18-letter words containing r, u, n, t, e, d

industrial disease — occupational disease (def 1).
industrial dispute — disagreement between workers and managers
industrial hygiene — the science that assesses, controls, and prevents occupational factors or sources of stress in the workplace that may significantly affect the health and well-being of employees or of the community in general
industrial vehicle — a vehicle designed for use in industry
informatory double — a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
instrument landing — an aircraft landing accomplished by use of gauges on the instrument panel and ground-based radio equipment, with limited reference to outside visual signals.
insurance adjuster — An insurance adjuster is the same as a claims adjuster.
integrated circuit — a circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip, in which the components are interconnected to perform a given function. Abbreviation: IC.
integrated studies — a course that includes a number of subjects and is organized by theme
justice department — the United States federal department for enforcing federal laws
left-eyed flounder — any of several flat-fishes of the family Bothidae, having both eyes on the left side of the head.
long hundredweight — a hundredweight of 112 pounds (50.8 kg), the usual hundredweight in Great Britain, but now rare in the U.S.
loschmidt's number — the number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure, equal to 2.687 × 10 19.
lunitidal interval — the period of time between the moon's transit and the next high lunar tide.
manufactured goods — products made by machine
marine underwriter — an underwriter who specializes in marine insurance
misunderestimation — (nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating.
mixed-flow turbine — a water turbine in which water flows radially and axially through the rotating vanes
multi-user dungeon — Multi-User Dimension
needlestick injury — an injury that is caused by accidentally pricking the skin with a hypodermic needle
netherlands guiana — a former name of Suriname.
neural tube defect — any of a group of congenital abnormalities involving the brain and spinal cord, including spina bifida and meningocele, caused by failure of the neural tube to close properly during embryonic development.
neurodevelopmental — Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
non-understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
nondestructiveness — The quality of not being destructive.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
numerical identity — the relation that holds between two relata when they are the selfsame entity, that is, when the terms designating them have the same reference
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
paediatric nursing — the branch of nursing concerned with the care of children
parallel reduction — A form of applicative order reduction in which all redexes in an expression are reduced simultaneously. Variants include parallel outermost reduction and lenient reduction. See normal order reduction.
paraurethral gland — any of a group of vestigial glands located in the posterior wall of the urethra in women.
pass the hat round — to collect money, as for a cause
passing-out parade — a ceremonial parade of cadets who have completed their training
perceptual defence — the process by which it is thought that certain stimuli are either not perceived or are distorted due to their offensive, unpleasant, or threatening nature
perpetual calendar — a calendar devised to be used for many years, as in determining the day of the week on which a given date falls.
piperonyl butoxide — a light-brown liquid, C 1 9 H 3 0 O 5 , used chiefly as a synergist in certain insecticides.
point of departure — Nautical. the precise location of a vessel, established in order to set a course, especially in beginning a voyage in open water.
pour cold water on — If someone pours cold water on a plan or idea, they criticize it so much that people lose their enthusiasm for it.
predation pressure — the effect of predation upon a population, resulting in the decrease in size of that population.
prepare the ground — make conditions ready
presidential suite — a suite of rooms, as in a hotel, suitable for a president or other head of state.
product acceptance — the verification or acceptance that a manufactured item meets required specifications or standards and is usable for its purpose
production manager — a supervisor of the budget, crew and other details in the production of a film or play
prometheus unbound — a drama in verse (1820) by Shelley.
pseudo-anarchistic — a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.
public expenditure — spending by central government, local authorities, and public corporations
pyramus and thisbe — (in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same
quadratic equation — an equation containing a single variable of degree 2. Its general form is ax 2 + bx + c = 0, where x is the variable and a, b, and c are constants (a ≠ 0).
quartz-iodine lamp — a type of tungsten-halogen lamp containing small amounts of iodine and having a quartz envelope, operating at high temperature and producing an intense light for use in car headlamps, etc

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