18-letter words containing u, n, c, a, d, i

distribution class — form class
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.
double achievement — a representation of the arms of a husband beside those of his wife such that a difference of rank between them is shown.
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
ducking and diving — evasiveness
dysfunctionalities — Plural form of dysfunctionality.
fettuccine alfredo — fettuccine in cream sauce with grated Parmesan cheese.
fuel-saving device — a device that increases the fuel efficiency of a vehicle, so that it uses less fuel for a further distance
fuming nitric acid — a colorless, yellowish, or brownish fuming corrosive liquid, usually prepared from nitric acid by the addition of excess nitrogen dioxide: used in organic synthesis for nitration, and as an oxidizer in liquid propellants for rockets.
functional disease — a disease in which there is an abnormal change in the function of an organ, but no structural alteration in the tissues involved (opposed to organic disease).
galactic longitude — the angular distance in degrees measured eastward in the galactic plane from a radius drawn from the earth as center to the constellation Sagittarius.
graduated cylinder — a narrow, cylindrical container marked with horizontal lines to represent units of measurement and used to precisely measure the volume of liquids.
grand council fire — a formal gathering of camp fire members requiring a minimum attendance of three troops.
guidance counselor — advisor in schools
hebdomadal council — the governing council or senate of Oxford University
indecent behaviour — the offence of committing indecent acts
independent clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
indolebutyric acid — a white or yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 13 O 2 N, a plant hormone similar to indoleacetic acid and used for the same purposes.
induction training — training intended to enable new staff and recruits to do their work
inductive relation — A relation R between domains D and E is inductive if for all chains d1 .. dn in D and e1 .. en in E,
indus civilization — an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River valley, from about 2500 to 1500 b.c.: extensive archaeological excavations at the main sites of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in Pakistan.
industrial vehicle — a vehicle designed for use in industry
infectious disease — illness spread by person to person
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.
justice department — the United States federal department for enforcing federal laws
magnetic induction — Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. Symbol: B.
malicious wounding — the intentional violent wounding or injuring of someone
medium of exchange — anything generally accepted as representing a standard of value and exchangeable for goods or services.
mercury delay line — (storage, history) An archaic first-in first-out fixed time period data storage device using acoustic transducers to transmit data as waves in a trough or tube of mercury. EDSAC (Cambridge) and UNIVAC I used delay lines.
molecular medicine — the study of disease or injury at the molecular or cellular level.
mordovian republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
multimedia machine — machines that allow users to control and manipulate sound, video, text and graphics
natural childbirth — childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or anesthesia and usually involving a program in which the mother is psychologically and physically prepared for the birth process.
neuropsychodynamic — Of or pertaining to neuropsychodynamics.
non-contextualized — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
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
oedipus at colonus — a tragedy by Sophocles, written toward the end of his life and produced posthumously in 401? b.c.
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
optical soundtrack — the final soundtrack on a motion picture, which appears as a band of black and white serrations along a strip of film to the left of the composite print. Light is shined through the serrations and is converted to audible sound.
orthotungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2WO4
oxalosuccinic acid — an organic acid, C 6 H 6 O 7 , that is an intermediate formed by the dehydrogenation of isocitric acid in fat and carbohydrate metabolism.
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.
pennsylvania dutch — the descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland.
physical education — systematic instruction in sports, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program.
pitch-and-run shot — chip shot.
plenary indulgence — a remission of the total temporal punishment that is still due to sin after absolution. Compare indulgence (def 6).

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