19-letter words containing d, e, m, c, l
- frederick william i — 1688–1740, king of Prussia 1713–40.
- functional medicine — individualized medical care that recognizes the interactions between genetic and environmental factors and between the body's interconnected systems.
- giraldus cambrensis — literary name of Gerald de Barri. ?1146–?1223, Welsh chronicler and churchman, noted for his accounts of his travels in Ireland and Wales
- grandmother's clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
- handlebar moustache — a man's moustache having long, curved ends that resemble the handlebars of a bicycle.
- hatfield-mccoy feud — a blood feud between two mountain clans on the West Virginia–Kentucky border, the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky, that grew out of their being on opposite sides during the Civil War and was especially violent during 1880–90.
- hermetically sealed — airtight
- hotel accommodation — the facilities and the quality of accommodation provided by a hotel
- imperial presidency — a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution allows.
- industrial medicine — the study and practice of the health care of employees of large organizations, including measures to prevent accidents, industrial diseases, and stress in the workforce and to monitor the health of executives
- intermediate school — a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.
- james gould cozzens — James Gould, 1903–78, U.S. novelist.
- lady baltimore cake — a white layer cake using only the beaten whites of eggs and spread with a fruitnut filling consisting of raisins, figs, walnuts or pecans, and sometimes candied cherries.
- lame duck amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, that abolished the December to March session of those Congressmen defeated for reelection in November.
- land of enchantment — New Mexico (used as a nickname).
- leading aircraftman — the rank above aircraftman
- line of demarcation — a separation between things deemed to be distinct
- lord baltimore cake — a yellow layer cake, using only the yolks of eggs and having a fruit-nut filling consisting of pecans, almonds, maraschino cherries, and macaroon crumbs.
- lucia di lammermoor — an opera (1835) by Gaetano Donizetti, based on Sir Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor.
- maestro di cappella — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp a private one attached to the palace of a prince in Italy during the baroque period
- malicious falsehood — a lie told by someone who knows the lie is false or knows it will do harm to the person it is concerning
- manned space flight — space travel in vehicles with a human crew
- mary mcleod bethune — Mary McLeod [muh-kloud] /məˈklaʊd/ (Show IPA), 1875–1955, U.S. educator and civil-rights leader.
- medical certificate — a document stating the result of a satisfactory medical examination
- medical examination — physical examination
- melodic minor scale — minor scale (def 2).
- mendel's second law — the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together.
- meter-candle-second — a unit of light-exposure equivalent to one lux for one second.
- middle palaeolithic — the period between the Lower and the Upper Palaeolithic, usually taken as equivalent to the Mousterian
- mordvinian 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)
- moses-in-the-cradle — a plant, Rhoeo spathacea, native to the West Indies and Central America, having leaves with purple undersides and white flowers enclosed in a boat-shaped envelope formed by two bracts.
- mucopolysaccharides — Plural form of mucopolysaccharide.
- muhammadan calendar — Muslim calendar.
- nuclear disarmament — the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world
- optical mark reader — (hardware) (OMR) A special scanning device that can read carefully placed pencil marks on specially designed documents. OMR is frequenty used in forms, questionnaires, and answer-sheets.
- over-commercialized — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- palisade parenchyma — the upper layer of ground tissue in a leaf, consisting of elongated cells beneath and perpendicular to the upper epidermis and constituting the primary area of photosynthesis.
- phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- physically impaired — with reduced or weakened physical capacity
- plastic deformation — In plastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it and does not go back to its original state when the stress is removed.
- preproduction model — a prototype of a product before the product goes into full-scale production
- radiopharmaceutical — any of a number of radioactive drugs used diagnostically or therapeutically.
- removable cartridge — a hard disk enclosed in a case that can be removed from the disk drive, having more storage than floppy disks.
- samuel de champlain — Samuel de [sam-yoo-uh l duh;; French sa-my-el duh] /ˈsæm yu əl də;; French sa müˈɛl də/ (Show IPA), 1567–1635, French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor 1633–35.
- san clemente island — an island off the coast of S California, in the Santa Barbara (Channel) Islands. 24 miles (38 km) long.
- self-discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
- simple closed curve — a curve that is closed and that has no loops or points missing; a curve for which there exists a homeomorphism mapping it to a circle.
- socialized medicine — any of various systems to provide the entire population with complete medical care through government subsidization and regularization of medical and health services.