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15-letter words containing o, m, d

  • 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.
  • mandarin collar — a narrow, stand-up collar, not quite meeting at the front.
  • mandarin orange — mandarin (def 4).
  • manganese oxide — a type of metallic oxide used to colour glass purple
  • marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
  • marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
  • marigold window — wheel window.
  • marsh andromeda — a low-growing pink-flowered ericaceous evergreen shrub, Andromeda polifolia, that grows in peaty bogs of northern regions
  • mashed potatoes — potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft pulpy mass
  • mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
  • mastoidectomies — Plural form of mastoidectomy.
  • matrix bar code — a type of 2D bar code that stores data in a matrix of geometrically shaped dark and light cells that represent bits. See also QR code.
  • mbogo, dr. fred — /*m-boh'goh, dok'tr fred/ [Stanford] The archetypal man you don't want to see about a problem, especially an incompetent professional; a shyster. "Do you know a good eye doctor?" "Sure, try Mbogo Eye Care and Professional Dry Cleaning." The name comes from synergy between "bogus" and the original Dr. Mbogo, a witch doctor who was Gomez Addams' physician on the old "Addams Family" TV show. Compare Bloggs Family, the, see also fred.
  • meadow mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
  • meadow nematode — any of numerous parasitic nematodes of the genus Pratylenchus that infest and destroy the roots of plants.
  • means to an end — method of achieving sth
  • medal for merit — a medal awarded by the U.S. to a civilian for distinguished service to the country: discontinued after World War II.
  • 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 history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • medical officer — a doctor of medicine who serves in the armed forces in a medical capacity
  • medical records — written information about a person's health during their life to date
  • medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • 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.
  • medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
  • meibomian gland — any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
  • melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
  • mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
  • metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
  • methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
  • microdiscectomy — (surgery) microdecompression.
  • microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
  • micrometeoroids — Plural form of micrometeoroid.
  • micromicrofarad — picofarad. Symbol: μμF.
  • microradiograph — an enlarged version of an image obtained by a form of radiography that reveals minute details
  • mid-ocean ridge — any of several seismically active submarine mountain ranges that extend through the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific oceans: each is hypothesized to be the locus of seafloor spreading.
  • milk of almonds — almond milk.
  • mind how you go — Some people say 'Mind how you go' when they are saying goodbye to someone who is leaving.
  • mineral kingdom — minerals collectively.
  • minkowski world — a four-dimensional space in which the fourth coordinate is time and in which a single event is represented as a point.
  • 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.
  • mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • misappropriated — to put to a wrong use.
  • miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
  • miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
  • miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • miscoordination — Lack of coordination.
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