16-letter words containing m, l, i, n, d
- self-determinism — a theory that every present state or condition of the self is a result of previous states or conditions of the self.
- self-discernment — the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
- self-dramatizing — exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
- sendero luminoso — Spanish. a Maoist guerrilla movement active in Peru since 1980.
- simply-connected — (of a set or domain) having a connected complement.
- social darwinism — a 19th-century theory, inspired by Darwinism, by which the social order is accounted as the product of natural selection of those persons best suited to existing living conditions and in accord with which a position of laissez-faire is advocated.
- sodium pentothal — the sodium salt of thiopental sodium.
- standoff missile — a missile capable of striking a distant target after launch by an aircraft outside the range of missile defences
- sweet almond oil — almond oil (def 1).
- tanimbar islands — a group of over 600 islands in E Indonesia, in the Banda Sea. About 2100 sq. mi. (5440 sq. km).
- terminal adaptor — (networking, hardware) (TA) Equipment used to adapt Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. A Terminal Adaptor is typically packaged like a modem, either as a stand-alone unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX). A Terminal Adaptor does not interoperate with a modem; it replaces it.
- the mendip hills — a range of limestone hills in SW England, in N Somerset: includes the Cheddar Gorge and numerous caves. Highest point: 325 m (1068 ft)
- the old dominion — a nickname for the US state of Virginia
- three blind mice — nursery rhyme
- tiger salamander — a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, common in North America, having a dark body marked with yellowish spots or bars.
- torsion pendulum — a pendulum the weight of which is rotated alternately in opposite directions through a horizontal plane by the torsion of the suspending rod or spring: used for clocks intended to run a long time between windings.
- transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
- undenominational — free from religious sects or denominationalism; not limited or belonging to any particular religious group or groups.
- under-modulation — to reproduce (a sound or signal) at below the optimal output level in a recording or broadcasting system, causing it to be distorted.
- unfair dismissal — wrongful firing from a job
- unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
- video journalism — the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs.
- visual magnitude — Astronomy. magnitude (def 5a).
- visual-magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- willem-alexander — full name Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand. born 1967, king of the Netherlands from 2013
- windowless monad — (in the philosophy of Leibniz) a monad having no direct causal or perceptual relation with any other monad.
- yield management — the process of frequently adjusting the price of a product in response to various market factors, as demand or competition.