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15-letter words containing o, d, g, r, a

  • de broglie wave — a hypothetical wave associated with the motion of a particle of atomic or subatomic size that describes effects such as the diffraction of beams of particles by crystals.
  • deagglomeration — Deagglomeration is the process of breaking up agglomerates.
  • deconcentrating — Present participle of deconcentrate.
  • defragmentation — (computing) The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.
  • degenerationist — a person who believes in the evolutionary decline of a species
  • deglamorization — the act or process of making less glamorous
  • dehydrogenating — Present participle of dehydrogenate.
  • dehydrogenation — to remove hydrogen from (a compound).
  • delaware jargon — a jargon based on Unami Delaware, now extinct but formerly used as a lingua franca in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
  • demographically — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
  • depersonalizing — Present participle of depersonalize.
  • dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
  • dermatographism — a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.
  • desktop manager — A user interface to system services, usually icon and menu based like the Macintosh Finder, enabling the user to run application programs and use a file system without directly using the command language of the operating system.
  • diagonal matrix — a square matrix in which all the entries except those along the diagonal from upper left to lower right are zero.
  • direction angle — an angle made by a given vector and a coordinate axis.
  • disintegrations — the act or process of disintegrating.
  • disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
  • disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
  • dog's breakfast — a disorderly mixture; hodgepodge.
  • dongola leather — a leather similar to kid, made from goatskin, sheepskin, or calfskin.
  • double integral — an integral in which the integrand involves a function of two variables and that requires two applications of the integration process to evaluate.
  • dougherty wagon — a horse- or mule-drawn passenger wagon having doors on the side, transverse seats, and canvas sides that can be rolled down.
  • dr. strangelove — a person, especially a military or government official, who advocates initiating nuclear warfare.
  • drag one's feet — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
  • draughtproofing — Present participle of draughtproof.
  • drawing account — an account used by a partner or employee for cash withdrawals.
  • drip irrigation — a system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes.
  • dynamic routing — (networking)   (Or "adaptive routing") Routing that adjusts automatically to network topology or traffic changes.
  • eating disorder — any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.
  • echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
  • echocardiograph — an instrument employing reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the structures and functioning of the heart.
  • edgar allan poe — Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
  • endocrine gland — anatomy: hormone-secreting gland
  • ergatandromorph — an ant with the characteristics of both worker and male
  • examining board — an organization that sets and corrects exams
  • fairy godfather — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godfather.
  • fairy godmother — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godmother.
  • feelgood factor — When journalists refer to the feelgood factor, they mean that people are feeling hopeful and optimistic about the future.
  • fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
  • fire-and-forget — used to describe a type of missile that, once fired, is able to guide itself to its target
  • floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
  • fluorine dating — a method of determining the relative age of fossil bones found in the same excavation by comparing their fluorine content.
  • football ground — an area of land where football games are played
  • forward-looking — planning for or anticipating possible future events, conditions, etc.; progressive.
  • foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
  • founding father — The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it.
  • french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
  • french togoland — a former United Nations Trust Territory in W Africa, administered by France (1946–60), now the independent republic of Togo
  • gale-force wind — a wind of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour
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