17-letter words containing m, i, n, d, l, e
- mileage indicator — a device on a vehicle such as a car, plane, etc which indicates the number of miles travelled
- militant tendency — (in Britain) a Trotskyist group formerly operating within the Labour Party
- millennium bridge — a steel bridge for pedestrians over the River Thames linking the City of London at St Paul's Cathedral with the Tate Modern Gallery at Bankside: it has a span of 325 m (1056 ft)
- mind-body problem — the problem of explaining the relation of the mind to the body.
- mineralocorticoid — Biochemistry. any of a group of corticosteroid hormones, synthesized by the adrenal cortex, that regulate the excretion or reabsorption of sodium and potassium by the kidneys, salivary glands, and sweat glands.
- misunderstandable — Capable of being misunderstood.
- modeling language — modelling language
- mounted policeman — policemen who patrol on horseback
- multi-directional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
- multitudinousness — The state or condition of being multitudinous.
- musical interlude — an interval in a play, event or occasion during which music is played
- mutual inductance — the ratio of the electromotive force in one of two circuits to the rate of change of current in the other circuit.
- newfoundland time — a form of civil time observed on the island of Newfoundland, one and one-half hours later than Eastern time and a half hour later than Atlantic time.
- nial systems ltd. — Distributors of Q'NIAL. Address: Ottawa Canada. Telephone: Canada (613) 234 4188.
- nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
- nondenominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
- old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
- organized militia — a former military organization functioning under both state and federal authority.
- phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
- phumiphon aduldet — (Phumiphon Aduldet; Bhumibol Adulyadej) born 1927, king of Thailand since 1946.
- physical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury by means of physical agents, as manipulation, massage, exercise, heat, or water.
- physical pendulum — any apparatus consisting of a body of possibly irregular shape allowed to rotate freely about a horizontal axis on which it is pivoted (distinguished from simple pendulum).
- police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
- purely and simply — You use purely and simply to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the only thing involved.
- radioluminescence — luminescence induced by nuclear radiation.
- recurring decimal — Mathematics. repeating decimal.
- reduction formula — a formula, such as sin (90° ± A) = cos A, expressing the values of a trigonometric function of any angle greater than 90° in terms of a function of an acute angle
- reformed spelling — a revised orthography intended to simplify the spelling of English words, especially to eliminate unpronounced letters, as by substituting thru for through, tho for though, slo for slow, etc.
- repeating decimal — a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….
- ring-tailed lemur — a Madagascan prosimian primate, Lemur catta, with a long black and white ringed tail
- self-administered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
- self-commendation — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
- self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
- sidewall sampling — Sidewall sampling is the process of taking a sample from the wall of the borehole.
- sliding vane pump — A sliding vane pump is a pump in which the vanes (=flat parts) are the main sealing element between the suction and discharge areas.
- smarandache logic — neutrosophic logic
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
- thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
- thermal radiation — electromagnetic radiation emitted by all matter above a temperature of absolute zero because of the thermal motion of atomic particles.
- thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
- three mile island — an island in the Susquehanna River, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, SE of Harrisburg: scene of a near-disastrous accident at a nuclear plant in 1979 that raised the issue of nuclear-energy safety.
- three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
- to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
- transcendentalism — transcendental character, thought, or language.
- tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
- tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
- uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
- van diemen's land — former name of Tasmania.