16-letter words containing o, u, t, d, r, s
- guaranteed stock — stock for which dividends are guaranteed by a company other than the one issuing the stock.
- household troops — the infantry and cavalry regiments that carry out escort and guard duties for a head of state
- hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- induction course — training for new job
- induction stroke — The induction stroke is the stroke of the piston in an internal combustion engine in which working fluid is drawn into the cylinder.
- industrial union — a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- jude the obscure — a novel (1895) by Thomas Hardy.
- jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
- kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
- latissimus dorsi — a broad, flat muscle on each side of the midback, the action of which draws the arm backward and downward and rotates the front of the arm toward the body.
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
- mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
- nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
- on your doorstep — If a place is on your doorstep, it is very near to where you live. If something happens on your doorstep, it happens very close to where you live.
- orthodox judaism — Judaism as observed by Orthodox Jews.
- orthodoxy sunday — a solemn festival held on the first Sunday of Lent (Orthodoxy Sunday) commemorating the restoration of the use of icons in the church (a.d. 842) and the triumph over all heresies.
- osmium tetroxide — a crystalline or amorphous, colorless, poisonous compound, OsO 4 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used for microscopic staining, in photography, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis.
- outside director — a director of a company who is not employed by that company but is often employed by a holding or associated company
- picture postcard — postcard (def 1).
- portuguese india — a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.
- process industry — business of treating raw materials
- production costs — the costs used in manufacturing a product
- prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- proteus syndrome — a condition caused by malfunction in cell growth, in which bone and flesh tissue overgrow in localized areas of the body
- pseudo-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- pseudo-spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- pseudoperipteral — having a freestanding colonnade at each end, with engaged columns at the sides.
- put to the sword — to kill with a sword or swords
- quasi-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- radius of action — the maximum distance that a ship, aircraft, or land vehicle can travel from its base and return without refuelling
- reasonable doubt — law: grounds for believing sb is innocent
- recording studio — place where music is recorded
- rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
- redistributional — a distribution performed again or anew.
- returned soldier — a soldier who has served abroad
- russian orthodox — of or relating to the Russian Orthodox Church
- sandstone quarry — a quarry from which sand is extracted
- scar tissue code — (humour, programming) Old code that is commented out but still included in the current release.