15-letter words containing i, r, d, o, u
- 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).
- ortho-toluidine — Chemistry. a light-yellow, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the ortho isomer of toluidine: used in the manufacture of dyes, saccharin, and other organic compounds, and in textile printing processes.
- outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- 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.
- outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
- over-cultivated — to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
- over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- overexpenditure — the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
- pair production — Physics. the simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle by a nucleus or particle in an excited state, as when a photon is absorbed.
- partial product — the result obtained when a number is multiplied by one digit of a multiplier
- peak production — the maximum production
- photoproduction — the light-induced production of a species of molecule such as a radical or ion
- piano reduction — a musical score having the parts condensed or simplified in two staves, to render the music playable on the piano by one person.
- 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.
- postdivestiture — taking place after divestiture
- primary product — a product consisting of a natural raw material; an unmanufactured product
- primordial soup — the seas and atmosphere as they existed on earth before the existence of life, consisting primarily of an oxygen-free gaseous mixture containing chiefly water, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.
- production line — an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process. Compare assembly line, line1 (def 29).
- protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
- pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
- pseudo-artistic — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
- pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pseudoarthrosis — a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united
- pseudoephedrine — a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO, used as a nasal decongestant.
- pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
- pseudoparalysis — the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.
- pseudotripteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades.
- pubic directory — [NYU] (also "pube directory" /pyoob' d*-rek't*-ree/) The "pub" (public) directory on a machine that allows FTP access. So called because it is the default location for SEX (software exchange).
- pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
- purified cotton — bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc
- quadripartition — A division into four parts.
- quadruplication — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- question period — a period of time set aside each day for members of parliament to question government ministers
- quickie divorce — the formal ending of a marriage by law, carried out in a faster manner than usual, esp online
- radio announcer — someone who broadcasts or presents radio programmes
- radio frequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- radio sono-buoy — a buoy equipped to detect underwater noises and transmit them by radio
- radioautography — autoradiography.
- radioimmunology — the study of biological substances or processes with the aid of antigens or antibodies labeled with a radioactive isotope.
- radiophosphorus — phosphorus 32.
- rayside-balfour — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- re-adjudication — an act of adjudicating.
- 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.