13-letter words containing m, i, d
- herd immunity — the immunity or resistance to a particular infection that occurs in a group of people or animals when a very high percentage of individuals have been vaccinated or previously exposed to the infection.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hermaphrodism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- heterodimeric — (chemistry) produced from two similar but different monomers.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- high old time — an enjoyable and exciting time
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- home delivery — delivery to one's home
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
- hybrid system — a way of working, organizing, or doing something that is composed of elements of two separate systems
- hydrated lime — a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH) 2 , obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
- hydrodynamics — the branch of fluid dynamics that deals with liquids, including hydrostatics and hydrokinetics.
- hydromedusoid — a jellyfish or something resembling a jellyfish that lives in water
- hydronium ion — the hydrogen ion bonded to a molecule of water, H 3 O + , the form in which hydrogen ions are found in aqueous solution.
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- hypochondrium — either of two regions of the abdomen, situated on each side of the epigastrium and above the lumbar regions.
- hypolipidemia — (medicine) A lower than normal concentration of lipids in the blood.
- hypolipidemic — That reduces the concentration of lipid in blood serum.
- ideal element — any element added to a mathematical theory in order to eliminate special cases. The ideal element i = √–1 allows all algebraic equations to be solved and the point at infinity (ideal point) ensures that any two lines in projective geometry intersect
- ideal mixture — An ideal mixture is a mixture in which the concentration of any part taken from it is the same as the average for the whole.
- ideogrammatic — Of or pertaining to ideograms.
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- idiochromatic — (of a mineral) deriving a characteristic color from its capacity to absorb certain light rays.
- idiomatically — peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
- idiomaticness — Idiomaticity.
- idiorrhythmic — self-regulating; allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- illegitimized — illegitimatize.
- immediateness — The state of being immediate; immediacy.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- impredicative — (of a definition) given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined, as having all the properties of a great general where one of the properties as ascribed must be that property itself
- impredictable — (nonstandard) unpredictable.
- improvidently — In an improvident manner.
- in god's name — If someone uses such expressions as what in God's name, why in God's name, or how in God's name, they are emphasizing how angry, annoyed, or surprised they are.
- in medias res — in the middle of things.
- in mid-flight — during a flight; whilst airborne
- in moderation — not to excess
- in sb's midst — You say that someone is in your midst when you are drawing attention to the fact that they are in your group.
- inboard motor — a boat's motor that is situated within the hull
- incident room — An incident room is a room used by the police while they are dealing with a major crime or accident.
- incidentaloma — an abnormal lesion or tumor detected by chance during a medical imaging test, physical examination, or surgery.
- incommodities — Plural form of incommodity.
- incommunicado — (especially of a prisoner) deprived of any communication with others.
- indemnifiable — Something suitable for indemnification.
- indeterminacy — the condition or quality of being indeterminate; indetermination.
- indeterminant — Not accurately determined or determinable.