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19-letter words containing m, e, s, t, o

  • death of a salesman — a play (1949) by Arthur Miller.
  • deflate compression — deflate
  • demonstration model — a nearly new product, such as a car or washing machine, that has been used only to demonstrate its performance by a dealer and is offered for sale at a discount
  • department of state — the department of the U.S. federal government that sets forth and maintains the foreign policy of the U.S., especially in negotiations with foreign governments and international organizations. Abbreviation: DOS.
  • departmentalisation — Alternative spelling of departmentalization.
  • desargues's theorem — the theorem that if two triangles are so related that the lines joining corresponding vertices meet in a point, then the extended corresponding lines of the two triangles meet in three points, all on the same line.
  • dictionary of names — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
  • dihydrostreptomycin — an antibiotic, C 21 H 41 N 7 O 12 , derived by organic synthesis from and believed to be less toxic than streptomycin: used in the form of its sulfate chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
  • dimethylnitrosamine — a yellow, water-soluble carcinogenic liquid, C 2 H 6 N 2 O, found in tobacco smoke and certain foods: known to be a potent carcinogen. Abbreviation: DMN, DMNA.
  • direct-vision prism — Amici prism.
  • disambiguation page — a page on a website that lists various websites or web pages that have or could have the same title. The user is able to select from the list that page, site etc that he or she actually wants
  • discriminated union — (theory)   The discriminated union of two sets A and B is A + B = {(inA, a) | a in A} U {(inB, b)| b in B} where inA and inB are arbitrary tags which specify which summand an element originates from. A type (especially an algebraic data type) might be described as a discriminated union if it is a sum type whose objects consist of a tag to say which part of the union they belong to and a value of the corresponding type.
  • discussion document — a document that puts forward some ideas or opinions that might form the basis of a discussion of a particular topic
  • distribution system — The distribution system is the part of an electric system after the transmission system that is dedicated to delivering electric energy to an end user.
  • eat someone's lunch — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
  • ecatepec de morelos — a city in S central Mexico, a suburb of Mexico City: on a 12th-century Aztec site.
  • elastic deformation — In elastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it but goes back to its original state when the stress is removed.
  • elastomeric closure — An elastomeric closure is a component that closes a piece of packaging. An elastomeric closure is made from a material that is able to resume its original shape when it is removed from the packaging and may be in direct contact with the drug enclosed in the pack.
  • electrodynamometers — Plural form of electrodynamometer.
  • electroluminescence — Luminescence produced electrically, especially in a phosphor by the application of a voltage.
  • electron microscope — An electron microscope is a type of very powerful microscope that uses electrons instead of light to produce a magnified image of something.
  • empty-nest syndrome — a condition, often involving depression, loneliness, etc, experienced by parents living in a home from which the children have grown up and left
  • end of transmission — (character)   (EOT) The mnemonic for ASCII character 4.
  • endowment assurance — a form of life insurance that provides for the payment of a specified sum directly to the policyholder at a designated date or to his beneficiary should he die before this date
  • endowment insurance — Endowment insurance is a type of life insurance that pays a particular sum directly to the policyholder at a stated date, or to a beneficiary if the policyholder dies before this date.
  • essence of bergamot — a fragrant essential oil from the fruit rind of this plant, used in perfumery and some teas (including Earl Grey)
  • estate of the realm — an order or class of persons in a political community, regarded collectively as a part of the body politic: usually regarded as being the lords temporal (peers), lords spiritual, and commons
  • farmers cooperative — an organization of farmers for marketing their products or buying supplies.
  • feather-duster worm — any tube-dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration.
  • female impersonator — a male performer who dresses as and impersonates women.
  • first world problem — a fairly minor problem, frustrating situation, or complaint associated with a relatively high standard of living, as opposed to the more serious problems associated with poverty: I’m bored with all my electronic gadgets—such a first world problem!
  • flame-of-the-forest — a leguminous tree, Butea frondosa, native to E India and Myanmar, having hanging clusters of scarlet flowers
  • flannelmouth sucker — a sucker, Catostomus latipinnis, of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
  • fractal compression — (algorithm)   A technique for encoding images using fractals.
  • frameshift mutation — a mutation caused by frameshift.
  • freedom of the seas — the doctrine that ships of neutral countries may sail anywhere on the high seas without interference by warring powers.
  • from rags to riches — a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
  • gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
  • gentleman-pensioner — (formerly) a gentleman-at-arms.
  • geometric isomerism — each of two or more chemical compounds having the same molecular formula but a different geometric arrangement; an unsaturated compound or ring compound in which rotation around a carbon bond is restricted, as in cis- and trans- configurations.
  • get next to someone — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
  • glottalic airstream — a current of air in the pharynx produced by the action of the glottis.
  • grandmother's clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
  • green mountain boys — the members of the armed bands of Vermont organized in 1770 to oppose New York's territorial claims. Under Ethan Allen they won fame in the War of American Independence
  • grosse pointe farms — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
  • handlebar moustache — a man's moustache having long, curved ends that resemble the handlebars of a bicycle.
  • hate someone's guts — to hate someone intensely
  • have the makings of — show potential as
  • heat of sublimation — the heat absorbed by one gram or unit mass of a substance in the process of changing, at a constant temperature and pressure, from a solid to a gaseous state. Compare sublime (def 10).
  • hepatoportal system — a vascular arrangement in vertebrates through which blood is transported into the liver from capillaries of the stomach, spleen, duodenum, pancreas, and intestines.
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