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15-letter words containing i, s, o, p, d

  • in good spirits — cheerful
  • iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
  • job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
  • juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
  • kaleidoscopical — Alternative form of kaleidoscopic.
  • land of promise — Promised Land.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • line of apsides — a line joining the lower and higher apsides, forming the major axis of the orbit
  • lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
  • lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
  • lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
  • mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
  • mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
  • metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
  • misappropriated — to put to a wrong use.
  • miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
  • misproportioned — Having incorrect or distorted proportions.
  • mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • mouse droppings — 1.   (graphics, operating system, jargon)   Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2.   (web, jargon)   The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
  • neurodepressive — (of a drug) depressing nerve-cell function.
  • non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
  • non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • non-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
  • nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
  • nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
  • occipitomastoid — (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones.
  • oedipus complex — the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex, who is considered by the child as a rival.
  • oil-based paint — any paint made with a drying oil or solvent such as linseed
  • old age pension — An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
  • open admissions — a policy of admitting applicants to an institution, especially a university, regardless of previous academic record or grades.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • panzer division — an armored division of the German army, especially in World War II, consisting chiefly of tanks and organized for making rapid attacks.
  • paphian goddess — Aphrodite, worshiped in Cyprus as the goddess of sexual love.
  • paradise flower — a prickly vine, Solanum wendlandii, of the nightshade family, native to Costa Rica, having branched clusters of showy lilac-blue flowers.
  • pedagoguishness — the quality of being pedagoguish
  • periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
  • personal friend — a person who is a friend, rather than a colleague or acquaintance
  • phoenix islands — a group of eight coral islands in the central Pacific: administratively part of Kiribati. Area: 28 sq km (11 sq miles). The islands and surrounding waters form the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, the world's largest marine protected area. Area: 410 500 sq km (158 500 sq miles)
  • phosphoric acid — any of three acids, orthophosphoric acid, H 3 PO 4 , metaphosphoric acid, HPO 3 , or pyrophosphoric acid, H 4 P 2 O 7 , derived from phosphorus pentoxide, P 2 O 5 , and various amounts of water.
  • photodissociate — to split or break up molecules as a result of the absorption of photons
  • pick and choose — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
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