16-letter words containing d, e, m, y
- dimly-remembered — recalled in an unclear or vague way
- direct democracy — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- discovery method — a largely unstructured, situational method or philosophy of teaching whereby students are permitted to find solutions to problems on their own or at their own pace, often jointly in group activities, either independent of or under the guidance of a teacher.
- display terminal — Visual Display Unit
- diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
- documentary film — factual, informative film
- domiciliary care — services, such as meals-on-wheels, health visiting, and home help, provided by a welfare agency for people in their own homes
- double indemnity — a clause in a life-insurance or accident-insurance policy providing for payment of twice the face value of the policy in the event of accidental death.
- double monastery — a religious community of both men and women who live in separate establishments under the same superior and who worship in a common church.
- down memory lane — If you say that someone is taking a walk or trip down memory lane, you mean that they are talking, writing, or thinking about something that happened to them a long time ago.
- dramatic society — an amateur dramatics club
- duplessis-mornay — Philippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), Mornay, Philippe de.
- dynamic language — (language) (Dylan) A simple object-oriented Lisp dialect, most closely resembling CLOS and Scheme, developed by Advanced Technology Group East at Apple Computer. See also Marlais.
- dynamic response — The dynamic response of a machine, structure, or process is how it reacts over time to something that is done to it.
- embroidery frame — a frame in the form of a pair of (usually circular) rings, designed to keep the fabric taut while an embroiderer works on it
- endowment policy — a document containing a record, and the terms and conditions of, an endowment mortgage.
- ethnomethodology — A method of sociological analysis that examines how individuals use everyday conversation and gestures to construct a common-sense view of the world.
- follow-my-leader — a game in which the players must repeat the actions of the leader
- gelatin dynamite — a high explosive consisting of a gelatinized mass of nitroglycerin with cellulose nitrate added.
- glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
- haemodynamically — from a hemodynamic point of view
- hemorrhoidectomy — the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
- hodmezovasarhely — a city in SE Hungary.
- honeymoon bridge — any of several varieties of bridge for two players.
- honeymoon period — a period of popularity enjoyed by a new government, or a new occupant of a post
- hyaloid membrane — the delicate, pellucid, and nearly structureless membrane enclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.
- hydrated alumina — a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, Al(OH) 3 or Al 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, obtained chiefly from bauxite: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, and printing inks, in dyeing, and in medicine as an antacid and in the treatment of ulcers.
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
- hydrogen bromide — a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.
- hydrometeorology — the study of atmospheric water, especially precipitation, as it affects agriculture, water supply, flood control, power generation, etc.
- hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
- hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
- hypoaeolian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E, with the final on A.
- identity element — the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.
- immediate family — parents, siblings, children
- immunodeficiency — impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies.
- implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
- indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
- indirect primary — a primary in which members of a party elect delegates to a party convention that in turn elects the party's candidates.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- lay intermediary — a layperson who is interposed between a lawyer and client to prevent the existence of a direct relationship between them.
- limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
- limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
- madame butterfly — an opera (1904) by Giacomo Puccini.
- majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
- make a day of it — to cause an activity to last a day
- maleic anhydride — a colorless crystalline, unsaturated compound, C 4 H 2 O 3 , that is soluble in acetone and hydrolyzes in water: used in the production of polyester resins, pesticides, and fumaric and tartaric acids.
- maleic hydrazide — a crystalline compound, C 4 N 2 H 4 O 2 , used as a plant growth inhibitor and weed-killer.
- managed currency — a currency whose value is established and maintained by deliberate governmental action working through national and international financial institutions, in contrast to the quasi-automatic gold standard.