16-letter words containing d, i, o, e, s

mail-order house — a retail firm that conducts its business by receiving orders and shipping its merchandise through the mail and that supplies its customers with catalogs, circulars, etc.
malicious damage — Malicious damage is damage caused on purpose to the property of another person.
manic depression — bipolar disorder.
mason-dixon line — the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, partly surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon between 1763 and 1767, popularly considered before the end of slavery as a line of demarcation between free and slave states.
mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
middle stone age — the Mesolithic period.
mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
missionary ridge — a ridge in NW Georgia and SE Tennessee: Civil War battle 1863.
modern synthesis — a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation.
modified-release — denoting a formulation of a medicinal drug taken orally that releases the active ingredients over several hours, in order to maintain a relatively constant plasma concentration of the drug
monkey's wedding — a combination of sunshine and light rain
most wanted list — an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.
mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
movies on demand — Movies on demand is a service that allows you to choose and watch a movie on your television.
multidimensional — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
narrowmindedness — Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness.
nicotine-stained — discoloured by the effects of nicotine
nine-days wonder — something that arouses great interest, but only for a short period
nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
no fixed address — Someone who is of no fixed address does not have a permanent place to live.
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
non-commissioned — A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces is someone with a rank such as corporal or sergeant who used to have a lower rank, rather than an officer of higher rank who has been given a commission.
non-standardized — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
noncorresponding — That does not correspond (to something else).
nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
oder-neisse line — the boundary between Poland and East Germany after World War II.
odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck
oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
on the safe side — as a precaution
on the sidelines — in the area along the sidelines
opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
order of service — a prescribed form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite or ceremony
osmium tetroxide — a crystalline or amorphous, colorless, poisonous compound, OsO 4 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used for microscopic staining, in photography, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis.
ostend manifesto — a declaration (1854) issued from Ostend, Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S.
otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
outside director — a director of a company who is not employed by that company but is often employed by a holding or associated company

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