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15-letter words containing d, i, s, c, p

  • editio princeps — first edition.
  • electrodeposits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrodeposit.
  • episodic memory — the recollection of events within their historical setting
  • esprit de corps — military, sport: team spirit
  • file descriptor — (programming, operating system)   An integer that identifies an open file within a process. This number is obtained as a result of opening a file. Operations which read, write, or close a file would take the file descriptor as an input parameter. In many operating system implementations, file descriptors are small integers which index a table of open files. In Unix, file descriptors 0, 1 and 2 correspond to the standard input, standard output and standard error files respectively. See file descriptor leak.
  • fission product — a nuclide produced either directly by nuclear fission or by the radioactive decay of such a nuclide
  • food processing — transforming raw materials into food
  • gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
  • gender-specific — for, characteristic of, or limited to either males or females: Left-handedness is not gender-specific.
  • geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
  • graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
  • hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
  • hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
  • hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
  • hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
  • hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
  • impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
  • implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
  • indirect speech — Indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked him what his plans were', and 'Citizens complained about the smoke'.
  • indisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or corrected by discipline
  • iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
  • job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
  • kaleidoscopical — Alternative form of kaleidoscopic.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • massed practice — learning with no intervals or short intervals between successive bouts of learning
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
  • mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
  • non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
  • non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
  • occipitomastoid — (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones.
  • oedipus complex — the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex, who is considered by the child as a rival.
  • outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
  • pacific islands — a U.S. trust territory in the Pacific Ocean, comprising the Mariana, Marshall, and Caroline Islands: approved by the United Nations 1947; since 1976 constituents of the trusteeship have established or moved toward self-government. 717 sq. mi. (1857 sq. km).
  • packet-switched — packet switching
  • packing density — a measure of the amount of data that can be held by unit length of a storage medium, such as magnetic tape
  • paracel islands — a group of uninhabited islets and reefs in the N South China Sea, the subject of territorial claims by China and Vietnam
  • periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
  • phosphoric acid — any of three acids, orthophosphoric acid, H 3 PO 4 , metaphosphoric acid, HPO 3 , or pyrophosphoric acid, H 4 P 2 O 7 , derived from phosphorus pentoxide, P 2 O 5 , and various amounts of water.
  • photodissociate — to split or break up molecules as a result of the absorption of photons
  • pick and choose — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
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