16-letter words containing d, i, s, l, c
- domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
- double precision — using twice the normal amount of storage, as two words rather than one, to represent a number.
- driver's license — a permit, as one issued by a state's motor vehicle bureau, that allows the holder to drive a motor vehicle on public roads.
- dual citizenship — Also called dual nationality. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries.
- duchess of malfi — a tragedy (1614?) by John Webster.
- dynamic analysis — (programming) Evaluation of a program based on its execution. Dynamic analysis relies on executing a piece of software with selected test data.
- dysfunctionality — (uncountable) The condition of being dysfunctional.
- electrodeposited — Deposited by electrodeposition.
- endocranial cast — a cast made of the inside of a cranial cavity to show the size and shape of the brain: used esp in anthropology
- endocrinologists — Plural form of endocrinologist.
- english canadian — a Canadian citizen whose first language is English, esp one of English descent
- explosive device — a device, such as a bomb, that explodes or bursts loudly and with great force
- federal district — a district in which the national government of a country is located, especially one in Latin America.
- feel constrained — If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.
- fielder's choice — a fielder's attempt to put out a base runner rather than the batter when a play at first base would put out the batter.
- flathead catfish — a yellow and brown catfish, Pylodictus olivaris, common in the central U.S., having a flattened head and a projecting lower jaw.
- floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
- fluosilicic acid — an unstable acid, H 2 SiF 6 , known only in its colorless, poisonous, fuming aqueous solution or in the form of its salts: used chiefly as a wood preservative, a disinfectant, and as a hardening agent in the manufacture of ceramic ware, cement, and concrete.
- frederic mistral — Frédéric [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, French Provençal poet: Nobel prize 1904.
- friedrich engels — Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- friendly society — law: mutual group providing benefits
- fundamentalistic — Fundamentalist.
- gender selection — choosing the sex of a baby
- gilt-edged stock — government stock on which interest payments will certainly be met and that will certainly be repaid at par on the due date
- glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
- golden delicious — a bright yellow type of Delicious apple.
- hailing distance — the distance within which the human voice can be heard: They sailed within hailing distance of the island.
- handling charges — a fee paid to cover the packaging, transport, etc, of a commodity
- himachal pradesh — a state in N India. 21,495 sq. mi. (55,673 sq. km). Capital: Shimla.
- hydraulic radius — the ratio of the cross-sectional area to the perimeter of a pipe, outlet, or the like, through which a fluid is flowing.
- immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
- incidental music — music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.
- indecent assault — a sexual offense, other than rape, committed by one person against another.
- indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
- indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
- indiscernibility — The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed.
- indiscriminantly — Misspelling of indiscriminately.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- intellectualised — Simple past tense and past participle of intellectualise.
- isophthalic acid — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the meta isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and plasticizers.
- jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
- kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
- knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
- laserdisc player — a device that plays laserdiscs
- leconte de lisle — Charles Marie [sharl ma-ree] /ʃarl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1818–94, French poet.
- lesser celandine — a Eurasian plant, Ranunculus ficaria, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and glossy yellow flowers, naturalized in North America.
- level descriptor — one of a set of criteria used to assess the performance of a pupil in a particular subject
- liebig condenser — a laboratory condenser consisting of a glass tube surrounded by a glass envelope through which cooling water flows
- listening device — a device used to overhear, record, or monitor speech
- malicious damage — Malicious damage is damage caused on purpose to the property of another person.