18-letter words containing s, o, d, m, y
- neuropsychodynamic — Of or pertaining to neuropsychodynamics.
- normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
- people's democracy — (in Communist ideology) a country or form of government in transition from bourgeois democracy to socialism. In this stage there is more than one class, the largest being the proletariat, led by the Communist Party, which is therefore the dominant power
- play cat and mouse — Also called cat and rat. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.
- postviral syndrome — debilitating condition occurring as a sequel to viral illness
- programme of study — the prescribed syllabus that pupils must be taught at each key stage in the National Curriculum
- pseudo-symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- registered company — a company which has officially registered its business
- restoration comedy — English comedy of the period of the Restoration, stressing manners and social satire.
- rheims-douay bible — Douay Bible.
- secondary consumer — (in the food chain) a carnivore that feeds only upon herbivores.
- secondary emission — the emission of electrons (secondary electrons) from a material that is bombarded with electrons or ions.
- september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
- sodium hyposulfite — sodium thiosulfate.
- sodium polysulfide — a yellow-brown, water-soluble, granular powder, Na 2 S n , used chiefly in the manufacture of sulfur dyes, insecticides, and synthetic rubber.
- sodium thiocyanate — a white powder or colorless, deliquescent crystals, NaSCN, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in medicine in the treatment of hypertension.
- stockholm syndrome — an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival.
- subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
- summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
- temporary hardness — hardness of water due to the presence of magnesium and calcium hydrogencarbonates, which can be precipitated as carbonates by boiling
- the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
- the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
- to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
- to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
- to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
- toyotomi hideyoshi — Toyotomi [taw-yaw-taw-mee] /ˈtɔ yɔˈtɔ mi/ (Show IPA), 1536–98, Japanese general and statesman: prime minister and dictator of Japan 1585–98.
- video entry system — a security system whereby a person in a building can see someone who wants to gain access by means of a video image
- wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
- withdrawal symptom — effects of stopping a drug
- work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.