15-letter words containing l, o, t, e, d
- charles doughty — Charles Montagu [mon-tuh-gyoo] /ˈmɒn təˌgyu/ (Show IPA), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.
- child endowment — a social security payment for dependent children
- chloral hydrate — a colourless crystalline soluble solid produced by the reaction of chloral with water and used as a sedative and hypnotic; 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-ethanediol. Formula: CCl3CH(OH)2
- choledochostomy — formation of a temporary opening through the abdominal wall into the common bile duct, usually to remove stones.
- chondroskeleton — the cartilaginous part of the skeleton of vertebrates
- chromium-plated — having been plated with chromium
- closed fracture — simple fracture.
- closed interval — an interval on the real line including its end points, as [0, 1], the set of reals between and including 0 and 1
- closed position — (in ballet, modern dance, and jazz dance) any position in which the feet touch each other.
- closed sentence — a formula that contains no free occurrence of any variable
- closed traverse — a traverse ending at its point of origin.
- cold-water flat — (formerly) an apartment provided with only cold running water, often in a building with no central heating.
- coldwater-river — a river in NW Mississippi, flowing S to the Tallahatchie River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- collected works — the works of a particular writer brought together into one volume or a set of volumes
- college student — a student at a university or college
- colorado beetle — a black-and-yellow beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, that is a serious pest of potatoes, feeding on the leaves: family Chrysomelidae
- colorado desert — an arid region of SE California and NW Mexico, west of the Colorado River. Area: over 5000 sq km (2000 sq miles)
- committal order — the document that commits someone to prison
- completion date — (in Britain) the date on which the sale of a piece of property is final
- complicatedness — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- contact details — the information required to contact someone, such as an address or telephone number
- contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- controlled drug — a drug whose sale is illegal except through prescribed medical channels
- converted steel — cement steel.
- corps de ballet — In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who dance together, in contrast to the main dancers, who dance by themselves.
- correspondently — in a correspondent manner
- cottonseed meal — the residue of cottonseed kernels from which oil has been extracted, used as fodder or fertilizer
- coude telescope — a telescope in which light from the primary mirror is reflected along the polar axis to additional mirrors, and in which the focus (coudé focus) is independent of the telescope's motion, permitting the use of heavy instruments without disturbing the delicate balance of the telescope.
- counterbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance.
- counterblockade — a retaliatory blockade
- countermandable — able to be countermanded
- country dweller — a person who lives in the country
- covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
- cradle-to-grave — extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
- credit mobilier — a joint-stock company organized in 1863 and reorganized in 1867 to build the Union Pacific Railroad. It was involved in a scandal in 1872 in which high government officials were accused of accepting bribes.
- crestone needle — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,197 feet (4330 meters).
- critical period — a period in a lifetime during which a specific stage of development usually occurs. If it fails to do so, it cannot readily occur afterwards
- crocodile tears — If someone is crying crocodile tears, their tears and sadness are not genuine or sincere.
- crude oil berth — A crude oil berth is a place at a port for ships carrying crude oil.
- culture-shocked — a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment.
- cyclopentadiene — a colourless liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon obtained in the cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons and the distillation of coal tar: used in the manufacture of plastics and insecticides. Formula: C5H6
- dadchelor party — a party primarily attended by men and held to honour and present gifts to a prospective father
- data collection — the process of gathering information or data
- davenport table — a table with drawers, having drop leaves at both ends, often placed in front of or behind a sofa.
- day of the lord — Also called Day of Yahweh. (in Old Testament eschatology) a day of final judgment. Amos 5:18–21; Ezek. 30.
- dead letter box — a place where messages and other material can be left and collected secretly without the sender and the recipient meeting
- deadman's float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
- deagglomeration — Deagglomeration is the process of breaking up agglomerates.