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16-letter words containing m, i, l, o, n, s

  • decision problem — (theory)   A problem with a yes/no answer. Determining whether some potential solution to a question is actually a solution or not. E.g. "Is 43669" a prime number?". This is in contrast to a "search problem" which must find a solution from scratch, e.g. "What is the millionth prime number?". See decidability.
  • demilitarisation — The removal of a military force, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
  • demineralisation — Alternative spelling of demineralization.
  • demoiselle crane — a gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, having long, white plumes behind each eye.
  • demolition squad — a group of demolishers
  • demutualizations — Plural form of demutualization.
  • depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
  • developmentalism — An economic theory which states that the best way for Third World countries to develop is through fostering a strong and varied internal market and to impose high tariffs on imported goods.
  • developmentalist — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
  • dimension lumber — building lumber cut to standard or specified sizes.
  • discombobulating — Present participle of discombobulate.
  • discombobulation — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
  • discriminatorily — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
  • displacement ton — a unit for measuring the displacement of a vessel, equal to a long ton of 2240 pounds (1016 kg) or 35 cu. ft. (1 cu. m) of seawater.
  • distance modulus — a measure of the distance, r, of a celestial object too far away to show measurable parallax. It is given by m–M = 5 log(r/10), where m is its apparent magnitude (corrected for interstellar absorption) and M is its absolute magnitude
  • domain selection — (systems analysis)   The prioritisation and selection of one or more domains for which specific software reuse engineering projects are to be initiated.
  • duplessis-mornay — Philippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), Mornay, Philippe de.
  • elburz mountains — a mountain range in N Iran, parallel to the SW and S shores of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak: Mount Demavend, 5671 m (18 606 ft)
  • electromagnetics — Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
  • electromagnetism — The interaction of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
  • electromechanics — the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by either static or magnetic electric charges
  • electronic music — music: synthesized
  • environmentalism — A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.
  • environmentalist — A person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.
  • epiphenomenalism — (philosophy, psychology, uncountable) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.
  • exemplifications — Plural form of exemplification.
  • exemption clause — a clause in a contract that exempts one party from liability for something
  • exhaust manifold — An exhaust manifold is a heat-resistant tube that connects an engine to an exhaust pipe.
  • extradimensional — (jargon, science fiction) Originating outside the known physical reality of the universe.
  • falsificationism — (epistemology) A scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted it is not a scientific claim.
  • farmington hills — a city in SE Michigan.
  • file composition — A typesetting language.
  • file compression — (algorithm)   The compression of data in a file, usually to reduce storage requirements.
  • flash eliminator — a device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the flash made by the ignited propellant gases
  • four-dimensional — of a space having points, or a set having elements, which require four coordinates for their unique determination.
  • fuel consumption — use of a material to generate power
  • fullness of time — the proper or destined time.
  • gemini telescope — either of two identical 8-metre telescopes for optical and near-infrared observations built by an international consortium. Gemini North is in Hawaii at an altitude of 4200 m on Mauna Kea and Gemini South is in Chile at 2715 m on Cerro Pachón
  • goodwill mission — a group of people sent to a foreign country to express goodwill
  • gossip columnist — a person who writes a gossip column
  • hemangioblastoma — (medicine) Any of several benign neoplasm tumours of the brain.
  • hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
  • humanly possible — feasible, practical
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • image consultant — imagemaker.
  • immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
  • immigration laws — regulations on incoming foreigners
  • immoral earnings — money earned from work that transgresses accepted moral or legal rules
  • in one's element — If you say that someone is in their element, you mean that they are in a situation they enjoy.
  • incombustibility — The quality or state of being incombustible.
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