15-letter words containing d, i, s, c, u, e
- dichotomous key — a key used to identify a plant or animal in which each stage presents descriptions of two distinguishing characters, with a direction to another stage in the key, until the species is identified
- dichotomousness — the quality of being dichotomous
- direct question — interrogative sentence
- discombobulated — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discombobulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate.
- discontinuities — Plural form of discontinuity.
- discount broker — an agent who discounts commercial paper.
- discount market — a trading market in which notes, bills, and other negotiable instruments are discounted.
- discountenanced — Simple past tense and past participle of discountenance.
- discountenances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discountenance.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- distance runner — a participant in distance races.
- do an injustice — If you say that someone has done you an injustice, you mean that they have been unfair in the way that they have judged you or treated you.
- duchesse brisee — See under duchesse.
- duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
- duque de caxias — a city in SE Brazil: a suburb of Rio de Janeiro.
- dutchman's-pipe — a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart-shaped leaves and brownish-purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe.
- eastern sudanic — a group of languages belonging to the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in eastern and central Africa and including the Nilotic languages.
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- elections judge — someone who oversees an election
- exclusion order — law: ban spouse from home
- fiduciary issue — an issue of banknotes not backed by gold
- fischer-dieskau — Dietrich [dee-trik;; German dee-trikh] /ˈdi trɪk;; German ˈdi trɪx/ (Show IPA), 1925–2012, German baritone.
- flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
- fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
- food insecurity — an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
- geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- in difficulties — in distress, esp. financially
- incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- injudiciousness — The state or condition of being injudicious.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- laundry service — clothes-washing business
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- listed security — a security that is quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and appears in its Official List of Securities
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- medical student — trainee doctor
- medical studies — a course of study leading to qualification as a doctor of medicine
- 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.
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.