgments — a section of text containing an author’s statement acknowledging his or her use of the works of other authors and thanking the people who have helped him or her, usually printed at the front of a book
  • adaptive optics — a technique used to increase the resolution of a ground-based astronomical telescope by counteracting the effects of the atmosphere on the image. A deforming mirror in the light path of the telescope maintains a pointlike image of the celestial body using either a real star or a laser beam as a reference
  • adenoidectomies — Plural form of adenoidectomy.
  • adhesive factor — the ratio of the force that can be exerted on driving wheels with full traction to the weight on the driving wheels, usually expressed as a percentage.
  • adlai stevenson — Adlai Ewing [ad-ley yoo-ing] /ˈæd leɪ ˈyu ɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
  • admiralty house — the official residence of the Governor General of Australia, in Sydney
  • adoption papers — documentation relating to the adoption of a particular child
  • adrenalectomies — Plural form of adrenalectomy.
  • adrenoreceptors — Plural form of adrenoreceptor.
  • adventuresomely — In an adventuresome manner.
  • adventurousness — the quality of being adventurous
  • aerodynamicists — Plural form of aerodynamicist.
  • aerotitis media — temporary deafness and pain arising from traumatic inflammation of the middle ear, caused by a rapid change in barometric pressure, as a rise in ambient cabin pressure in an aircraft descending from high altitude for landing.
  • ancient of days — a name for God, originating in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament (Daniel 7:9)
  • androstenedione — a weak hormone, C19H26O2, produced by the ovaries, testes, and adrenal glands as a precursor to estrogen, testosterone, etc.: formerly taken in a concentrated tablet or capsule form as by some bodybuilders
  • answer the door — When you answer the door, you go and open the door because a visitor has knocked on it or rung the bell.
  • apollo asteroid — one of a number of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth.
  • apostles' creed — a concise statement of Christian beliefs dating from about 500 ad, traditionally ascribed to the Apostles
  • armaments depot — a store for armaments
  • arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
  • at death's door — If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill indeed and likely to die.
  • at the hands of — If someone experiences a particular kind of treatment, especially unpleasant treatment, at the hands of a person or organization, they receive it from them.
  • audubon society — a North American organization devoted to the conservancy of birds
  • autodestructive — likely to cause one's own destruction
  • autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation
  • bag on the side — An extension to an established hack that is supposed to add some functionality to the original. Usually derogatory, implying that the original was being overextended and should have been thrown away, and the new product is ugly, inelegant, or bloated. Also "to hang a bag on the side [of]". "C++? That's just a bag on the side of C." "They want me to hang a bag on the side of the accounting system."
  • bandstop filter — A bandstop filter is a filter designed to eliminate all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • barn-door skate — an Atlantic skate, Raja laevis, that grows to a length of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more.
  • basic autocoder — Early system on IBM 7070. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
  • basic education — (in India) education in which all teaching is correlated with the learning of a craft
  • basidiomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the basidiomycetes.
  • beast of burden — A beast of burden is an animal such as an ox or a donkey that is used for carrying or pulling things.
  • beat the bounds — (formerly) to define the boundaries of a parish by making a procession around them and hitting the ground with rods
  • bedsheet ballot — a very long, involved paper ballot
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • blue wood aster — a composite plant, Aster cordifolius, of North America, having heart-shaped leaves and pale-blue flowers.
  • boiled potatoes — potatoes, usually peeled, cooked in boiling water
  • brand extension — the practice of using a well-known brand name to promote new products or services in unrelated fields
  • bronze diabetes — hemochromatosis.
  • cartesian doubt — willful suspension of all interpretations of experience that are not absolutely certain: used as a method of deriving, by elimination of such uncertainties, axioms upon which to base theories.
  • casement-window — a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
  • castel gandolfo — a village in central Italy, 15 miles (24 km) SE of Rome: papal palace serving as the summer residence of the pope.
  • casters-up mode — [IBM, probably from slang belly up] Yet another synonym for "broken" or "down". Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is "down" may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one which is "casters up" is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it).
  • charles doughty — Charles Montagu [mon-tuh-gyoo] /ˈmɒn təˌgyu/ (Show IPA), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.
  • closed fracture — simple fracture.
  • closed interval — an interval on the real line including its end points, as [0, 1], the set of reals between and including 0 and 1

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