15-letter words containing l, u, s, c, i
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- decasualization — the replacement of casual workers by permanent employees
- decontextualise — Alternative spelling of decontextualize.
- decubitus ulcer — a chronic ulcer of the skin and underlying tissues caused by prolonged pressure on the body surface of bedridden patients
- definite clause — (logic) A Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
- demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- destructibility — The condition of being destructible.
- disarticulating — Present participle of disarticulate.
- disarticulation — The act of disarticulating.
- discombobulated — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discombobulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate.
- discontinuously — In a discontinuous manner; not continuously.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishcloth gourd — loofah (def 1).
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- disulfuric acid — pyrosulfuric acid
- domain calculus — (database) A form of relational calculus in which scalar variables take values drawn from a given domain. Examples of the domain calculus are ILL, FQL, DEDUCE and the well known Query By Example (QBE). INGRES is a relational DBMS whose DML is based on the relational calculus.
- duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
- dysfunctionally — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- eclipse plumage — the dull plumage developed in some brightly colored birds after the breeding season.
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- elections judge — someone who oversees an election
- electrosurgical — Relating to electrosurgery.
- ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- euler's circles — a diagram in which the terms of categorial statements are represented by circles whose inclusion in one another represents the inclusion of the extensions of the terms in one another
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
- exclusion order — law: ban spouse from home
- extralinguistic — Outside the realm of linguistics.
- faculty advisor — a member of the faculty who gives advice to students
- fifth columnist — A fifth columnist is someone who secretly supports and helps the enemies of the country or organization they are in.
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- fleet insurance — Fleet insurance is a type of insurance contract that applies to a number of vehicles.
- flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
- fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- functionalistic — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- funeral service — ceremony at a burial or cremation
- fungistatically — in a fungistatic manner
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
- gloucester city — a city in W New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
- gloucestershire — a county in SW England. 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester.
- glucocorticoids — Plural form of glucocorticoid.
- gluconeogenesis — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
- guild socialism — a form of socialism developed in England in the 20th century, emphasizing decentralization of industry and services with control to be vested in autonomous guilds of workers.
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms