16-letter words containing d, a, m, o

moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
mountain dogwood — a dogwood tree, Cornus nuttallii, of western North America, having pointed, petallike white or pinkish bracts and clustered scarlet fruits.
mover and shaker — a person who has power and influence, esp., a member of a group having power and influence
movies on demand — Movies on demand is a service that allows you to choose and watch a movie on your television.
multidimensional — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
mutual induction — the production of an electromotive force in one circuit by a change in current in another circuit.
narrowmindedness — Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness.
nevado de colima — a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft)
newry and mourne — a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 89 644 (2003 est). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)
nibble mode dram — (storage) A standard DRAM where four successive bits can be clocked out of the single data line by successive pulses on the CAS\ line while RAS\ is active. A column address is only required for the first bit. This mode is now unfashionable but can be found on some older 64 kilobit and 256 kilobit chips.
nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
norodom sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
not worth a damn — worthless
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
on her beam-ends — (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
one and the same — When two or more people or things are thought to be separate and you say that they are one and the same, you mean that they are in fact one single person or thing.
one-armed bandit — slot machine (def 1).
oneida community — a society of religious perfectionists established by John Humphrey Noyes, in 1848 at Oneida, N.Y., on the theory that sin can be eliminated through social reform: dissolved and reorganized in 1881 as a joint-stock company.
orange marmalade — preserve made from oranges
orange men's day — July 12, an annual celebration in Northern Ireland and certain cities having a large Irish section, especially Liverpool, to mark both the victory of William III over James II at the Battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690, and the Battle of Augbrim, July 12, 1690.
oriental emerald — a green variety of corundum used as a gemstone
orthodox judaism — Judaism as observed by Orthodox Jews.
orthoformic acid — a hypothetical acid, HC(OH) 3 , known only in the form of its esters.
ostend manifesto — a declaration (1854) issued from Ostend, Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S.
overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
palmitoleic acid — a colorless, unsaturated fatty acid, C 1 6 H 3 0 O 2 , occurring in oils and fats of plants and animals.
paraformaldehyde — a white, crystalline polymer of formaldehyde, (HCOH) n , from which it is obtained by evaporation of the aqueous solution: used chiefly as an antiseptic.
pearls of wisdom — good advice, wise words
pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
performance bond — contract bond.
periodic decimal — repeating decimal.
pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
pico de sao tome — an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Gabon, just N of the equator: the larger component of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 318 sq. mi. (824 sq. km).
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
potassium iodide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KI, having a bitter saline taste: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions, as a laboratory reagent, in the preparation of Gram's solution for biological staining, and in medicine as an expectorant and to treat thyroid conditions.
predetermination — to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
primary producer — any green plant or any of various microorganisms that can convert light energy or chemical energy into organic matter.
privet andromeda — a spreading shrub, Lyonia ligustrina, of the eastern U.S., having leafless, white flowers in terminal clusters.
program director — a chief executive responsible for selecting and scheduling programs.
programme editor — someone responsible for editing, overseeing and selecting the content of radio or television programmes

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