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15-letter words containing i, n, d, s, c, r

  • diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
  • dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
  • driving license — A driving license is the same as a driver's license.
  • dystrophication — the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.
  • east providence — a town in NE Rhode Island, near Providence.
  • eastern sudanic — a group of languages belonging to the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in eastern and central Africa and including the Nilotic languages.
  • echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
  • editio princeps — first edition.
  • elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
  • electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
  • endocrinologist — A person who is skilled at, or practices endocrinology.
  • eric s. raymond — (person)   One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
  • exclusion order — law: ban spouse from home
  • fission product — a nuclide produced either directly by nuclear fission or by the radioactive decay of such a nuclide
  • flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
  • floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
  • flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
  • food insecurity — an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
  • food processing — transforming raw materials into food
  • french dressing — salad dressing prepared chiefly from oil, vinegar, and seasonings.
  • friedrichshafen — a city in Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, on Lake Constance.
  • gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
  • gender-specific — for, characteristic of, or limited to either males or females: Left-handedness is not gender-specific.
  • grand staircase — a large and impressive staircase
  • gross indecency — sexual offence
  • henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
  • hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
  • hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
  • hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
  • identity crisis — a period or episode of psychological distress, often occurring in adolescence but sometimes in adulthood, when a person seeks a clearer sense of self and an acceptable role in society.
  • idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
  • inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
  • inconsideration — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
  • incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
  • indeterministic — the doctrine that human actions, though influenced somewhat by preexisting psychological and other conditions, are not entirely governed by them but retain a certain freedom and spontaneity.
  • indirect speech — Indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked him what his plans were', and 'Citizens complained about the smoke'.
  • indiscretionary — lack of discretion; imprudence.
  • inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
  • jewish calendar — the lunisolar calendar used by the Jews, in which time is reckoned from 3761 bc: regarded as the year of the Creation. The months, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar, have either 29 or 30 days. Originally a new month was declared when the new moon was sighted in Jerusalem, but when this became impossible, a complex formula was devised to keep Rosh Chodesh near to the new moon. In addition, to keep the harvest festivals in the right seasons, there is a Metonic cycle of 14 years, in five of which an additional month is added after Shevat. The year according to biblical reckoning begins with Nisan, and the civil year begins with Tishri; the years are numbered from Tishri
  • job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
  • judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • kincardineshire — a former county in E Scotland.
  • laundry service — clothes-washing business
  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
  • mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
  • microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
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