18-letter words containing r, o, u, a

costume department — the department in a theatre or television company that is responsible for actors' costumes
couldn't care less — If you say that you couldn't care less about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you are not interested in them or worried about them. In American English, you can also say that you could care less, with the same meaning.
counter-adaptation — the act of adapting.
counter-aggression — the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights; an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like: The army is prepared to stop any foreign aggression.
counterattractions — Plural form of counterattraction.
counterculturalism — The counterculture movement or lifestyle.
counterculturalist — the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.
countercyclicality — The quality of being countercyclical.
counterprogramming — the practice of scheduling a program opposite another program, esp. a popular one, that appeals to a different kind of audience, as in placing a romantic film directed at women opposite a sports program mainly watched by men
counterreformation — a reform movement to oppose a previous one
countertherapeutic — Working against a therapy.
countryside agency — (in England) a government agency that promotes the conservation and enjoyment of the countryside and aims to stimulate employment in rural areas
coupling capacitor — A coupling capacitor is a capacitor that is used to transmit an alternating current signal from one node to another.
court of st. james — the British royal court
crude oil desalter — A crude oil desalter is equipment which removes inorganic salts from crude oil, using chemical or electrostatic separation.
crude oil fraction — A crude oil fraction is a component of crude oil, which has its own particular molecular composition, weight, and boiling point.
cultural diffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
cultural sociology — the study of the origins and development of societal institutions, norms, and practices.
cumbrian mountains — a mountain range in NW England, in Cumbria. Highest peak: Scafell Pike, 977 m (3206 ft)
cumulative scoring — a method of scoring in which the score of a partnership is taken as the sum of their scores on all hands played.
curvature of field — a monochromatic aberration of a lens or other optical system in which the focal surface is curved, the refracted image of an object oriented perpendicular to the axis of the lens lying on a curved surface rather than in a plane perpendicular to the axis.
curvature of space — (in relativity) a property of space near massive bodies in which their gravitational field causes light to travel along curved paths.
customer relations — Customer relations are the relationships that a business has with its customers and the way in which it treats them.
cutthroat contract — a form of contract bridge for four persons in which partners are decided by the bidding.
dangerous offender — an offender who is deemed by a court of law to be likely to engage in further violent conduct, and who thus becomes eligible for an indefinite prison sentence
de bruijn notation — (language) A variation of lambda notation for specifying functions using numbers instead of names to refer to formal parameters. A reference to a formal parameter is a number which gives the number of lambdas (written as \ here) between the reference and the lambda which binds the parameter. E.g. the function \ f . \ x . f x would be written \ . \ . 1 0. The 0 refers to the innermost lambda, the 1 to the next etc. The chief advantage of this notation is that it avoids the possibility of name capture and removes the need for alpha conversion.
defense calculator — IBM 701
departure platform — a raised area at a railway station from which passengers can board trains prior to their departing
dermot macmurrough — ?1110–71, king of Leinster, who, by enlisting the support of the English to win back his kingdom, was responsible for the English conquest of Ireland
dia de los muertos — Day of the Dead.
diaminofluorescein — (organic compound) A fluorescein into which two amino groups have been substituted.
diamondback turtle — any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
diatomaceous earth — an unconsolidated form of diatomite
discourse analysis — the study of the rules or patterns characterizing units of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence.
distribution class — form class
distribution ratio — the ratio of concentrations of a solute distributed between two immiscible solvents in contact with each other, as iodine in water and chloroform
division of labour — a system of organizing the manufacture of an article in a series of separate specialized operations, each of which is carried out by a different worker or group of workers
dominican republic — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
domremy-la-pucelle — a village in Lorraine, NE France, SW of Nancy: birthplace of Joan of Arc.
double-page spread — two pages treated as one in a publication, with images or text extending across the binding
drainpipe trousers — trousers with very narrow legs
dramatic monologue — a poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation.
driver's education — high-school driving classes
drug on the market — Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
due process of law — the administration of justice in accordance with established rules and principles
dwarf storage unit — (humour) (DSU) An IBM term for a cupboard.
eastern algonquian — a subgroup of the Algonquian language family, comprising the languages spoken aboriginally from Nova Scotia to northeastern North Carolina.
eat your heart out — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
ejaculatio praecox — premature ejaculation during sexual intercourse
electroacupuncture — the insertion into the body of one or more needles through which an electric current is passed

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