15-letter words containing m, r, d, s
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- effort syndrome — an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
- effort-syndrome — an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
- elder statesman — experienced, respected figure
- electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
- embroidery silk — a silk thread used for embroidery
- entre-deux-mers — any wine produced in the area of the Gironde between the rivers Dordogne and Garonne in S France
- episodic memory — the recollection of events within their historical setting
- eric s. raymond — (person) One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
- fideicommissary — the recipient of a fideicommissum.
- first amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition.
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- freshwater drum — an edible drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, of the fresh waters of North and Central America, sometimes reaching a weight of 60 pounds (27 kg).
- gambier islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. Chief settlement: Rikitéa. Pop: 1097 (2002). Area: 30 sq km (11 sq miles)
- geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
- german shepherd — one of a breed of large shepherd dogs having a coat ranging in color from gray to brindled, black-and-tan, or black, used especially in police work and as a guide for the blind.
- gödel's theorem — either of two theorems published by the mathematician Kurt Gödel in 1931 that prove all mathematical systems are incomplete in that their truth or consistency can only be proved using a system of a higher order
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- gorlin syndrome — a rare congenital disorder in which cancer destroys the facial skin and causes blindness; skeletal anomalies can also occur
- grimes (golden) — a yellow autumn eating apple
- ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
- hard-shell clam — quahog.
- hereditarianism — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- horned screamer — a screamer, Anhima cornuta, of tropical South America, having a long, slender hornlike process projecting from the forehead.
- horner's method — a technique, involving successive substitutions, for approximating the real roots of an equation with real coefficients.
- hughes syndrome — a condition of the autoimmune system caused by antibodies reacting against phospholipids, leading to thrombosis
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hyperthyroidism — overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- in your dreams! — You say `In your dreams!' when you think that what someone wants is never going to happen or be true.
- indeterministic — the doctrine that human actions, though influenced somewhat by preexisting psychological and other conditions, are not entirely governed by them but retain a certain freedom and spontaneity.
- inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
- isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
- karl-marx-stadt — former name (1953–90) of Chemnitz.
- kingsford-smith — Sir Charles (Edward). 1897–1935, Australian aviator and pioneer (with Charles Ulm) of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman flights
- land of promise — Promised Land.
- levant wormseed — the dried, unexpanded flower heads of a wormwood, Artemisia cina (Levant wormseed) or the fruit of certain goosefoots, especially Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides), the Mexican tea or American wormseed, used as an anthelmintic drug.
- liberal judaism — Reform Judaism.
- lomas de zamora — a city in E Argentina, S of Buenos Aires.
- lord of misrule — (in England) a person formerly chosen to direct the Christmas revels and sports.
- mad as a hatter — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- made to measure — (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.
- made-to-measure — (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.
- maid of orléans — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- mailing address — postal or delivery address
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.