18-letter words containing m, a, d, o, g
- moving bed reactor — A moving bed reactor is a reactor in which a layer of catalyst in the form of granules is moved between a reaction area and a regeneration area.
- national guardsman — guardsman (def 2).
- omega-3 fatty acid — a polyunsaturated fatty acid, essential for normal retinal function, that influences various metabolic pathways, resulting in lowered cholesterol and triglyceride levels, inhibited platelet clotting, and reduced inflammatory and immune reactions.
- order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
- passing modulation — a modulation of a temporary nature.
- primate of england — a title of the archbishop of Canterbury.
- production manager — a supervisor of the budget, crew and other details in the production of a film or play
- programme of study — the prescribed syllabus that pupils must be taught at each key stage in the National Curriculum
- propaganda machine — the group of people, publications, etc, such as of a government, country etc, responsible for the organized dissemination of information, allegations, etc, to assist or damage the cause of a government, movement, etc
- radiometric dating — any method of determining the age of earth materials or objects of organic origin based on measurement of either short-lived radioactive elements or the amount of a long-lived radioactive element plus its decay product.
- registered company — a company which has officially registered its business
- retrograde amnesia — a memory disorder characterized by an inability to remember events or experiences that occurred before a significant point in time.
- rhyming dictionary — a specialist dictionary organized by the final sounds of words, used to write poetry
- rotational molding — a method for molding hollow plastic objects by placing finely divided particles in a hollow mold that is rotated about two axes, exposing it to heat and then to cold.
- runge-kutta method — a numerical method, involving successive approximations, used to solve differential equations.
- spackling compound — spackle
- standing committee — a permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.
- summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
- the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- wage determination — the process of setting wage rates or establishing wage structures in particular situations
- watchdog committee — a committee responsible for monitoring standards of behaviour
- wildlife programme — (esp on television) a documentary whose subject is wild animals in their natural habitat or undomesticated fauna and flora generally
- work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.
- wrongful dismissal — the act of making someone redundant for reasons which are illegal or unjust