16-letter words containing d, o, r, m
- exhumation order — a legal instruction to exhume a body
- extradimensional — (jargon, science fiction) Originating outside the known physical reality of the universe.
- fair to middling — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- feme-sole trader — a married woman who is entitled to carry on business on her own account and responsibility, independently of her husband.
- ferdinand marcos — Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- flamborough head — a chalk promontory in NE England, on the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire
- follow-my-leader — a game in which the players must repeat the actions of the leader
- for good measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- four-dimensional — of a space having points, or a set having elements, which require four coordinates for their unique determination.
- four-masted brig — jackass bark (def 2).
- fourth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting unlawful search and seizure of personal property.
- fourth dimension — Physics, Mathematics. a dimension in addition to length, width, and depth, used so as to be able to employ geometrical language in discussing phenomena that depend on four variables: Time is considered a fourth dimension for locating points in space-time.
- from the word go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- gender-normative — cisgender.
- glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
- gold star mother — an American woman whose son or daughter has died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
- governmentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of governmentalize.
- gross misconduct — a proven crime in connection with employment that is serious enough to require dismissal
- gynandromorphism — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- gynandromorphous — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- hamadryas baboon — a baboon, Papio (Comopithecus) hamadryas, of Ethiopia, the male of which has a mantle of long, dark hair about the head and shoulders: held sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- hammer and tongs — with great vigor, determination, or vehemence: When he starts a job he goes at it hammer and tongs.
- hard rock mining — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
- hard times token — any of a series of U.S. copper tokens, issued 1834–41, bearing a political inscription or advertising message and serving as currency during coin shortages.
- head normal form — (theory, reduction) (HNF) A term describing a lambda expression whose top level is either a variable, a data value, a built-in function applied to too few arguments, or a lambda abstraction whose body is not reducible. I.e. the top level is neither a redex nor a lambda abstraction with a reducible body. An expression in HNF may contain redexes in argument postions whereas a normal form may not. Compare Weak Head Normal Form.
- hemorrhoidectomy — the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
- hermaphroditical — Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
- heteropalindrome — Something that spells something else when reversed, a semordnilap.
- hodmezovasarhely — a city in SE Hungary.
- homme d'affaires — a businessman.
- honeymoon bridge — any of several varieties of bridge for two players.
- honeymoon period — a period of popularity enjoyed by a new government, or a new occupant of a post
- hookworm disease — any of certain bloodsucking nematode worms, as Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, parasitic in the intestine of humans and other animals.
- hot buttered rum — a drink made with rum, hot water, and sugar, served with a lump of butter in a mug.
- humboldt current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
- hummingbird moth — hawk moth.
- hyaloid membrane — the delicate, pellucid, and nearly structureless membrane enclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hydrobromic acid — a colorless or faintly yellow corrosive liquid, HBr, an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide.
- hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
- hydrogen bromide — a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.
- hydrometeorology — the study of atmospheric water, especially precipitation, as it affects agriculture, water supply, flood control, power generation, etc.
- hydroxylammonium — (inorganic compound) The univalent NH3OH+ cation, derived from hydroxylamine.
- hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
- hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- immunomodulatory — (medical) Having the ability to alter or regulate immune functions.
- immunosuppressed — the inhibition of the normal immune response because of disease, the administration of drugs, or surgery.
- in so many words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- indiscrimination — an act or instance of not discriminating.