19-letter words containing m, o, d, i

discussion document — a document that puts forward some ideas or opinions that might form the basis of a discussion of a particular topic
displaced homemaker — a woman recently divorced, separated, or widowed after many years as a homemaker.
distillation column — a type of still fitted with interior baffles, used for fractional distillation. Compare still2 (def 1).
distribution system — The distribution system is the part of an electric system after the transmission system that is dedicated to delivering electric energy to an end user.
domain architecture — (systems analysis) A generic, organisational structure or design for software systems in a domain. The domain architecture contains the designs that are intended to satisfy requirements specified in the domain model. A domain architecture can be adapted to create designs for software systems within a domain and also provides a framework for configuring assets within individual software systems.
dominance hierarchy — a system or set of relationships in animal groups that is based on a hierarchical ranking, usually established and maintained by behavior in aggressive encounters: one or a few members hold the highest rank and the others are submissive to those ranking higher and dominant to those ranking lower.
dominant wavelength — the wavelength of monochromatic light that would give the same visual sensation if combined in a suitable proportion with an achromatic light
draw someone's fire — to attract the criticism or censure of someone
drawing-room comedy — a light, sophisticated comedy typically set in a drawing room with characters drawn from polite society.
dynamic positioning — Dynamic positioning is the use of computers to control the position of a semi-submersible rig.
dynamic translation — (architecture) A virtual machine implementation approach, used to speed up execution of byte-code programs. To execute a program unit such as a method or a function, the virtual machine compiles its bytecodes into (hardware) machine code. The translated code is also placed in a cache, so that next time that unit's machine code can be executed immediately, without repeating the translation. This technique was pioneered by the commercial Smalltalk implementation currently known as VisualWorks, in the early 1980s. Currently it is also used by some implementations of the Java Virtual Machine under the name JIT (Just In Time compilation).
education committee — a committee that discusses the education of children in a particular local authority
elastic deformation — In elastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it but goes back to its original state when the stress is removed.
electrohydrodynamic — (physics) Of or pertaining to electrohydrodynamics.
end of transmission — (character) (EOT) The mnemonic for ASCII character 4.
endowment insurance — Endowment insurance is a type of life insurance that pays a particular sum directly to the policyholder at a stated date, or to a beneficiary if the policyholder dies before this date.
environmental audit — the systematic examination of an organization's interaction with the environment, to assess the success of its conservation or antipollution programme
euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
extendible compiler — (language) (ETC) A Fortran-like compiler that can be extended with macros.
financial ombudsman — any of five British ombudsmen: the Banking Ombudsman, set up in 1986 to investigate complaints from bank customers; the Building Society Ombudsman, set up in 1987 to investigate complaints from building society customers; the Insurance Ombudsman, set up in 1981 to investigate complaints by policyholders (since 1988 this ombudsman has also operated a Unit Trust Ombudsman scheme); the Investment Ombudsman set up in 1989 to investigate complaints by investors (the Personal Investment Authority Ombudsman is responsible for investigating complaints by personal investors); and the Pensions Ombudsman, set up in 1993 to investigate complaints regarding pension schemes
first world problem — a fairly minor problem, frustrating situation, or complaint associated with a relatively high standard of living, as opposed to the more serious problems associated with poverty: I’m bored with all my electronic gadgets—such a first world problem!
fixed-rate mortgage — a home mortgage for which equal monthly payments of interest and principal are paid over the life of the loan, usually for a term of 30 years.
fixed-term contract — a contract for a particular and fixed period
freedom of the city — nominal citizenship in a city, conferred as an honor upon important visitors.
functional medicine — individualized medical care that recognizes the interactions between genetic and environmental factors and between the body's interconnected systems.
geothermal gradient — the increase in temperature with increasing depth within the earth.
goa, daman, and diu — an administrative territory of India, in the W part: formerly Portuguese India; annexed by India 1961. 1426 sq. mi. (3693 sq. km). Capital: Panjim.
gold-rimmed glasses — spectacles with gold-coloured frames
golden lion tamarin — a monkey, Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia, of tropical rain forests of southeastern Brazil, having a silky golden coat and a long golden mane: threatened with extinction.
goodwill ambassador — an ambassador who shows goodwill to another country, organization, etc, on behalf of his or her own country, organization, etc
great idaean mother — Cybele.
guillaume de lorris — 13th-century French poet who wrote the first 4058 lines of the allegorical romance, the Roman de la rose, continued by Jean de Meung
harmonic distortion — distortion caused by nonlinear characteristics of electronic apparatus, esp of audio amplifiers, that generate unwanted harmonics of the input frequencies
hatfield-mccoy feud — a blood feud between two mountain clans on the West Virginia–Kentucky border, the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky, that grew out of their being on opposite sides during the Civil War and was especially violent during 1880–90.
have a good mind to — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
have half a mind to — to have the intention of
holiday entitlement — the number of days of paid holiday in a year that a worker is entitled to take
hop, skip, and jump — a short distance
hotel accommodation — the facilities and the quality of accommodation provided by a hotel
housing development — a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.
human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
hydropneumatization — utilization of air pressure in the housing of a water turbine to keep the level of water that has been used from rising to interfere with the rotor blades.
hyperparathyroidism — overactivity of the parathyroid gland, characterized by softening of the bones, with consequent pain, tenderness, and a tendency to spontaneous fractures, and by muscular weakness and abdominal cramps.
hypomixolydian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from D to D, with the final on G.
identification mark — barcode or serial number
in one's mind's eye — pictured within the mind; imagined or remembered vividly
in one's right mind — sane
indeterminate vowel — schwa.
interdenominational — occurring between, involving, or common to different religious denominations.
intermediate school — a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.

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