16-letter words containing d, u, r, t
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- induction course — training for new job
- induction stroke — The induction stroke is the stroke of the piston in an internal combustion engine in which working fluid is drawn into the cylinder.
- industrial union — a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry.
- industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
- infinite product — a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are multiplied together.
- internal auditor — a person who carries out an internal audit
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- jude the obscure — a novel (1895) by Thomas Hardy.
- jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
- kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
- labrador current — a cold ocean current flowing southwards off the coast of Labrador and meeting the warm Gulf Stream, causing dense fogs off the coast of Newfoundland
- latissimus dorsi — a broad, flat muscle on each side of the midback, the action of which draws the arm backward and downward and rotates the front of the arm toward the body.
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- lenticular cloud — a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near a mountain ridge.
- leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.
- lithium chloride — a white, water-soluble, deliquescent, crystalline solid, LiCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of mineral water, especially lithia water, and as a flux in metallurgy.
- lithium fluoride — a fine, white, slightly water-soluble powder, LiF, used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramics.
- liturgical drama — medieval drama, based on incidents in the Bible and performed in churches on holy days, usually in Latin and often chanted.
- luck of the draw — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- madame butterfly — an opera (1904) by Giacomo Puccini.
- manufactured gas — a gaseous fuel created from coal, oil, etc., as differentiated from natural gas.
- married quarters — the housing provided on a military base for married servicemen or servicewomen
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- medium artillery — guns and howitzers of more than 105mm and less than 155mm caliber, sometimes including the 155mm howitzers. Compare heavy artillery (def 2), light artillery (def 2).
- medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mercury autocode — Autocode for the Ferranti Mercury machine.
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- misunderestimate — (colloquial, malapropism, or, intentionally incorrect) To underestimate by mistake.
- misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- muddy the waters — If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
- multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
- musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
- mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
- natural disaster — meteorological or geological catastrophe
- nature-identical — manufactured to be identical to a natural substance
- neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
- nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- nodding trillium — a hardy plant, Trillium cernuum, of the lily family, of the eastern coast of North America, having wavy-petalled, white or pinkish flowers on short, recurved stalks hanging beneath the three whorled leaves.
- non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- non-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- north lauderdale — a city in SE Florida.
- nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
- numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.