0%

14-letter words containing m, i, d

  • endomycorrhiza — (ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
  • endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
  • enemy-occupied — occupied by a military enemy
  • epidemiologist — A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
  • epigrammatized — Simple past tense and past participle of epigrammatize.
  • ethnomedicinal — Pertaining to ethnomedicine.
  • euclidean norm — (mathematics)   The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
  • excommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of excommunicate.
  • extrapyramidal — Relating to or denoting nerves concerned with motor activity that descend from the cortex to the spine and are not part of the pyramidal system.
  • fairmindedness — Alt form fair-mindedness.
  • fathead minnow — a North American cyprinid fish, Pimephales promelas, having an enlarged, soft head.
  • faute de mieux — for lack of anything better
  • feeblemindedly — Alt form feeble-mindedly.
  • fibroadenomata — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
  • fideicommissum — a request by a decedent that the heir or legatee to the estate convey a specified part of the estate to another person, or permit another person to enjoy such a part.
  • field emission — the removal of electrons from a metallic conductor by a strong electric field.
  • field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
  • fiery-tempered — easily angered
  • final judgment — judgment (def 8).
  • finite decimal — a decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as ⅛ = 0.125 (contrasted with nonterminating decimal).
  • fireworks mode — The mode a machine is sometimes said to be in when it is performing a crash and burn operation.
  • fluid dynamics — the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.
  • foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
  • food combining — a dietary approach that advocates the eating of specific foods at specific times and restricts which types of foods can be eaten together.
  • formally valid — (of an inference or argument) when the inference is justified by the form of the premises and conclusion alone. Thus Tom is a bachelor; therefore Tom is unmarried is valid but not formally so, while today is hot and dry; therefore today is hot is formally valid
  • formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
  • freedom riders — (especially in the 1960s) a bus trip made to parts of the southern U.S. by persons engaging in efforts to integrate racially segregated public facilities.
  • friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
  • fundamentalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
  • fundamentalist — an adherent of fundamentalism, a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts: radical fundamentalists.
  • fundamentality — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
  • gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling
  • garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • genome editing — the insertion or removal of DNA at a specific site on a genome using artificially engineered nucleases
  • geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
  • gerrymandering — U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible.
  • global dimming — a decrease in the amount of sunlight reaching the surface of the earth, believed to be caused by pollution in the atmosphere
  • gluteus medius — the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh.
  • glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
  • glycemic index — a system that ranks foods by the speeds at which their carbohydrates are converted into glucose in the body; a measure of the effects of foods on blood-sugar levels.
  • gold medallist — the winner of competition or race, who is awarded a gold medal
  • gonadectomized — Having undergone gonadectomy.
  • good samaritan — a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30–37.
  • good-time girl — a young woman whose chief concern is seeking pleasure and having fun
  • granny dumping — the abandonment of an elderly person, especially a relative, at a hospital, bus station, etc.
  • gregorian mode — church mode.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
  • guided imagery — a relaxation technique in which words, sounds, etc., are used to evoke positive mental images, feelings, and thoughts.
  • guided missile — an aerial missile, as a rocket, steered during its flight by radio signals, clockwork controls, etc.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?