15-letter words containing d, a, m
- amphiarthrodial — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
- andaman islands — a group of islands in the E Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Area: 6408 sq km (2474 sq miles). Pop: 314 804 (2001)
- andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
- anne of denmark — 1574–1619, wife (from 1589) of James I of England and VI of Scotland
- anti-federalism — U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Antifederal party.
- anti-radicalism — the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles.
- antidevelopment — (of a group) opposed to development
- arc de triomphe — the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
- armaments depot — a store for armaments
- arrest judgment — to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
- arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
- astrodynamicist — a person who studies astrodynamics
- audio equipment — electrical devices used to play or record sound
- augmented roman — a writing system based on an expanded English alphabet, consisting of 43 characters representing different phonemes of spoken English, used for teaching beginners to read. Abbreviation: I.T.A., i.t.a.
- augmented sixth — an interval greater than a major sixth by a chromatic half step.
- autodidacticism — any self-directed learning or self-education
- automatic drive — an automotive transmission requiring either very little or no manual shifting of gears.
- azobisformamide — (chemistry) azodicarbonamide.
- baconian method — induction (def 4a).
- badminton court — the court on which games of badminton are played
- ballroom dancer — a person who participates in ballroom dancing
- barium chloride — a poisonous compound, BaCl2, consisting of flat white crystals that are soluble in water: it is used to treat water, metals, leather, etc.
- barium peroxide — a gray-white powder, BaO2, used as a bleach and in making hydrogen peroxide
- basidiomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the basidiomycetes.
- basse-normandie — a region of NW France, on the English Channel: consists of the Cherbourg peninsula in the west rising to the Normandy hills in the east; mainly agricultural
- bedtime reading — a book, magazine etc read at bedtime
- beside the mark — not striking the point aimed at
- bit-mapped font — a computer font whose characters are held in memory as series of dots.
- bitmapped image — a computer image that is held in memory as a series of colored dots in a grid, each dot represented by one or more bits.
- bladder campion — a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
- blindman's buff — a game in which a blindfolded player has to catch and identify another player
- body mass index — A person's body mass index is a measurement that represents the relationship between their weight and their height.
- break the mould — If you say that someone breaks the mould, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
- broadcast storm — (networking) A broadcast on a network that causes multiple hosts to respond by broadcasting themselves, causing the storm to grow exponentially in severity. See network meltdown.
- cacodaemoniacal — Demonic; evil.
- cadmean victory — a victory won with great losses to the victors
- cadmium sulfate — a water-soluble compound, CdSO 4 , of colorless crystals, used as an antiseptic.
- cadmium sulfide — a toxic pigment, CdS, varying from lemon yellow (cadmium yellow) to yellowish orange (cadmium orange) and used in paints, photocells, semiconductors, etc.
- calcium carbide — a grey salt of calcium used in the production of acetylene (by its reaction with water) and calcium cyanamide. Formula: CaC2
- calcium cyanide — a white or grayish-black compound, Ca(CN) 2, used as an insecticide and rodent poison.
- calcium sulfide — a yellow to light-gray, slightly water-soluble powder, CaS, having the odor of rotten eggs when moist: used chiefly in the preparation of luminous paint, hydrogen sulfide, and as a depilatory in cosmetics.
- camphorated oil — a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
- canada moonseed — a vine, Menispermum canadense, of eastern North America, having variable leaves and black, grapelike fruit.
- carbon monoxide — Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is produced especially by the engines of vehicles.
- cardiac massage — a rhythmic compressing of the heart, using the hands to force blood through the blood vessels: an emergency medical procedure for treating heart failure
- cardinal humour — any of the four bodily fluids (blood, phlegm, choler or yellow bile, melancholy or black bile) formerly thought to determine emotional and physical disposition
- cardinal number — A cardinal number is a number such as 1, 3, or 10 that tells you how many things there are in a group but not what order they are in. Compare ordinal number.
- cardinal system — a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to their positions relative to navigational hazards.
- carding machine — card2 (defs 1, 2).
- cardiopulmonary — of, relating to, or affecting the heart and lungs