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15-letter words containing d, o, c, u

  • 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.
  • human condition — mortality
  • humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
  • hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
  • hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
  • hybrid computer — a computer system containing both analog and digital hardware.
  • hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
  • hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
  • hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
  • hyperproduction — an increased or excessive production or output
  • ichthyodorulite — a spiny plate located on the tail and back of some fish or similar vertebrates
  • immunodeficient — Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
  • incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
  • indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
  • induction motor — a type of electric motor in which alternating current from a power source is fed through a primary winding and induces a current in a secondary winding, with the parts arranged so that the resulting magnetic field causes a movable rotor to rotate with respect to a fixed stator.
  • injudiciousness — The state or condition of being injudicious.
  • internucleotide — occurring or existing between nucleotides
  • iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
  • islands council — (in Scotland since 1975) any of the three divisions (Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles) into which the Scottish islands are divided for purposes of local government
  • jaques-dalcroze — Émile [French ey-meel] /French eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1865–1950, Swiss composer and teacher: created eurythmics.
  • joseph jacquard — Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor.
  • judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
  • mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • 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.
  • molecular cloud — a cool dense interstellar region composed of a wide variety of molecules, mainly hydrogen, plus some dust, in which stars are forming
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • muscat and oman — former name of Oman.
  • narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
  • neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
  • non-adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • non-disjunction — the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division.
  • non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
  • non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
  • non-educational — pertaining to education.
  • nonadjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
  • nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
  • nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
  • nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
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