15-letter words containing p, u, d, l
- guadalupe river — a river in SE Texas, flowing SE to the San Antonio River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- 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
- head-up display — an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. Abbreviation: HUD.
- hundred's place — hundred (def 8).
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
- hydrosulphurous — relating to or derived from hydrosulphurous acid
- hypersexualised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualise.
- hypersexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualize.
- indisputability — The property of being indisputable.
- industrial park — an industrial complex, typically in a suburban or rural area and set in parklike surroundings with such facilities as parking lots, restaurants, and recreation areas.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- judge of appeal — a judge who sits in a Court of Appeal
- jurisprudential — the science or philosophy of law.
- keyboard plaque — (jargon) The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
- landeshauptmann — the head of government in an Austrian state
- lapland bunting — a passerine bird: Calcarius lapponicus
- leaf primordium — a group of cells that will develop into a leaf, seen as small bulges just below the shoot apex.
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- liquid paraffin — a colourless almost tasteless oily liquid obtained by petroleum distillation and used as a laxative
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- modulo operator — (mathematics) (mod) The operator that returns the remainder after integer division of its first argument by its second. Written as "%" in C and some other languages. Where the second argument is a power of two, the result can be calculated much more quickly using bitwise and with the appropriate bit-mask.
- moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
- multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- multiple-valued — many-valued.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- mustard plaster — a black mixture of mustard and rubber placed on a cloth and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- nil desperandum — never despair
- non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
- nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
- nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
- oedipus complex — the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex, who is considered by the child as a rival.
- ordered n-tuple — a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple)
- outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
- over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- paid-in surplus — surplus paid in by purchasers of stock certificates sold at a premium.
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- partial denture — an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- partial product — the result obtained when a number is multiplied by one digit of a multiplier
- pastel-coloured — pale-coloured; in a shade such as pink or pale blue
- pedunculate oak — a large deciduous oak tree, Quercus robur, of Eurasia, having lobed leaves and stalked acorns
- penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.