19-letter words containing o, m, n, i, s

direct-vision prism — Amici prism.
disambiguation page — a page on a website that lists various websites or web pages that have or could have the same title. The user is able to select from the list that page, site etc that he or she actually wants
discriminated union — (theory) The discriminated union of two sets A and B is A + B = {(inA, a) | a in A} U {(inB, b)| b in B} where inA and inB are arbitrary tags which specify which summand an element originates from. A type (especially an algebraic data type) might be described as a discriminated union if it is a sum type whose objects consist of a tag to say which part of the union they belong to and a value of the corresponding type.
discussion document — a document that puts forward some ideas or opinions that might form the basis of a discussion of a particular topic
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.
draw someone's fire — to attract the criticism or censure of someone
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).
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.
electroluminescence — Luminescence produced electrically, especially in a phosphor by the application of a voltage.
electron microscope — An electron microscope is a type of very powerful microscope that uses electrons instead of light to produce a magnified image of something.
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.
european commission — the executive body of the European Union formed in 1967, which initiates action in the EU and mediates between member governments
female circumcision — clitoridectomy.
female impersonator — a male performer who dresses as and impersonates women.
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 law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
fix someone's wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
fractal compression — (algorithm) A technique for encoding images using fractals.
frameshift mutation — a mutation caused by frameshift.
gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
gentleman-pensioner — (formerly) a gentleman-at-arms.
giant silkworm moth — any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae.
green mountain boys — the members of the armed bands of Vermont organized in 1770 to oppose New York's territorial claims. Under Ethan Allen they won fame in the War of American Independence
gross profit margin — A gross profit margin is a measure of the profitability of a company, that is calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales.
grosse pointe farms — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
harmonic distortion — distortion caused by nonlinear characteristics of electronic apparatus, esp of audio amplifiers, that generate unwanted harmonics of the input frequencies
have the makings of — show potential as
heat of sublimation — the heat absorbed by one gram or unit mass of a substance in the process of changing, at a constant temperature and pressure, from a solid to a gaseous state. Compare sublime (def 10).
hop, skip, and jump — a short distance
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
humanist technology — (philosophy) Technology centered around the interests, needs, and well-being of humans.
hysterosalpingogram — An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
if i'm not mistaken — You use expressions such as if I'm not mistaken and unless I'm very much mistaken as a polite way of emphasizing the statement you are making, especially when you are confident that it is correct.
immersion objective — a microscope objective of high resolving power in which the space between the front lens and the cover glass is filled with an oil whose index of refraction is close to that of the objective and the cover glass.
immunocytochemistry — the detection of chemical components of cells by means of antibodies coupled to substances that can be made visible.
immunohistochemical — (biology) Of, pertaining to, or by means of immunohistochemistry, the use of immunological techniques to study the chemistry of tissues.
impressionistically — In an impressionistic manner.
in one's mind's eye — pictured within the mind; imagined or remembered vividly
in one's right mind — sane
in someone's pocket — If you say that someone is in someone else's pocket, you disapprove of the fact that the first person is willing to do whatever the second person tells them, for example out of weakness or in return for money.
incommensurableness — (rare) Incommensurability.
incomprehensibility — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
incomprehensiveness — The condition of being incomprehensive.
informal settlement — a squatter camp
information science — the study of the nature, collection, and management of information and of its uses, especially involving computer storage and retrievals.
information service — a service which provides information

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