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15-letter words containing d, o, c, t, r, l

  • orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
  • outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
  • over-controlled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
  • over-cultivated — to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
  • overcapitalized — Simple past tense and past participle of overcapitalize.
  • overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
  • pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
  • partial product — the result obtained when a number is multiplied by one digit of a multiplier
  • pastel-coloured — pale-coloured; in a shade such as pink or pale blue
  • pectoral girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs.
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
  • predicate logic — (logic)   (Or "predicate calculus") An extension of propositional logic with separate symbols for predicates, subjects, and quantifiers. For example, where propositional logic might assign a single symbol P to the proposition "All men are mortal", predicate logic can define the predicate M(x) which asserts that the subject, x, is mortal and bind x with the universal quantifier ("For all"): All x . M(x) Higher-order predicate logic allows predicates to be the subjects of other predicates.
  • production line — an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process. Compare assembly line, line1 (def 29).
  • pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
  • pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
  • quadruplication — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
  • radar telescope — (in radar astronomy) a very large radar antenna used to study planetary bodies in the solar system.
  • radial velocity — the component of the motion of a star away from or toward the earth along its line of sight, expressed in miles or kilometers per second and determined by the shift in the wavelength of light emitted by the star.
  • radio telescope — a system consisting of an antenna, either parabolic or dipolar, used to gather radio waves emitted by celestial sources and bring them to a receiver placed in the focus.
  • radiometrically — using a radiometric method, in terms of radiometry
  • radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
  • radiotelemetric — of or relating to radiotelemetry
  • recoil-operated — employing the recoil force of an explosive projectile to prepare the firing mechanism for the next shot.
  • recollectedness — the state or quality of being recollected
  • reconsolidation — an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.
  • rent-controlled — regulated by law to control the rent a landlord can charge for domestic accommodation and to guarantee a landlord's right to evict tenants
  • reported clause — A reported clause is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'she was hungry' is a reported clause.
  • reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
  • round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
  • scala cordonata — a ramp having the form of broad, slightly inclined steps.
  • school district — A school district is an area which includes all the schools that are situated within that area and are governed by a particular authority.
  • sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
  • secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
  • self-controlled — Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do.
  • self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
  • sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
  • slide projector — device for showing slides
  • social democrat — a person who advocates a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
  • sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
  • styloid process — a long, spinelike process of a bone, especially the projection from the base of the temporal bone.
  • talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
  • the cordilleras — the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains
  • thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
  • threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
  • torre del greco — a city in SW Italy, near Naples.
  • trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
  • tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
  • ultrademocratic — (in the US) characteristic of a staunch member or supporter of the Democratic Party and its agenda
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