15-letter words containing s, t, u, d, i, o
- disquisitionary — of or relating to a disquisition
- distributor cap — the cap of an engine's distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the sparking plugs
- distributorship — a franchise held by a distributor.
- dithionous acid — an unstable dibasic acid known only in solution and in the form of dithionite salts. It is a powerful reducing agent. Formula: H2S2O4
- do an injustice — If you say that someone has done you an injustice, you mean that they have been unfair in the way that they have judged you or treated you.
- do the business — to achieve what is required
- domain squatter — (web) An unscrupulous person who registers a domain name in the hope of selling it to the rightful, expected owner at a profit. E.g. http://foldoc.com/.
- dose equivalent — a unit that quantifies the biological effectiveness of an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, obtained by multiplying the absorbed dose by dimensionless factors that account for the kind of radiation, its energy, and the nature of the absorber: measured in Sievert or rem.
- double or quits — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- double stopping — playing two notes or parts simultaneously on a string instrument
- doubting thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24–29.
- duelling pistol — one of a pair of identical pistols made specifically for use in duels
- duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
- dysfunctionally — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- elections judge — someone who oversees an election
- expeditiousness — The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.
- faculty advisor — a member of the faculty who gives advice to students
- fission product — a nuclide produced either directly by nuclear fission or by the radioactive decay of such a nuclide
- fluoridationist — One who supports the addition of fluoride to the public water supply.
- food insecurity — an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
- foundationalism — (epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs.
- geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
- glucocorticoids — Plural form of glucocorticoid.
- ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
- growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
- horse latitudes — the latitudes near 30°N or 30°S at sea, characterized by baffling winds, calms, and high barometric pressure
- house detective — an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons.
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- i don't suppose — You can say 'I don't suppose' as a way of introducing a polite request.
- immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
- in the doghouse — a small shelter for a dog.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- indissolubility — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- industriousness — working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insubordination — the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance: The employee was fired for insubordination.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- joint-household — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
- lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.