18-letter words containing i, n, d, u, s, c

immunodeficiencies — Plural form of immunodeficiency.
incentive discount — a discount on goods offered to customers, usually as a reward for repeated business or for bringing in other customers
independent clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
indestructibleness — The quality of being indestructible.
indirect discourse — discourse consisting not of an exact quotation of a speaker's words but of a version transformed from them for grammatical inclusion in a larger sentence. He said he was hungry is an example of indirect discourse.
indus civilization — an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River valley, from about 2500 to 1500 b.c.: extensive archaeological excavations at the main sites of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in Pakistan.
industrial vehicle — a vehicle designed for use in industry
infectious disease — illness spread by person to person
insurance adjuster — An insurance adjuster is the same as a claims adjuster.
jump discontinuity — a discontinuity of a function at a point where the function has finite, but unequal, limits as the independent variable approaches the point from the left and from the right. Compare jump (def 52).
justice department — the United States federal department for enforcing federal laws
loschmidt's number — the number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure, equal to 2.687 × 10 19.
malicious wounding — the intentional violent wounding or injuring of someone
needlestick injury — an injury that is caused by accidentally pricking the skin with a hypodermic needle
neuropsychodynamic — Of or pertaining to neuropsychodynamics.
nondestructiveness — The quality of not being destructive.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
oedipus at colonus — a tragedy by Sophocles, written toward the end of his life and produced posthumously in 401? b.c.
optical soundtrack — the final soundtrack on a motion picture, which appears as a band of black and white serrations along a strip of film to the left of the composite print. Light is shined through the serrations and is converted to audible sound.
orthotungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2WO4
oxalosuccinic acid — an organic acid, C 6 H 6 O 7 , that is an intermediate formed by the dehydrogenation of isocitric acid in fat and carbohydrate metabolism.
paediatric nursing — the branch of nursing concerned with the care of children
pennsylvania dutch — the descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland.
percussion welding — a form of resistance welding in which the required pressure is provided by a hammerlike blow.
physical education — systematic instruction in sports, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program.
pitch-and-run shot — chip shot.
process scheduling — multitasking
productivity bonus — an extra payment made to workers for being more productive or yielding more favourable results than normal
pseudo-anarchistic — a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.
pseudoappendicitis — inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
pseudointellectual — a person exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship.
puvis de chavannes — Puvis de [py-vee duh] /püˈvi də/ (Show IPA), Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre.
quinacrine mustard — a nitrogen mustard derived from mepacrine and used as a stain for chromosomes
reduction division — the first division of meiosis in which the number of chromosomes is reduced to half the original number.
reduction strategy — (theory) An algorithm for deciding which redex(es) to reduce next. Different strategies have different termination properties in the presence of recursive functions or values. See string reduction, normal order reduction, applicative order reduction, parallel reduction
saint vitus' dance — chorea (def 2).
scottish deerhound — one of a Scottish breed of large, tall hunting dogs having a medium-length, wiry, gray or reddish-fawn coat, originally developed for hunting and bringing down deer, and known as the royal dog of Scotland.
second triumvirate — the coalition and joint rule of the Roman Empire by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, begun in 43 bc
secondary industry — manufacturing, services, etc.
shipping documents — documents relating to the sending of a shipment of goods, for example containing details of contents, weight, value etc.
sodium bicarbonate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, in powder or granules, NaHCO 3 , usually prepared by the reaction of soda ash with carbon dioxide or obtained from the intermediate product of the Solvay process by purification: used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium salts, baking powder, and beverages, as a laboratory reagent, as a fire extinguisher, and in medicine as an antacid.
sodium thiocyanate — a white powder or colorless, deliquescent crystals, NaSCN, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in medicine in the treatment of hypertension.
spackling compound — spackle
student councillor — a student who is a member of a council or body representing the interests of students at a school, university or college
submarine sandwich — a sandwich made with a long cylindrical bread roll
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
sulfuric anhydride — sulfur trioxide.
summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts

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