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19-letter words containing d, a, m, n, t, i

  • semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
  • semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
  • sessional indemnity — the remuneration paid to a member of the Canadian parliament.
  • shipping department — a department in a company responsible for arranging, receiving, recording, and sending shipments of goods
  • sixteenth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, authorizing Congress to levy a tax on incomes.
  • small advertisement — a short, simply designed advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, usually set entirely in a small size of type
  • smite hip and thigh — to attack unsparingly; overwhelm with or as with blows
  • smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
  • standing broad jump — a jump for distance from a standing position.
  • standing martingale — martingale (def 1).
  • stanislavski method — method (def 5).
  • sternocleidomastoid — of, relating to, or involving the sternum, the clavicle, and the mastoid process.
  • suspended animation — a state of temporary cessation of the vital functions.
  • take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
  • take one's mind off — to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from
  • tamper-evident seal — A tamper-evident seal is a sealing device designed to reveal if the opening of a container has been interfered with.
  • terminating decimal — a decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as ⅛ = 0.125 (contrasted with nonterminating decimal).
  • tetramethyldiarsine — an oily slightly water-soluble poisonous liquid with garlic-like odour. Its derivatives are used as accelerators for rubber
  • the first amendment — in the US the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
  • the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
  • the high and mighty — people who are considered very important
  • the middle distance — an unspecified point in the distance
  • third law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
  • time on one's hands — an interval with nothing to do
  • tired and emotional — slightly drunk
  • to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
  • to have sth in mind — If you ask someone what they have in mind, you want to know in more detail about an idea or wish they have.
  • transdenominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
  • ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
  • unlimited liability — liability that is not restricted to any unpaid portion of nominal capital invested in a business
  • unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
  • vacuum distillation — a process of distillation employing a vacuum that by lowering the pressure on a liquid allows volatilization at a lower temperature than normal.
  • velocity modulation — the modulation in velocity of a beam of electrons or ions caused by passing the beam through a high-frequency electric field, as in a cavity resonator
  • veterinary medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of diseases in animals, especially domesticated animals.
  • wassermann antibody — reagin (def 1).
  • wesleyan methodists — a branch of the Methodist Church in its original form
  • withdrawal syndrome — a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose.
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