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

monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
monosubstituted — containing one substituent.
monroe doctrine — the policy, as stated by President Monroe in 1823, that the U.S. opposed further European colonization of and interference with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.
morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
mouse droppings — 1. (graphics, operating system, jargon) Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2. (web, jargon) The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
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.
napoleonic code — Code Napoléon
native canadian — a person born in Canada of American Indian or Inuit descent.
near as damn it — Some people say as near as damn it or as near as dammit to emphasize that what they have said is almost completely accurate, but not quite.
nearsightedness — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
netmarq limited — A small technical consultancy specialising in the testing of network components. They do performance tests of network interface cards, routers, hubs, file servers, etc. To reflect the marketplace, most tests are carried out in a Novell NetWare environment, although they can equally well use Lan server, Banyan Vines, NT Advanced Server, IBM PC Support. They claim to be Europe's leading such test lab and compete with US Labs such as LanQuest and NSTL. They also do some network design, installation, support, and troubleshooting. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
neurodepressive — (of a drug) depressing nerve-cell function.
neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
new-variant cjd — a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease thought to be transmitted by eating beef or beef products infected with BSE
newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
nickel and dime — of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.
nickel-and-dime — of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.
night blindness — a condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight but abnormally poor at night or in a dim light; nyctalopia.
nil desperandum — never despair
nimble-fingered — able to move the fingers agilely, quickly, and neatly
ninth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the rights enumerated in the Constitution would not be construed as denying or jeopardizing other rights of the people.
nitriding steel — any steel suitable for casehardening by nitriding.
nitrogen oxides — Nitrogen oxides are compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced during combustion.
node of ranvier — a gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon.
non-adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
non-adversarial — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
non-alliterated — to show alliteration: In “Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran,” the “r” alliterates.
non-capitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
non-coincidence — a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance: Our meeting in Venice was pure coincidence.
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-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
non-determinant — a determining agent or factor.
non-detrimental — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
non-dialectical — dialectic.
non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
non-educational — pertaining to education.
non-handicapped — Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
non-independent — not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
non-interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
non-opinionated — obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.
non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
non-residential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.

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