19-letter words containing d, e, s

mild silver protein — a compound of silver and a protein, applied to mucous membranes as a mild antiseptic.
ministry of defence — the government department responsible for the country's military measures or resources
minor seventh chord — a chord consisting of a minor triad with an added minor seventh above the root
missing fundamental — a tone, not present in the sound received by the ear, whose pitch is that of the difference between the two tones that are sounded
mohammed zahir shah — 1914–2007, king of Afghanistan 1933–73.
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.
most favored nation — a nation to which privileges of trade are extended under a government policy of giving the same privileges to all nations that are given to any one of them, sometimes depending on whether certain conditions, as of reciprocity, are met
most-favored-nation — of or relating to the status, treatment, terms, etc., that are embodied in or conferred by a most-favored-nation clause.
mother-of-thousands — strawberry geranium.
mount desert island — an island off the coast of E central Maine: summer resort; forms part of Acadia National Park. 14 miles (23 km) long; 8 miles (13 km) wide.
mouse-ear chickweed — any of various similar and related plants of the genus Cerastium
mousseline de laine — a thin worsted fabric, often having a printed pattern.
mucopolysaccharides — Plural form of mucopolysaccharide.
multidimensionality — The property of being multidimensional.
multimedia analysis — Multimedia analysis is the consideration of all possible risks relating to pollution and waste management.
munchausen syndrome — a factitious disorder in which otherwise healthy individuals seek to hospitalize themselves with feigned or self-induced pathology in order to receive surgical or other medical treatment.
nearest and dearest — People sometimes refer to their close relatives and friends as their nearest and dearest.
necessary condition — prerequisite
nemine dissentiente — no one dissenting; unanimously.
neuropsychodynamics — The theoretical synthesis of neuroscience and psychodynamics.
new zealand spinach — a plant, Tetragonia tetragonioides, of warm regions, cultivated for its edible leaves, eaten as a vegetable.
night-scented stock — a plant, Matthiola bicornis, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
nine--days---wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
no strings attached — without conditions
non-distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
norfolk island pine — a coniferous evergreen tree, Araucaria heterophylla (or A. excelsa), having whorled branches and needlelike foliage, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
notre-dame-de-paris — Also called Notre Dame de Paris [French naw-truh dam duh pa-ree] /French nɔ trə dam də paˈri/ (Show IPA). a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).
noughts and crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
noughts-and-crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
novell data systems — (company) A small computer hardware company building CP/M Z80-based systems. They later went on to become Novell, Inc. and develop Novell Netware.
nuclear disarmament — the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world
object-oriented sql — (language) (OSQL) A functional language, a superset of SQL, used in Hewlett-Packard's OpenODB database system.
objectfuscated code — (humour, programming) Object-oriented code which has been abstracted to so many levels that no-one can understand it anymore. A play on obfuscated code.
of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
old man and the sea — a novel (1952) by Ernest Hemingway.
olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
on no consideration — for no reason whatsoever; never
on one's own ground — If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
on pins and needles — a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness.
on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
on the threshold of — If you are on the threshold of something exciting or new, you are about to experience it.
one's pride and joy — Someone or something that is your pride and joy is very important to you and makes you feel very happy.
open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
operations director — a director or senior manager who oversees the efficiency of business operations
optical double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
ordnance survey map — An Ordnance Survey map is a detailed map produced by the British or Irish government map-making organization.
orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts

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