15-letter words containing i, n, c, o, r, d
- reaccreditation — the act or process of reaccrediting something or someone
- receiving order — court order
- recombinant dna — DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination.
- reconsideration — to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action: to reconsider a refusal.
- reconsolidation — an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.
- record-breaking — top, most successful
- recording angel — an angel who supposedly keeps a record of every person's good and bad acts
- rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
- redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
- reduction ratio — an expression of the number of times by which an original document has been reduced in a microcopy.
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- retained income — retained earnings.
- retained object — an object in a passive construction identical with the direct or indirect object in the active construction from which it is derived, as the picture in I was shown the picture, which is also the direct object in the active construction (They) showed me the picture.
- ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- ricinoleic acid — a colorless to yellow, viscous, liquid, water-insoluble, unsaturated hydroxyl acid, C 1 8 H 3 4 O 3 , occurring in castor oil in the form of the glyceride: used chiefly in soaps and textile finishing.
- romantic comedy — a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.
- sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
- sanitary cordon — cordon sanitaire.
- schooner-rigged — rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.
- scolding bridle — branks.
- scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
- scorpion spider — whipscorpion.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
- silicon carbide — a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures.
- social drinking — the practice of drinking alcohol occasionally and usually only in social situations
- social-drinking — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- sound recordist — recordist.
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- speed indicator — an instrument for counting the number of revolutions of a gasoline engine.
- sports medicine — a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- subsidiary coin — a coin, especially one made of silver, having a value less than that of the monetary unit.
- superconfidence — great or extreme confidence, overconfidence
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- to one's credit — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
- trading account — an account similar to a traditional bank account, holding cash and securities, and administered by an investment dealer
- trading company — a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
- trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
- tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
- trithionic acid — a thionic acid, H2S3O6
- truman doctrine — the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
- truth-condition — the circumstances under which a statement is true
- 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-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner