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15-letter words containing l, u, n, a, r, d

  • lantern gurnard — a type of gurnard
  • laundry service — clothes-washing business
  • lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
  • liquid paraffin — a colourless almost tasteless oily liquid obtained by petroleum distillation and used as a laxative
  • lord lieutenant — British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
  • loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
  • louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
  • luggage handler — someone whose job is to handle and direct luggage, esp at an airport
  • macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
  • maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
  • medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
  • modern language — one of the literary languages currently in use in Europe, as French, Spanish, or German, treated as a departmental course of study in a school, college, or university.
  • muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
  • neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
  • neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
  • nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
  • nil desperandum — never despair
  • nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
  • nuclear warhead — a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.
  • nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
  • 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).
  • outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
  • outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
  • paid-in surplus — surplus paid in by purchasers of stock certificates sold at a premium.
  • partial denture — an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
  • penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.
  • perpendicularly — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • pituitary gland — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
  • platitudinarian — a person who frequently or habitually utters platitudes.
  • pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
  • polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
  • 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.
  • prejudicialness — the trait of being prejudicial
  • profoundly deaf — unable to hear any sound below 95 decibels in one's better ear
  • pure and simple — sheer, utter
  • pure land sects — Mahayana Buddhist sects venerating the Buddha as the compassionate saviour
  • quadruplication — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
  • radioimmunology — the study of biological substances or processes with the aid of antigens or antibodies labeled with a radioactive isotope.
  • ranfurly shield — (in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams
  • reindustrialize — to subject to reindustrialization.
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • roundaboutility — roundaboutness
  • rudyard kipling — (Joseph) Rudyard [ruhd-yerd] /ˈrʌd yərd/ (Show IPA), 1865–1936, English author: Nobel Prize 1907.
  • semi-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • shoulder season — a travel season between peak and off-peak seasons, especially spring and fall, when fares tend to be relatively low.
  • shoulder weapon — a firearm that is fired while being held in the hands with the butt of the weapon braced against the shoulder.
  • silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
  • squadron leader — air-force officer
  • standard clause — a clause which is inserted as standard into certain types of contracts or agreements
  • superabundantly — very or too abundantly
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