15-letter words containing o, e, a
- crossreactivity — Alternative spelling of cross-reactivity.
- crustaceologist — One who studies crustaceology.
- cryoanaesthesia — Alternative spelling of cryoanesthesia.
- cryoprecipitate — a precipitate obtained by controlled thawing of a previously frozen substance. Factor VIII, for treating haemophilia, is often obtained as a cryoprecipitate from frozen blood
- cryoprotectants — Plural form of cryoprotectant.
- crystal counter — an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of high-energy radiation, in which particles collide with a crystal and momentarily increase its conductivity
- crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
- cuban solenodon — a rare shrewlike nocturnal mammal of the Caribbean, Atopogale cubana, having a long hairless tail and an elongated snout: family Solenodontidae, order Insectivora (insectivores)
- cucumber mosaic — a viral disease of cucumbers and many other plants, characterized by a mosaic pattern and distortion of leaves and fruits.
- curia rhaetorum — a city in E Switzerland, capital of Graubünden canton. Pop: 32 989 (2000)
- curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
- curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
- current account — A current account is a personal bank account which you can take money out of at any time using your cheque book or cash card.
- customer appeal — attractiveness to customers
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- cyanide process — a process for recovering gold and silver from ores by treatment with a weak solution of sodium cyanide
- cyanoethylation — the act of introducing a cyano-ethyl group into a compound
- cyclobenzaprine — A particular antidepressant generally prescribed as an analgesic and muscle relaxant.
- cyclohexylamine — a highly toxic and hazardous organic chemical derived from cyclohexane
- cyclone furnace — a furnace burning liquid or pulverized fuel in a whirling air column.
- cycloneolignane — (organic chemistry) Any neolignane having an additional ring.
- 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
- cytogenetically — (medicine, biology) By means or in terms of cytogenetics, the genetics of the cell.
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- czechoslovakian — Czechoslovakian means the same as Czechoslovak.
- d. c. power lab — The former site of SAIL. This name was very funny because the obvious connection to electrical engineering was nonexistent - the lab was named after a Donald C. Power. Compare Marginal Hacks.
- dadchelor party — a party primarily attended by men and held to honour and present gifts to a prospective father
- daffodil yellow — a bright yellow colour
- daguerreotyping — Present participle of daguerreotype.
- daguerreotypist — an obsolete photographic process, invented in 1839, in which a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapor.
- dark-eyed junco — a common North American junco, Junco hyemalis, having a pink bill, gray and brown body plumage, white belly and outer tail feathers, and differing from other species of junco in having a dark brown rather than yellow iris.
- data collection — the process of gathering information or data
- data processing — Data processing is the series of operations that are carried out on data, especially by computers, in order to present, interpret, or obtain information.
- data protection — (in Britain) safeguards for individuals relating to personal data stored on a computer
- davenport table — a table with drawers, having drop leaves at both ends, often placed in front of or behind a sofa.
- day of judgment — Judgment Day
- day of the dead — an annual celebration to honor the spirits of the dead, observed in Mexico and other Latin American countries on November 1 and 2, concurrently with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
- day of the lord — Also called Day of Yahweh. (in Old Testament eschatology) a day of final judgment. Amos 5:18–21; Ezek. 30.
- 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.
- de-unionization — to eliminate labor unions from (a company, industry, etc.).
- deacidification — a procedure that is carried out to lessen the level of acid present in paper
- dead letter box — a place where messages and other material can be left and collected secretly without the sender and the recipient meeting
- dead on arrival — dead before reaching hospital
- dead-cat bounce — a temporary recovery in prices following a substantial fall as a result of speculators buying stocks they have already sold rather than as a result of a genuine reversal of the downward trend
- 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.
- deal someone in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- dealer's choice — a card game, as poker, in which the dealer decides what particular game is to be played, often depending on the number of players, and designates any special variations or unusual rules, including setting the stakes.
- dean of faculty — the president of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland
- debathification — The process of removing former members of the ruling Bath party of Iraq from the military and civil office following the ousting of w Saddam Hussein.