16-letter words containing d, a, m

anti-development — the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.
antimony sulfide — antimony pentasulfide.
apical dominance — suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot.
appraisal method — a method used for the appraisal of an employee
armed forces day — the third Saturday in May, observed in some areas of the U.S. as a holiday in honor of all branches of the armed forces.
armed neutrality — military preparedness without commitment, especially as the expressed policy of a neutral nation in wartime; readiness to counter with force an invasion of rights by any belligerent power.
arms and the man — a comedy (1898) by G. B. Shaw.
as distinct from — If you say that you are talking about one thing as distinct from another, you are indicating exactly which thing you mean.
ascending rhythm — rising rhythm.
assigned numbers — (standard) The RFC STD 2 documenting the currently assigned values from several series of numbers used in network protocol implementations. This RFC is updated periodically and, in any case, current information can be obtained from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). If you are developing a protocol or application that will require the use of a link, socket, port, protocol, etc., you should contact the IANA to receive a number assignment.
atmospheric tide — a movement of atmospheric masses caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon and by daily solar heating.
attitude of mind — Your attitude of mind is your general way of thinking and feeling.
attitude problem — a frame of mind perceived by others to be hostile or uncooperative
atwood's machine — a device consisting of two unequal masses connected by a string passed over a pulley, used to illustrate the laws of motion.
audience chamber — a room where a monarch or head of state conducts formal interviews
automatic redial — a telephone service feature whereby the last number dialed is automatically called again, either after a specified time or when activated by the user.
azodicarbonamide — (chemistry) An organic chemical, a yellow to orange red, odorless, crystalline powder, used in food industry as a food additive, a flour bleaching agent and improving agent and in foaming plastics.
background music — music of any kind that is played while some other activity is going on, so that people do not actively attend to it
badminton racket — the type of racket used in games of badminton
ballroom dancing — Ballroom dancing is a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together using fixed sequences of steps and movements.
barium hydroxide — a white poisonous crystalline solid, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and in the preparation of beet sugar. Formula: Ba(OH)2
baron tweedsmuir — the title of Scottish novelist John Buchan
bartholomeu dias — Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
basic dichromate — an orange-red, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, Bi 2 O 3 ⋅2CrO 3 , used chiefly as a pigment in paints.
bastard mahogany — an Australian tree, Eucalyptus botryoides, of the myrtle family, having lance-shaped leaves and furrowed bark.
bermuda palmetto — a palm, Sabal bermudana, of Bermuda, having small, roundish, black fruit and leaves that are checkered beneath.
bermuda triangle — an area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Florida where ships and aeroplanes are alleged to have disappeared mysteriously
bird's-eye maple — a cut of sugar maple wood used especially for veneers, having a wavy grain with many dark, circular markings.
bit-mapped 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.
blind man's buff — a game in which a blindfolded person tries to catch and identify the other players
blind man's rule — a carpenter's rule having large numbers to permit its reading in dim light.
blind salamander — any of several North American salamanders, especially of the genera Typhlotriton, Typhlomolge, and Haideotriton, that inhabit underground streams or deep wells and have undeveloped eyes and scant pigmentation.
bonhomme richard — the flagship of John Paul Jones.
bordeaux mixture — a fungicide consisting of a solution of equal quantities of copper sulphate and quicklime
bornholm disease — an epidemic virus infection characterized by pain round the base of the chest
breeding plumage — the plumage assumed by a male bird during the courtship period, especially in those species that are more colorful at this period.
brick-and-mortar — pertaining to conventional stores, businesses, etc., having physical buildings and facilities, as opposed to Internet or remote services.
broadloom carpet — any carpet woven on a wide loom and not having seams, especially one wider than 54 inches (137 cm).
brood parasitism — a type of parasitism in which a bird (brood parasite), as a cowbird or European cuckoo, lays and abandons its eggs in the nest of another species
busman's holiday — If you have a holiday, but spend it doing something similar to your usual work, you can refer to it as a busman's holiday.
butterfly damper — a damper, as in a flue, that rotates about a central axis across its face.
cadmium sulphide — an orange or yellow insoluble solid used as a pigment in paints, etc (cadmium yellow). Formula: CdS
calamian islands — a group of about 100 islands in the SW Philippines. 600 sq. mi. (1554 sq. km). Largest island, Busuanga.
calcium chloride — a white deliquescent salt occurring naturally in seawater and used in the de-icing of roads and as a drying agent. Formula: CaCl2
calcium fluoride — a white, crystalline compound, CaF 2 , insoluble in water, occurring in nature as the mineral fluorite: used as a flux in metallurgy and as a decay preventive in dentifrices.
camborne-redruth — a former (until 1974) urban district in SW England, in Cornwall: formed in 1934 by the amalgamation of the neighbouring towns of Camborne and Redruth. Pop: 39 936 (2001)
campagna di roma — low-lying plain in central Italy, around Rome: c. 800 sq mi (2,072 sq km)
canada mayflower — a small wildflower (Maianthemum canadense) of the lily family, with white flowers and red, beadlike berries, found in the N U.S. and in Canada; bead-ruby
canadian hemlock — eastern hemlock.
canine distemper — distemper1 (def 1a).

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