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15-letter words containing d, f

  • cadmium sulfide — a toxic pigment, CdS, varying from lemon yellow (cadmium yellow) to yellowish orange (cadmium orange) and used in paints, photocells, semiconductors, etc.
  • calcium sulfide — a yellow to light-gray, slightly water-soluble powder, CaS, having the odor of rotten eggs when moist: used chiefly in the preparation of luminous paint, hydrogen sulfide, and as a depilatory in cosmetics.
  • calf diphtheria — a disease of the throat in young calves caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, resulting in breathing difficulty and a painful cough
  • call forwarding — a telephone service that allows incoming calls to be transferred automatically to another number or extension
  • canadian forces — the official name for the military forces of Canada
  • canadian french — the French language as spoken in Canada, esp in Quebec
  • cardinal flower — a campanulaceous plant, Lobelia cardinalis of E North America, that has brilliant scarlet, pink, or white flowers
  • cast around for — If you cast around for something or cast about for it, you try to find it or think of it.
  • castel gandolfo — a village in central Italy, 15 miles (24 km) SE of Rome: papal palace serving as the summer residence of the pope.
  • certified check — A certified check is a check that is guaranteed by a bank, because the bank has set aside sufficient money in the account.
  • chef de cuisine — chef (def 1).
  • chef de mission — the head of a diplomatic body
  • chesterfieldian — of or like Lord Chesterfield; suave; elegant; polished
  • cheval de frise — a portable obstacle, usually a sawhorse, covered with projecting spikes or barbed wire, for military use in closing a passage, breaking in a defensive wall, etc.
  • cheval-de-frise — a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry
  • children of god — a highly disciplined, fundamentalist Christian sect, active especially in the early 1970s, whose mostly young converts live in communes.
  • closed fracture — simple fracture.
  • closed-end fund — A closed-end fund is an investment with a limited number of shares that does not allow new investors.
  • code of conduct — The code of conduct for a group or organization is an agreement on rules of behaviour for the members of that group or organization.
  • coffee-coloured — having the colour of coffee; dark brown; light brown
  • cold-water flat — (formerly) an apartment provided with only cold running water, often in a building with no central heating.
  • combined forces — the forces of two or more countries, fighting together
  • commodification — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
  • compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
  • confederate war — the American Civil War.
  • confidence game — A confidence game is the same as a confidence trick.
  • confidence test — (testing)   Tests to confirm that the results of a program lie within certain ranges according to the expected probability distribution.
  • confidence vote — a vote to clarify whether someone or something has the support of those present
  • confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
  • coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
  • corn-leaf aphid — a green aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, widely distributed in the U.S.: a pest of corn and other grasses.
  • course of study — an extended period of organized study, often leading to a qualification
  • court of record — a court which has a permanent record of its proceedings maintained
  • credit transfer — A credit transfer is a direct payment of money from one bank account into another.
  • creme de fraise — a liqueur flavored principally with strawberries.
  • daffodil yellow — a bright yellow colour
  • day of judgment — Judgment Day
  • day of the dead — an annual celebration to honor the spirits of the dead, observed in Mexico and other Latin American countries on November 1 and 2, concurrently with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
  • day of the lord — Also called Day of Yahweh. (in Old Testament eschatology) a day of final judgment. Amos 5:18–21; Ezek. 30.
  • deacidification — a procedure that is carried out to lessen the level of acid present in paper
  • deadman's float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
  • dean of faculty — the president of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland
  • debathification — The process of removing former members of the ruling Bath party of Iraq from the military and civil office following the ousting of w Saddam Hussein.
  • decalcification — the act or process of decalcifying.
  • decertification — The act or process of decertifying.
  • declare oneself — to state strongly one's opinion
  • dedifferentiate — to undergo the process of dedifferentiation
  • deerfield beach — a town in S Florida.
  • defect analysis — (programming)   Using defects as data for continuous quality improvement. Defect analysis generally seeks to classify defects into categories and identify possible causes in order to direct process improvement efforts.
  • defence counsel — a barrister or group of barristers responsible for defending someone on trial
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