14-letter words containing d, i, o
- mistletoe bird — a small Australian flower-pecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that feeds on mistletoe berries
- mixed foursome — a foursome of two teams, each comprised of a man and a woman.
- mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
- mobile command — the Canadian army and other land forces
- modal analysis — Modal analysis is the analysis of a structure to find its natural frequencies of vibration.
- model checking — (theory, algorithm, testing) To algorithmically check whether a program (the model) satisfies a specification. The model is usually expressed as a directed graph consisting of nodes (or vertices) and edges. A set of atomic propositions is associated with each node. The nodes represents states of a program, the edges represent possible executions which alters the state, while the atomic propositions represent the basic properties that hold at a point of execution. A specification language, usually some kind of temporal logic, is used to express properties. The problem can be expressed mathematically as: given a temporal logic formula p and a model M with initial state s, decide if M,s \models p.
- modelling clay — mouldable substance fixed in a kiln
- moderate-sized — not large or small
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- modern persian — the Persian language since the Middle Persian stage.
- modestly sized — moderately sized; not very large, but not small
- modularization — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- mongolian fold — epicanthus.
- monodispersive — Monodisperse.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- mononucleotide — (genetics) A single nucleotide.
- monoprionidian — having cells or sacs only on one half of the axis
- monosaccharide — a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
- monumentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of monumentalize.
- moon blindness — a disease of horses in which the eyes suffer from recurring attacks of inflammation, eventually resulting in opacity and blindness.
- morbid anatomy — the branch of medical science concerned with the study of the structure of diseased organs and tissues
- morbid obesity — a state of obesity in which the body mass index is between 40 and 49.9 kg/m2
- morbidity rate — a measure of the relative incidence of a particular disease in a specific locality
- morris dancing — Morris dancing is a type of old English country dancing which is performed by people wearing special costumes.
- mosaic disease — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
- motor-assisted — mechanically assisted by a motor
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
- mountain guide — a trained professional mountaineer who guides climbers up a mountain
- mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
- mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
- mucoviscidosis — cystic fibrosis.
- muhammad ghori — Mohammed of Ghor.
- multiconductor — having or involving several electrical conductors
- multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
- multigrade oil — Multigrade oil is engine or gear oil which works well at both low and high temperatures.
- muni bond fund — municipal bond fund.
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- munitions dump — a place where munitions are stored
- music director — The music director of an orchestra or other group of musicians is the person who decides what they will play and where, and usually conducts them as well.
- musical comedy — musical (def 5).
- myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
- myocardiograph — an instrument for recording the movements of the heart.
- myocardiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the myocardium.
- narcodiagnosis — the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).
- neanderthaloid — resembling or characteristic of the physical type of Neanderthal man.