16-letter words containing d, o, r, m, n

media atropatene — an ancient region in NW Iran, formerly a part of Media.
medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
midair collision — a crash, such as a plane crash, that takes place in the air
mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
missionary ridge — a ridge in NW Georgia and SE Tennessee: Civil War battle 1863.
modern icelandic — the Icelandic language since c1550.
modern languages — languages currently spoken
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.
modersohn-becker — Paula [pou-lah] /ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1907, German painter.
modular language — (language) (Modula) Wirth's 1977 predecessor of Modula-2. The original Modula was, more oriented toward concurrent programming, but otherwise quite similar.
molybdate orange — a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.
money laundering — Money laundering is the crime of processing stolen money through a legitimate business or sending it abroad to a foreign bank, to hide the fact that the money was illegally obtained.
monohybrid cross — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
mover and shaker — a person who has power and influence, esp., a member of a group having power and influence
multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
narrowmindedness — Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness.
network meltdown — (networking) (By analogy with catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor) An event that causes saturation, or near saturation, of a network. Network meltdown usually results from illegal or misrouted packets (see Chernobyl packet) and typically lasts only a short time. It may also be caused by a hardware fault. It is the network equivalent of thrashing.
neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
new world monkey — any of various arboreal anthropoid primates of the group or superfamily Platyrrhini, inhabiting forests from Mexico to Argentina and typically having a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, long arms, and a long, prehensile tail, and including the capuchin, douroucouli, howler monkey, marmoset, saki, spider monkey, squirrel monkey, titi, uakari, and woolly monkey.
newry and mourne — a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 89 644 (2003 est). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)
nibble mode dram — (storage) A standard DRAM where four successive bits can be clocked out of the single data line by successive pulses on the CAS\ line while RAS\ is active. A column address is only required for the first bit. This mode is now unfashionable but can be found on some older 64 kilobit and 256 kilobit chips.
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.
nodding trillium — a hardy plant, Trillium cernuum, of the lily family, of the eastern coast of North America, having wavy-petalled, white or pinkish flowers on short, recurved stalks hanging beneath the three whorled leaves.
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
norodom sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
not worth a damn — worthless
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
old world monkey — any of various anthropoid primates of the family Cercopithecidae, of Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and Asia, typically having a hairless face, forward- or downward-directed nostrils, relatively short arms, flat nails, and either having a rudimentary tail or using the tail for balance rather than grasping, and including the baboon, colobus monkey, guenon, langur, macaque, mandrill, mangabey, patas, proboscis, and talapoin.
on her beam-ends — (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
one-armed bandit — slot machine (def 1).
orange marmalade — preserve made from oranges
orange men's day — July 12, an annual celebration in Northern Ireland and certain cities having a large Irish section, especially Liverpool, to mark both the victory of William III over James II at the Battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690, and the Battle of Augbrim, July 12, 1690.
oriental emerald — a green variety of corundum used as a gemstone
out of your mind — If you say that someone is out of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish.
oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
performance bond — contract bond.
pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
predetermination — to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
premier division — a football or soccer league division consisting of the top ten Scottish football teams

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