15-letter words containing d, u, l, o, s, i
- foundationalism — (epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs.
- fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
- globus pallidus — anatomy: part of the brain
- glucocorticoids — Plural form of glucocorticoid.
- ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. circ;circ;
- guild socialism — a form of socialism developed in England in the 20th century, emphasizing decentralization of industry and services with control to be vested in autonomous guilds of workers.
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- horse latitudes — the latitudes near 30°N or 30°S at sea, characterized by baffling winds, calms, and high barometric pressure
- household linen — items made of cloth, such as tablecloths, sheets, and pillowcases, that are used in the home
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- indissolubility — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- irish wolfhound — one of an Irish breed of large, tall dogs having a rough, wiry coat ranging in color from white to brindle to black.
- 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
- joint-household — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
- lord of misrule — (in England) a person formerly chosen to direct the Christmas revels and sports.
- lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
- 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.
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- multidivisional — Of or pertaining to more than one division.
- multihomed host — A host which has more than one connection to a network. The host may send and receive data over any of the links but will not route traffic for other nodes.
- multitudinously — In a multitudinous way.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- oedipus complex — the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex, who is considered by the child as a rival.
- ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
- platitudinously — in a platitudinal manner
- post-industrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
- postdevaluation — the period following the devaluation of a currency
- primordial soup — the seas and atmosphere as they existed on earth before the existence of life, consisting primarily of an oxygen-free gaseous mixture containing chiefly water, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.
- pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
- pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- pseudo-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- pseudo-national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- pseudo-solution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
- pseudo-suicidal — pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.
- pseudomutuality — a relationship between two persons in which conflict of views or opinions is solved by simply ignoring it
- pseudoparalysis — the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.
- pseudotripteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades.
- pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.