22-letter words containing d, s, m, e

emergency road service — a form of motoring insurance that sends assistance to drivers when their vehicles break down on a journey; it is provided either by the national or regional automobile association or by a private insurance company
end transmission block — (character) (ETB) The mnemonic for ASCII character 23.
entertainment industry — show business
equal rights amendment — a proposed amendment to the US Constitution enshrining equality between the sexes
estimated maximum loss — Estimated maximum loss is the amount of risk that an underwriter estimates the insurer will be able to cover before ceding any surplus to a reinsurer.
federal reserve system — a U.S. federal banking system that is under the control of a central board of governors (Federal Reserve Board) with a central bank (Federal Reserve Bank) in each of 12 districts and that has wide powers in controlling credit and the flow of money as well as in performing other functions, as regulating and supervising its member banks.
fermi-dirac statistics — the branch of quantum statistics used to calculate the permitted energy arrangements of the particles in a system in terms of the exclusion principle
fetal alcohol syndrome — a pattern of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy: considered as one of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Abbreviation: FAS.
field emission display — (hardware) (FED) A type of flat panel display in which field emitting cathodes bombard a phosphor coating causing it to emit light. A field emission display is similar to a cathode ray tube but only a few millimeters thick. They use a large array of fine metal tips or carbon nanotubes (which are the most efficient electron emitters known), to emit electrons through a process known as field emission. Many of these are behind each phosphor dot so FEDs do not display dead pixels like LCDs even if 20% of the emitters fail. Sony is researching FED because it is the flat-panel technology that comes closest to matching the picture of a CRT.
fixed investment trust — unit trust (def 1).
flushed with something — very excited because of some success or triumph
foot-and-mouth disease — an acute, contagious, febrile disease of cattle, hogs, sheep, and other hoofed animals, caused by any of various rhinoviruses and characterized by vesicular eruptions in the mouth and about the hoofs, teats, and udder.
free and common socage — Medieval History. land held by a tenant who rendered certain honorable and nonservile duties to his lord.
fringed with something — having a specified thing around the edge
geographic determinism — a doctrine that regards geographical conditions as the determining or molding agency of group life.
geometric distribution — the distribution of the number, x, of independent trials required to obtain a first success: where the probability in each is p, the probability that x = r is p(1-p)r–1, where r = 1, 2, 3, …, with mean 1/p
golden needle mushroom — enoki.
gross domestic product — gross national product excluding payments on foreign investments. Abbreviation: GDP.
guided missile cruiser — a naval cruiser equipped with long-range guided missiles and missile launchers.
hammersmith and fulham — a borough of Greater London on the River Thames: established in 1965 by the amalgamation of Fulham and Hammersmith. Pop: 174 200 (2003 est). Area: 16 sq km (6 sq miles)
hawaiian standard time — the time used in the Hawaiian time zone
here's mud in your eye — a humorous drinking toast
hoof-and-mouth disease — foot-and-mouth disease.
horn-rimmed spectacles — spectacles with rims made of material resembling horn
hybrid multiprocessing — (parallel) (HMP) The kind of multitasking which OS/2 supports. HMP provides some elements of symmetric multiprocessing, using add-on IBM software called MP/2. OS/2 SMP was planned for release in late 1993.
in someone's bad books — regarded by someone with disfavour
in your wildest dreams — If you say that you could not imagine a particular thing in your wildest dreams, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely strange or unlikely.
independent assortment — law of independent assortment.
indeterminate sentence — a penalty, imposed by a court, that has relatively wide limits or no limits, as one of imprisonment for one to ten years.
islamic fundamentalism — the belief or advocating of a conservative adherence to literal or traditional interpretations of the Qu'ran and the Sunnah
jacquard, joseph-marie — Joseph-Marie Jacquard
klinefelter's syndrome — an abnormal condition in which at least one extra X chromosome is present in a male: characterized by reduced or absent sperm production, small testicles, and in some cases enlarged breasts.
knowledge-based system — (artificial intelligence) (KBS) A program for extending and/or querying a knowledge base. The related term expert system is normally used to refer to a highly domain-specific type of KBS used for a specialised purpose such as medical diagnosis. The Cyc project is an example of a large KBS.
limited access highway — expressway
lord high commissioner — the Queen's representative
lunar excursion module — lunar module. Abbreviation: LEM.
make a federal case of — a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency.
make one's marble good — to succeed or do the right thing
manuel estrada cabrera — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1857–1924, Guatemalan politician: president 1898–1920.
meeting of (the) minds — an agreement
merry wives of windsor — a comedy (1598–1602?) by Shakespeare.
middle atlantic states — the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
middle-distance runner — someone who runs races of a length between the sprints and the distance events, esp the 800 metres and the 1500 metres
mind one's p's and q's — to be careful to behave correctly and use polite or suitable language
mind your own business — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
mind-your-own-business — baby's-tears.
molecular distillation — a vacuum distillation in which the molecules of the distillate reach the condenser before colliding with one another.
monday morning disease — azoturia (def 2).
motoring correspondent — a journalist who reviews and writes about cars
mountain standard time — one of the standard times used in North America, seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time

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