15-letter words containing e, u, d
- monounsaturated — of or noting a class of fats that lack a hydrogen bond at one point on the carbon chain and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
- most up-to-date — in accordance with the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
- mouse droppings — 1. (graphics, operating system, jargon) Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2. (web, jargon) The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- 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.
- multiple-valued — many-valued.
- murder will out — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
- mustard plaster — a black mixture of mustard and rubber placed on a cloth and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- neurodepressive — (of a drug) depressing nerve-cell function.
- neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
- neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
- neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
- nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
- newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
- nil desperandum — never despair
- nomex underwear — /noh'meks uhn'-der-weir/ [Usenet] Synonym asbestos longjohns, used mostly in auto-related mailing lists and newsgroups. NOMEX underwear is an actual product available on the racing equipment market, used as a fire resistance measure and required in some racing series.
- non-adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- 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.
- non-fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- non-interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- nonadjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
- nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
- nonjudgmentally — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
- nonreproductive — Not able to reproduce; sterile.
- nuclear warhead — a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.
- nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
- nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
- nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
- number one wood — driver (def 4).
- nursing studies — the study of nursing
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- odd permutation — a permutation of a set of n elements, x 1 , x 2 , …, xn, which permutes the product of all differences of the form (xi – xj), where i is less than j, into the negative of the product.
- odoriferousness — The quality of being odoriferous.
- 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.
- off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- office building — building containing offices
- oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
- omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
- openmouthedness — the state or condition of being filled with amazement and wonder
- ordered n-tuple — a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple)
- 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).