18-letter words containing d, r, o, l, n

left-eyed flounder — any of several flat-fishes of the family Bothidae, having both eyes on the left side of the head.
limited government — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
lincoln's birthday — February 12, a legal holiday in some states of the U.S., in honor of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
locked-in syndrome — a condition in which a person is conscious but unable to move any part of the body except the eyes: results from damage to the brainstem
long hundredweight — a hundredweight of 112 pounds (50.8 kg), the usual hundredweight in Great Britain, but now rare in the U.S.
long-horned beetle — any of numerous, often brightly colored beetles of the family Cerambycidae, usually with long antennae, the larva of which bores into the wood of living or decaying trees.
loschmidt's number — the number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure, equal to 2.687 × 10 19.
maison-de-molieres — Comédie Française.
mandelbrot, benoit — Benoit Mandelbrot
medical dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined.
medical profession — the body of people who work as doctors of medicine
mental retardation — Usually Offensive. a developmental disorder characterized in varying degrees by a subnormal ability to learn, a substantially low IQ, and impaired social adjustment.
metabolic syndrome — Pathology. a group of medical conditions present simultaneously in a patient, as high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol levels, and an excess of abdominal fat, that increases a person's risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Also called insulin resistance syndrome.
methylene chloride — a colorless, volatile liquid, CH 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a solvent, as a refrigerant, and as a local anesthetic in dentistry.
methylprednisolone — A synthetic glucocorticoid drug, with chemical formula C22H30O5.
microsloth windows — (abuse, operating system) /mi:'kroh-sloth" win"dohz/ (Or "Windoze", /win'dohz/) A derogatory term for Microsoft Windows which is so limited by bug-for-bug compatibility with mess-dos that it is agonisingly slow on anything less than a fast 486. Also called just "Windoze", with the implication that you can fall asleep waiting for it to do anything; the latter term is extremely common on Usenet. Compare X, sun-stools.
middle common room — (in certain universities and colleges) a common room for the use of postgraduate students
mineralocorticoids — Plural form of mineralocorticoid.
mixed-flow turbine — a water turbine in which water flows radially and axially through the rotating vanes
modulus of torsion — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
molecular medicine — the study of disease or injury at the molecular or cellular level.
money for old rope — If you describe a payment as money for old rope, you are emphasizing that it is earned very easily, for very little effort.
monophosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with a single unit of phosphoric acid.
monte carlo method — a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer.
mordovian republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
multi-user dungeon — Multi-User Dimension
national guardsman — guardsman (def 2).
needle-nose pliers — long thin pliers
neurodevelopmental — Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
neuroendocrinology — the study of the anatomical and physiological interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems.
new zealand on air — the operational name for the New Zealand Broadcasting Commission
non-understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
nord-pas-de-calais — a region of N France, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): coal-mining, textile, and metallurgical industries
normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
nueva san salvador — Santa Tecla.
oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
old low franconian — a Low German dialect of the Franks of the lower Rhine valley before c1100.
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
operation overlord — the codename for the Allied invasion (June 1944) of northern France
optical soundtrack — the final soundtrack on a motion picture, which appears as a band of black and white serrations along a strip of film to the left of the composite print. Light is shined through the serrations and is converted to audible sound.
organic solidarity — social cohesiveness that is based on division of labor and interdependence and is characteristic of complex, industrial societies.
organized religion — institutionalized religion, usually with a hierarchical clergy and rules to govern the means by which adherents participate
oriental almandine — a variety of corundum resembling almandine in colour and used as a gemstone
parallel reduction — A form of applicative order reduction in which all redexes in an expression are reduced simultaneously. Variants include parallel outermost reduction and lenient reduction. See normal order reduction.
parathyroid glands — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
pectoral sandpiper — an American sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, the male of which, when courting, inflates its chest conspicuously.

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