15-letter words containing i, d, o, t, s
- narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
- neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
- nitrogen oxides — Nitrogen oxides are compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced during combustion.
- non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- non-disjunction — the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division.
- non-residential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- nonconsolidated — (financial) Including the financial data of only the parent company.
- nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
- nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
- noninsecticidal — absent or free of insecticide
- nonsedimentable — incapable of being sedimented
- nonstandardized — Unstandardized.
- nonwithstanding — Misspelling of notwithstanding.
- north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- notwithstanding — in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding.
- object distance — the distance between the lens of a camera and an object being photographed.
- obsidian dating — a method of dating obsidian artifacts or debitage by calculating how long it has taken to produce a given thickness of a hydration layer within such matter.
- occipitomastoid — (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones.
- oil-based paint — any paint made with a drying oil or solvent such as linseed
- old wives' tale — a traditional belief, story, or idea that is often of a superstitious nature.
- old-established — established for a long time
- omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
- one-night stand — a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
- operationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalise.
- opinionatedness — The state or condition of being opinionated.
- opposition hold — a particular way of holding rock in mountain-climbing
- osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
- osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
- outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
- outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
- outside the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
- outstandingness — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- over-advertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- over-distention — the act of distending or the state of being distended.
- oxidation state — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
- photodissociate — to split or break up molecules as a result of the absorption of photons
- platitudinously — in a platitudinal manner
- point-and-shoot — of or denoting a camera that does not require manual adjustment of shutter speed, focus, aperture, etc.
- post-depression — the act of depressing.
- 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.
- post-production — In film and television, post-production is the work such as editing that takes place after the film has been shot.
- post-tridentine — of or relating to the city of Trent.
- postdevaluation — the period following the devaluation of a currency
- postdivestiture — taking place after divestiture
- posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
- postirradiation — occurring after or due to irradiation
- prestidigitator — sleight of hand; legerdemain.