15-letter words containing d, u, l, n, e
- ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- self-adjustment — adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
- self-inductance — inductance inducing an electromotive force in the same circuit in which the motivating change of current occurs, equal to the number of flux linkages per unit of current.
- self-indulgence — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- self-infatuated — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- semi-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- senkaku islands — a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea; claimed by China and Japan
- serendipitously — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- shoulder season — a travel season between peak and off-peak seasons, especially spring and fall, when fares tend to be relatively low.
- shoulder weapon — a firearm that is fired while being held in the hands with the butt of the weapon braced against the shoulder.
- shoulder-length — Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.
- silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
- simple pendulum — a hypothetical apparatus consisting of a point mass suspended from a weightless, frictionless thread whose length is constant, the motion of the body about the string being periodic and, if the angle of deviation from the original equilibrium position is small, representing simple harmonic motion (distinguished from physical pendulum).
- sliver building — a very narrow skyscraper designed in response to restriction of the building site or zoning, frequently containing only a single apartment per floor or comparably limited office space.
- sostenuto pedal — a pedal on a grand piano that raises the dampers, allowing the tone to be sustained for those strings struck at the time the pedal is depressed.
- soul-destroying — Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
- sound as a bell — in perfect condition
- special student — a student who is not seeking a degree but enrols in a course, esp to gain academic credits
- squadron leader — air-force officer
- standard clause — a clause which is inserted as standard into certain types of contracts or agreements
- stannic sulfide — a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
- student council — a representative body composed chiefly of students chosen by their classmates to organize social and extracurricular activities and to participate in the government of a school or college.
- summer flounder — a flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, inhabiting shallow waters from Cape Cod to South Carolina, valued as food.
- sunflower seeds — the seeds of a sunflower, which can be eaten
- superabundantly — very or too abundantly
- superindividual — greater than the individual
- surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
- surrender value — cash value.
- sustained yield — the continuing supply of a natural resource, as timber, through scheduled harvests to insure replacement by regrowth or reproduction.
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
- tokelau islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).
- toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- treasure island — (italics) a novel (1883) by R. L. Stevenson.
- tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- un-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- un-supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- una corda pedal — soft pedal (def 1).
- unadulteratedly — in an unadulterated or genuine manner
- unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner