15-letter words containing d, o, c, m
- episodic memory — the recollection of events within their historical setting
- eric s. raymond — (person) One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
- errand of mercy — a trip undertaken to help someone who is in trouble
- eudiometrically — By means of or in terms of eudiometry.
- fideicommissary — the recipient of a fideicommissum.
- fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- formation dance — any dance in which a number of couples form a certain arrangement, such as two facing lines or a circle, and perform a series of figures within or based on that arrangement
- french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
- gated community — a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.
- geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
- glen canyon dam — Adam Clayton, Jr. 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
- guild socialism — a form of socialism developed in England in the 20th century, emphasizing decentralization of industry and services with control to be vested in autonomous guilds of workers.
- gynandromorphic — (of an organism) Having male and female characteristics.
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
- holding company — a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
- homing guidance — a method of missile guidance in which internal equipment enables it to steer itself onto the target, as by sensing the target's heat radiation
- homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
- horned cucumber — a tropical African plant, Cucumis metuliferus, having fruit with spiky, orange skin and jellylike pulp that tastes like cucumbers.
- horned screamer — a screamer, Anhima cornuta, of tropical South America, having a long, slender hornlike process projecting from the forehead.
- human condition — mortality
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hybrid computer — a computer system containing both analog and digital hardware.
- hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
- hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
- hyperdemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- immunodeficient — Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
- implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
- incendiary bomb — a bomb that is designed to start fires
- indemnification — the act of indemnifying; state of being indemnified.
- indemnity cover — cover providing insurance against damage or loss
- induction motor — a type of electric motor in which alternating current from a power source is fed through a primary winding and induces a current in a secondary winding, with the parts arranged so that the resulting magnetic field causes a movable rotor to rotate with respect to a fixed stator.
- intramyocardial — Into or within the myocardium.
- inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
- isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
- keystone comedy — a short film of the silent era, often featuring the Keystone Kops.
- lambda-c baryon — a positively charged baryon with a mean lifetime of approximately 2.1 X 10 -13 seconds.
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
- locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
- lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
- macroaggregated — in the form of a macroaggregate
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- mad cow disease — BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- magnetic domain — a portion of a ferromagnetic material where the magnetic moments are aligned with one another because of interactions between molecules or atoms.