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

  • gold prospector — a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold
  • graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
  • hedgehog cactus — any of various rounded, usually spiny cacti of the genus Echinocereus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having bell-shaped flowers that close at night.
  • hernando cortes — Hernando [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), Hernán [er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/ (Show IPA), 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.
  • heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
  • heteroscedastic — (of several distributions) having different variances
  • holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
  • house detective — an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons.
  • identifications — Plural form of identification.
  • implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
  • inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
  • inconsideration — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
  • indiscretionary — lack of discretion; imprudence.
  • inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
  • isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
  • job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
  • judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • keystone comedy — a short film of the silent era, often featuring the Keystone Kops.
  • ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
  • lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
  • locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
  • mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
  • mastoidectomies — Plural form of mastoidectomy.
  • mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • microdiscectomy — (surgery) microdecompression.
  • microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
  • micrometeoroids — Plural form of micrometeoroid.
  • mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
  • mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
  • monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
  • myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
  • newton's cradle — an ornamental puzzle consisting of a frame in which five metal balls are suspended in such a way that when one is moved it sets all the others in motion in turn
  • non-compensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
  • non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • nonconsolidated — (financial) Including the financial data of only the parent company.
  • nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
  • nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
  • noninsecticidal — absent or free of insecticide
  • object database — a database format in which information is shown in the form of objects
  • object distance — the distance between the lens of a camera and an object being photographed.
  • old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
  • on the decrease — decreasing
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