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15-letter words containing n, e, t, m, i, d

  • maidenhair-tree — ginkgo.
  • maladaptiveness — The quality of being maladaptive.
  • managing editor — an editor assigned to the supervision and coordination of certain editorial activities of a newspaper, magazine, book publishing company, or the like. Abbreviation: M.E., m.e.
  • master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
  • maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
  • media converter — (networking)   A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
  • mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
  • medical student — trainee doctor
  • medicine bottle — a small bottle used to hold medicine
  • medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
  • melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
  • mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
  • mental handicap — learning disability
  • methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
  • microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
  • mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • middelmannetjie — (South Africa) Ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or gravel road.
  • middle distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
  • middle-distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
  • midgard serpent — a serpent, the child of Loki and Angerboda, who lies wrapped around the world, tail in mouth, and is destined to kill and to be killed by Thor at Ragnarok; Jormungand.
  • minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
  • miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
  • misproportioned — Having incorrect or distorted proportions.
  • mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
  • moderate-income — of or relating to those with a close-to-average income within the overall population.
  • mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
  • monosubstituted — containing one substituent.
  • monroe doctrine — the policy, as stated by President Monroe in 1823, that the U.S. opposed further European colonization of and interference with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.
  • morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
  • multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
  • multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • near as damn it — Some people say as near as damn it or as near as dammit to emphasize that what they have said is almost completely accurate, but not quite.
  • netmarq limited — A small technical consultancy specialising in the testing of network components. They do performance tests of network interface cards, routers, hubs, file servers, etc. To reflect the marketplace, most tests are carried out in a Novell NetWare environment, although they can equally well use Lan server, Banyan Vines, NT Advanced Server, IBM PC Support. They claim to be Europe's leading such test lab and compete with US Labs such as LanQuest and NSTL. They also do some network design, installation, support, and troubleshooting. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
  • ninth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the rights enumerated in the Constitution would not be construed as denying or jeopardizing other rights of the people.
  • non-determinant — a determining agent or factor.
  • non-detrimental — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
  • noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
  • nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
  • nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
  • nonmelodramatic — Not melodramatic.
  • nonsedimentable — incapable of being sedimented
  • not give a damn — If you say that someone does not give a damn about something, you are emphasizing that they do not care about it at all.
  • odd permutation — a permutation of a set of n elements, x 1 , x 2 , …, xn, which permutes the product of all differences of the form (xi – xj), where i is less than j, into the negative of the product.
  • omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
  • omnidirectional — sending or receiving signals in all directions: an omnidirectional microphone.
  • overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
  • pars intermedia — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
  • patent medicine — a medicine sold without a prescription in drugstores or by sales representatives, and usually protected by a trademark.
  • payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
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