15-letter words containing n, o, c, s, i, d
- gross indecency — sexual offence
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
- hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- identifications — Plural form of identification.
- idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
- implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
- inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
- inconsideration — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
- incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- indiscretionary — lack of discretion; imprudence.
- injudiciousness — The state or condition of being injudicious.
- inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
- islands council — (in Scotland since 1975) any of the three divisions (Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles) into which the Scottish islands are divided for purposes of local government
- job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- 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.
- microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
- miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscoordination — Lack of coordination.
- mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- nicobar islands — a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)
- 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-disjunction — the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division.
- noncommissioned — not commissioned, applied especially to military officers, as sergeants and corporals, ranking below warrant officer.
- nonconsolidated — (financial) Including the financial data of only the parent company.
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
- noninsecticidal — absent or free of insecticide
- nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
- object distance — the distance between the lens of a camera and an object being photographed.
- obsidional coin — siege piece.
- organic disease — a disease in which there is a structural alteration (opposed to functional disease).
- organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
- osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.