18-letter words containing d, o, c, i, m
- radiocommunication — communication by means of radio waves
- radiometric dating — any method of determining the age of earth materials or objects of organic origin based on measurement of either short-lived radioactive elements or the amount of a long-lived radioactive element plus its decay product.
- red mercuric oxide — a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals.
- registered company — a company which has officially registered its business
- restoration comedy — English comedy of the period of the Restoration, stressing manners and social satire.
- rhyming dictionary — a specialist dictionary organized by the final sounds of words, used to write poetry
- second triumvirate — the coalition and joint rule of the Roman Empire by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, begun in 43 bc
- secondary emission — the emission of electrons (secondary electrons) from a material that is bombarded with electrons or ions.
- self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- sex discrimination — the practice of treating male and female people unequally
- shipping documents — documents relating to the sending of a shipment of goods, for example containing details of contents, weight, value etc.
- slobodan milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
- sodium bicarbonate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, in powder or granules, NaHCO 3 , usually prepared by the reaction of soda ash with carbon dioxide or obtained from the intermediate product of the Solvay process by purification: used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium salts, baking powder, and beverages, as a laboratory reagent, as a fire extinguisher, and in medicine as an antacid.
- sodium thiocyanate — a white powder or colorless, deliquescent crystals, NaSCN, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in medicine in the treatment of hypertension.
- spackling compound — spackle
- standing committee — a permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.
- subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
- summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
- thioantimonic acid — a hypothetical acid, H3SbS4, known only in the form of its salts
- to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
- to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
- to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
- under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- video compact disc — (storage) (VCD) A storage format used for film distribution.
- watchdog committee — a committee responsible for monitoring standards of behaviour
- watson-crick model — a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.
- widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- world championship — an international competition in a particular sport or activity for people all around the world