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19-letter words containing s, m, n, p

  • customer experience — Customer experience is what customers feel while shopping, affected by such factors as how a store is laid out, the level of service they receive, and how easy it is to find products.
  • customer preference — Customer preference is what type of product an individual customer likes and dislikes.
  • deflate compression — deflate
  • department of state — the department of the U.S. federal government that sets forth and maintains the foreign policy of the U.S., especially in negotiations with foreign governments and international organizations. Abbreviation: DOS.
  • departmentalisation — Alternative spelling of departmentalization.
  • diamond-point spoon — a spoon having a handle terminating in a polygonal, pointed knob.
  • dihydrostreptomycin — an antibiotic, C 21 H 41 N 7 O 12 , derived by organic synthesis from and believed to be less toxic than streptomycin: used in the form of its sulfate chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
  • 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
  • dispatch department — the department of an organization responsible for the dispatch of orders
  • displacement engine — any engine employing the rectilinear motion of one or more pistons in cylinders.
  • dynamic positioning — Dynamic positioning is the use of computers to control the position of a semi-submersible rig.
  • 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.
  • empty-nest syndrome — a condition, often involving depression, loneliness, etc, experienced by parents living in a home from which the children have grown up and left
  • european commission — the executive body of the European Union formed in 1967, which initiates action in the EU and mediates between member governments
  • female impersonator — a male performer who dresses as and impersonates women.
  • fractal compression — (algorithm)   A technique for encoding images using fractals.
  • gentleman-pensioner — (formerly) a gentleman-at-arms.
  • germander speedwell — a speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys, having blue flowers.
  • 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.
  • highways department — the department of a state, council, etc, responsible for the upkeep of roads and highways
  • hop, skip, and jump — a short distance
  • hop, step, and jump — triple jump.
  • 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.
  • hysterosalpingogram — An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
  • imperial presidency — a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution allows.
  • impressionistically — In an impressionistic manner.
  • in particular terms — If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.
  • 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.
  • incomprehensibility — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • incomprehensiveness — The condition of being incomprehensive.
  • investment compound — investment (def 11).
  • isenheim altarpiece — an altarpiece (1510?–15?) painted by Matthias Grünewald.
  • joint-stock company — an association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock, much like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for the debts of the business.
  • jump to conclusions — to come to a conclusion prematurely, without sufficient thought or on incomplete evidence
  • jumping bristletail — any of several thysanuran insects that live in dark, warm, moist places, as under leaves, bark, and dead tree trunks and along rocky seacoasts, and are active jumpers, making erratic leaps when disturbed.
  • jumping plant louse — any of numerous lice, of the family Psyllidae, that feed on plant juices and are sometimes pests of fruits and vegetables.
  • league championship — the competition to become league champions
  • limited partnership — a partnership formed by at least one general partner and at least one special partner.
  • main-topgallantmast — the mast next above the main-topmast.
  • male chauvinist pig — male chauvinist.
  • manned space flight — space travel in vehicles with a human crew
  • means of production — resources: equipment, workers
  • medroxyprogesterone — a progesterone derivative, C 2 4 H 3 4 O 4 , used in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding and secondary amenorrhea, as a contraceptive of long duration, and in the treatment of certain cancers.
  • megabits per second — (unit)   (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps.
  • membership function — fuzzy subset
  • meningoencephalitis — Inflammation of the membranes of the brain and the adjoining cerebral tissue.
  • metatarsophalangeal — (anatomy) Relating to the metatarsus and phalange.
  • mild silver protein — a compound of silver and a protein, applied to mucous membranes as a mild antiseptic.
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