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15-letter words containing d, i, n, e

  • andrew carnegie — Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
  • andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
  • andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
  • 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
  • aneroid capsule — a box or chamber of thin metal, partially exhausted of air, used in the aneroid barometer and pressure altimeter.
  • anniversary day — a day for celebrating the foundation date of one of the former Provinces
  • anti-depressant — An anti-depressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.
  • anti-federalism — U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Antifederal party.
  • anti-productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • anticancer drug — a drug used to treat cancer
  • anticoincidence — of or relating to an electronic circuit that produces an output pulse if one but not both of its input terminals receives a pulse within a specified interval of time
  • antidepressants — of or relating to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects.
  • antidevelopment — (of a group) opposed to development
  • antieducational — opposing the provision of knowledge
  • antifederalists — Plural form of antifederalist.
  • appendicularian — of or relating to a family of molluscs (Appendicularia) characterized by their long tail appendages
  • arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
  • ascending colon — the first portion of the colon, beginning at the cecum in the lower right abdominal cavity and continuing upward along the right posterior abdominal wall to approximately the lower ribs.
  • ascending scale — a scale that is rising in pitch
  • assistant judge — a person who assists a judge in their work or who is not yet fully qualified as a judge
  • assisted living — Assisted living is a type of housing specially designed for people who need help in their everyday lives, but who do not need specialist nursing care. In assisted living facilities, residents live in independent rooms or apartments, but receive help with day-to-day activities, for example bathing, dressing, preparing meals, and taking their medicines.
  • atlantic ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • atlantic-ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • audience appeal — the quality of being attractive to an audience
  • audience rating — a figure based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network
  • audio equipment — electrical devices used to play or record sound
  • audio frequency — a frequency in the range 20 hertz to 20 000 hertz. A sound wave of this frequency would be audible to the human ear
  • audio recording — an electronic recording of sound
  • auditor general — (in Canada) a federal official responsible for auditing government departments and making an annual report
  • audubon society — a North American organization devoted to the conservancy of birds
  • auf wiedersehen — goodbye, until we see each other again
  • augmented sixth — an interval greater than a major sixth by a chromatic half step.
  • baconian method — induction (def 4a).
  • 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."
  • balanced ticket — a slate of candidates chosen to appeal to a wide range of voters, especially by including members of large regional, ethnic, or religious groups.
  • bandpass filter — A bandpass filter is a filter designed to pass all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • bandstop filter — A bandstop filter is a filter designed to eliminate all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • banner headline — A banner headline is a large headline in a newspaper that stretches across the front page.
  • barley sandwich — a drink of beer, esp at lunch time
  • basic anhydride — a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound: an oxide of a nonmetal (acid anhydride) or a metal (basic anhydride) that forms an acid or a base, respectively, when united with water.
  • basic education — (in India) education in which all teaching is correlated with the learning of a craft
  • basse-normandie — a region of NW France, on the English Channel: consists of the Cherbourg peninsula in the west rising to the Normandy hills in the east; mainly agricultural
  • be of two minds — to be undecided or irresolute
  • be on the skids — to be on the decline or downgrade; meet with failure
  • bedloe's island — Liberty Island
  • bedtime reading — a book, magazine etc read at bedtime
  • before the wind — with the wind coming from astern
  • belladonna lily — a tropical bulbous plant (Amaryllis belladonna) of the lily family, grown for its large pink, white, or red flowers and native to S Africa
  • belted sandfish — a sea bass, Serranus subligarius, inhabiting warm, shallow waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
  • benedict arnold — Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
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