14-letter words containing r, i, d, c, u
- dissector tube — a form of television camera tube in which an electron image produced by a photoemitting surface is focused in the plane of an aperture and deflected past the aperture to achieve scanning.
- district court — (in many states) the court of general jurisdiction.
- district judge — any judge of a federal district court.
- district nurse — In Britain, a district nurse is a nurse who goes to people's houses to give them medical treatment and advice.
- diurnal circle — the apparent circle described by a heavenly body as a result of one rotation by the earth.
- diverticulated — having diverticula
- diverticulitis — inflammation of one or more diverticula, characterized by abdominal pain, fever, and changes in bowel movements.
- diverticulosis — the presence of saclike herniations of the mucosal layer of the colon through the muscular wall, common among older persons and usually producing no symptoms except occasional rectal bleeding.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- domestic court — (in England) a magistrates' court for domestic proceedings, such as matrimonial, guardianship, custodianship, affiliation, or adoption disputes
- dracunculiasis — a disease caused by infection with the Guinea worm
- draw a picture — represent sth visually
- drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
- drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
- equiponderance — The state of being equal in weight; equipoise.
- equiponderancy — Archaic form of equiponderance.
- euclidean norm — (mathematics) The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
- exclude a risk — If an insurance company excludes a risk, they declare that a particular risk is not covered by an insurance policy.
- fiduciary bond — a bond filed by a fiduciary administering an estate as surety.
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- food colouring — substances used to impart colour to food
- fredericksburg — a city in NE Virginia, on the Rappahannock River: scene of a Confederate victory 1862.
- garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
- glucocorticoid — any of a class of steroid hormones that are synthesized by the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and have anti-inflammatory activity.
- grand junction — a city in W Colorado.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
- hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
- hydraulic lift — an elevator operated by fluid pressure, especially one used for raising automobiles in service stations and garages.
- hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
- hydraulic ramp — a movable ramp operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid
- hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- hydroxybutyric — Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- indecorousness — The quality of being indecorous.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indestructible — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- indestructibly — In a way or to an extent that is indestructible.
- indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
- indian currant — a shrub, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, of the honeysuckle family, found from South Dakota and Texas to the eastern coast of the U.S., having hairy leaves, inconspicuous white flowers, and reddish-purple fruit.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- introductorily — By way of introduction.
- irreducibility — (uncountable) The quality or degree of being irreducible.