15-letter words containing u, n, c, o, l, d
- 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
- endonucleolytic — relating to endonuclease
- exclusion order — law: ban spouse from home
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
- florida current — the part of the Gulf Stream which extends from the Florida Strait to Cape Hatteras.
- functional food — a food containing additives which provide extra nutritional value
- functional load — the relative frequency of occurrence of words that are differentiated in one and the same position by only one distinctive feature. In English, the opposition of voiced and voiceless th has a low functional load being used only to distinguish such pairs as ether and either, or wreath and wreathe.
- glucuronic acid — Biochemistry. an acid, C 6 H 10 O 7 , formed by the oxidation of glucose, found combined with other products of metabolism in the blood and urine.
- glycuronic acid — glucuronic acid.
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
- incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- internucleotide — occurring or existing between nucleotides
- islands council — (in Scotland since 1975) any of the three divisions (Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles) into which the Scottish islands are divided for purposes of local government
- lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
- non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- non-educational — pertaining to education.
- nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
- nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
- office building — building containing offices
- oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
- out in the cold — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- pedunculate oak — a large deciduous oak tree, Quercus robur, of Eurasia, having lobed leaves and stalked acorns
- production line — an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process. Compare assembly line, line1 (def 29).
- pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
- quadruplication — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- student council — a representative body composed chiefly of students chosen by their classmates to organize social and extracurricular activities and to participate in the government of a school or college.
- tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
- ultrasound scan — sonograph examination