15-letter words containing d, p, e
- tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
- type 1 diabetes — diabetes (def 3).
- type 2 diabetes — diabetes (def 4).
- type i diabetes — diabetes (def 3).
- u-shaped valley — a steep-sided valley caused by glacial erosion
- udmurt republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the basin of the middle Kama. Capital: Izhevsk. Pop: 1 570 500 (2002). Area: 42 100 sq km (16 250 sq miles)
- un-supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- una corda pedal — soft pedal (def 1).
- unanticipatedly — in an unanticipated or unexpected manner
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
- under suspicion — suspected of a crime
- undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underemployment — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underprivileged — denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
- underproduction — production that is less than normal or than is required by the demand.
- underpublicized — lacking publicity
- undisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or controlled
- uninterruptedly — in a manner that is not broken, discontinued, or hindered
- unleaded petrol — petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- unpractisedness — the quality or state of being unpractised
- unprecedentedly — without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: an unprecedented event.
- unprotected sex — an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy performed without the use of a condom, thus involving the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
- unprotectedness — the state of being unprotected or defenceless against attack
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- upper east side — a section of the East Side of New York City, conventionally between 57th Street and 96th Street, known for its affluence.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- vice-presidency — the position of a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US, and serves as his deputy
- vincent de paul — Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid the poor.
- vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- wedding planner — sb hired to organize a marriage day
- wedding present — a present given to a couple when they get married
- well-positioned — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- whip-tailed ray — a whipray.
- widow's pension — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a weekly payment made to a widow
- wind-pollinated — being pollinated by airborne pollen.
- window envelope — an envelope with a transparent opening through which the address on the enclosure may be read.
- wood turpentine — turpentine obtained from pine trees.
- word processing — writing, editing, and production of documents, as letters, reports, and books, through the use of a computer program or a complete computer system designed to facilitate rapid and efficient manipulation of text. Abbreviation: WP.
- wraparound care — a childcare facility intended to help working parents, in which young children are looked after before and after school
- write-protected — (of a computer disk) having been protected from accidental writing or erasure
- xeroradiography — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.
- young pretender — a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.