15-letter words containing d, i, s, n, c, e
- inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
- jewish calendar — the lunisolar calendar used by the Jews, in which time is reckoned from 3761 bc: regarded as the year of the Creation. The months, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar, have either 29 or 30 days. Originally a new month was declared when the new moon was sighted in Jerusalem, but when this became impossible, a complex formula was devised to keep Rosh Chodesh near to the new moon. In addition, to keep the harvest festivals in the right seasons, there is a Metonic cycle of 14 years, in five of which an additional month is added after Shevat. The year according to biblical reckoning begins with Nisan, and the civil year begins with Tishri; the years are numbered from Tishri
- job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- kincardineshire — a former county in E Scotland.
- king's evidence — evidence for the crown given by an accused person against his or her alleged accomplices.
- laundry service — clothes-washing business
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
- 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.
- medical student — trainee doctor
- microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
- middle distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
- middle-distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
- mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- 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.
- noncommissioned — not commissioned, applied especially to military officers, as sergeants and corporals, ranking below warrant officer.
- nonconsolidated — (financial) Including the financial data of only the parent company.
- nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
- noninsecticidal — absent or free of insecticide
- nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
- object distance — the distance between the lens of a camera and an object being photographed.
- organic disease — a disease in which there is a structural alteration (opposed to functional disease).
- organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
- osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
- osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
- 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
- pick and choose — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
- prejudicialness — the trait of being prejudicial
- president-elect — a president after election but before induction into office.
- prince's island — former name of Príncipe.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pseudoscientist — a person who practises pseudoscience or who falsely assumes the title of scientist
- public spending — expenditure by central government, local authorities, and public enterprises
- quickwittedness — The state or condition of being quickwitted.
- reconsideration — to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action: to reconsider a refusal.