18-letter words containing d, e, u, c, t

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
inductive coupling — the coupling between two electric circuits through inductances linked by a common changing magnetic field.
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
infectious disease — illness spread by person to person
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.
itemized deduction — tax: individually listed tax exempt expenditures
justice department — the United States federal department for enforcing federal laws
kirkcudbrightshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
lord chief justice — the presiding judge of Britain's High Court of Justice, the superior court of record for both criminal and civil cases.
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.
magnetic induction — Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. Symbol: B.
manufactured goods — products made by machine
modular arithmetic — arithmetic in which numbers that are congruent modulo a given number are treated as the same. Compare congruence (def 2), modulo, modulus (def 2b).
moulding technique — the technique used to shape a material into a frame or mould
multimedia machine — machines that allow users to control and manipulate sound, video, text and graphics
multiply-connected — connected but not simply-connected.
mutual aid society — A mutual aid society is an organization that provides benefits or other help to its members when they are affected by things such as death, sickness, disability, old age, or unemployment.
needlestick injury — an injury that is caused by accidentally pricking the skin with a hypodermic needle
neural tube defect — any of a group of congenital abnormalities involving the brain and spinal cord, including spina bifida and meningocele, caused by failure of the neural tube to close properly during embryonic development.
non-contextualized — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
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
objective modula-2 — (language) (Or "ObjM2") An extension to Modula-2 for Cocoa and GNUstep software development. Objective Modula-2 follows the Objective-C object model and retains the bracketed Smalltalk message passing syntax used in Objective-C. Classes written in ObjM2 can be used within ObjC and vice versa. ObjM2 also retains Modula-2's data encapsulation features, namely nested modules with explicit import and export lists. Due to the strict type checking in Modula-2, ObjM2 can be considered a much safer programming language than is ObjC, yet losing none of the capabilities of ObjC.
oedipus at colonus — a tragedy by Sophocles, written toward the end of his life and produced posthumously in 401? b.c.
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
orthopedic surgery — corrective operation on bones or joints
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.
pennsylvania dutch — the descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland.
perceptual defence — the process by which it is thought that certain stimuli are either not perceived or are distorted due to their offensive, unpleasant, or threatening nature
perpetual calendar — a calendar devised to be used for many years, as in determining the day of the week on which a given date falls.
physical education — systematic instruction in sports, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program.
pig-tailed macaque — a forest-dwelling southeast Asian macaque, Macaca nemestrina, having a short, curled tail, colonized for animal behavior studies.
play cat and mouse — Also called cat and rat. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.
potassium chloride — a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers and mineral water, and as a source of other potassium compounds.
pour cold water on — If someone pours cold water on a plan or idea, they criticize it so much that people lose their enthusiasm for it.
predicate calculus — predicate logic
prefect of studies — a senior master in a Jesuit school or college
product acceptance — the verification or acceptance that a manufactured item meets required specifications or standards and is usable for its purpose
product life cycle — the four stages (introduction, growth, maturity, and decline) into one of which the sales of a product fall during its market life
production manager — a supervisor of the budget, crew and other details in the production of a film or play
protective custody — detention of a person by the police solely as protection against a possible attack or reprisal by someone.
pseudo-anarchistic — a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.
pseudo-competitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
pseudo-socialistic — of or relating to socialists or socialism.
pseudo-symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.

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