18-letter words containing a, d, i, e, n
- middle high german — the High German language of the period 1100–1500. Abbreviation: MHG.
- mineralocorticoids — Plural form of mineralocorticoid.
- misunderestimation — (nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating.
- modelling language — (language) Possibly a kind of programming language designed for describing models and their behaviour. See also data modelling, object relational model, simulation, UML, VRML.
- mohammed ibn-kasim — flourished early 8th century a.d, Muslim conqueror of the Sind region in India.
- 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)
- morphine addiction — the fact or condition of being addicted to morphine
- moving bed reactor — A moving bed reactor is a reactor in which a layer of catalyst in the form of granules is moved between a reaction area and a regeneration area.
- multimedia machine — machines that allow users to control and manipulate sound, video, text and graphics
- nailed to the wall — [like a trophy] Said of a bug finally eliminated after protracted, and even heroic, effort.
- native advertising — advertising content on a website that conforms to the design and format of the site and is integrated into the site’s usual content: native advertising that is almost indistinguishable from the paper’s news stories.
- neighborhood watch — a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.
- netherlands guiana — a former name of Suriname.
- neuropsychodynamic — Of or pertaining to neuropsychodynamics.
- new forest disease — an infectious eye disease causing acute eye pain in cattle
- new zealand on air — the operational name for the New Zealand Broadcasting Commission
- new zealand pigeon — a large fruit-eating native pigeon, Hemiphagia novaeseelandiae, of forest areas
- nickel-and-dime it — to succeed or obtain something gradually by the repeated expenditure of small sums or the slow gathering of votes, power, money, etc. in small increments
- nickeled-and-dimed — of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.
- nominative-address — a noun naming the person to whom one is speaking.
- 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.
- non-denominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
- non-discriminative — constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
- non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
- non-identification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
- nord-pas-de-calais — a region of N France, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): coal-mining, textile, and metallurgical industries
- normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
- northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
- norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
- not take kindly to — not welcome
- notifiable disease — any one of a number of infectious diseases of humans and animals, that must be reported to the public health authorities
- 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
- obedience training — the training of an animal, especially a dog, to obey certain commands.
- oedipus at colonus — a tragedy by Sophocles, written toward the end of his life and produced posthumously in 401? b.c.
- office of readings — the first of the canonical hours; matins
- on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
- on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
- operation overlord — the codename for the Allied invasion (June 1944) of northern France
- order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
- organized religion — institutionalized religion, usually with a hierarchical clergy and rules to govern the means by which adherents participate
- oriental almandine — a variety of corundum resembling almandine in colour and used as a gemstone
- osteitis deformans — Paget's disease.
- osteoradionecrosis — bone tissue death induced by radiation.
- over and done with — If you say that something is over and done with, you mean that it is completely finished and you do not have to think about it any more.
- overdraft interest — interest charged on money withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
- overidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- packet switch node — (PSN) A dedicated computer whose purpose is to accept, route and forward packets in a packet-switched network.
- paediatric nursing — the branch of nursing concerned with the care of children