15-letter words containing d, r, a, m, o
- raw-pack method — cold pack (def 2).
- re-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
- recombinant dna — DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination.
- redemonstration — the act or circumstance of proving or being proved conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence: a belief incapable of demonstration.
- redetermination — the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
- redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
- relational dbms — relational database
- remand prisoner — a prisoner who is sent back into custody (or sometimes admitted to bail) to await trial or continuation of their trial
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- retained income — retained earnings.
- robe-de-chambre — a dressing gown.
- rolling meadows — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- romantic comedy — a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.
- romblon islands — a group of islands of the Philippines in the Sibuyan Sea and Tablas Strait, part of the Visayan Islands.
- room-and-pillar — noting a means of extracting coal or other minerals from underground deposits by first cutting out rooms, then robbing the pillars between them; pillar-and-breast.
- routeing domain — (networking) (US "routing") A set of routers that exchange routeing information within an administrative domain.
- rutherford atom — the atom postulated as analogous to the solar system, with electrons revolving around a small, central, positive nucleus that constitutes practically the entire mass of the atom
- sacred mushroom — any of various hallucinogenic mushrooms, esp species of Psilocybe and Amanita, that have been eaten in rituals in various parts of the world
- sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
- second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- social democrat — a person who advocates a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
- socratic method — the use of questions, as employed by Socrates, to develop a latent idea, as in the mind of a pupil, or to elicit admissions, as from an opponent, tending to establish a proposition.
- sodium arsenite — a white or grayish-white, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaAsO 2 , used chiefly in arsenical soaps for hides, as an insecticide, and as a weed-killer.
- sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
- sodium citrates — the sodium salts of citric acid (monosodium citrate, disodium citrate, trisodium citrate)
- sodium stearate — Sodium stearate is a salt of stearic acid used as a surfactant (= a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid and allows it to foam) in order to aid the solubility of hydrophobic substances in oral medicines.
- software method — Software Methodology
- soldier's medal — a medal awarded to any member of the Army of the United States, or of any military organization serving with it, who distinguishes himself or herself by heroism not involving conflict with an enemy.
- somerset island — an island in the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut, Canada, NW of Baffin Island. 9594 sq. mi. (24,848 sq. km).
- stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
- stamping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- star-nosed mole — a North American mole, Condylura cristata, having a starlike ring of fleshy processes around the end of the snout.
- summer holidays — the time when children do not go to school in the summer
- swiss army code — (programming, humour) Code for an application that is suffering from feature creep. Swiss Army Code does many things, but does none of them well.
- talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
- tall meadow rue — a meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum.
- terminator seed — a seed that produces sterile plants, used in some genetically modified crops so that a new supply of seeds has to be bought every year
- the motor trade — the business of selling and buying cars and other road vehicles
- the outward man — the body as opposed to the soul
- the-ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
- tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- to bear in mind — If you tell someone to bear something in mind or to keep something in mind, you are reminding or warning them about something important which they should remember.
- to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.