22-letter words containing s, o, d, m

potassium-argon dating — a method for estimating the age of a mineral or rock, based on measurement of the rate of decay of radioactive potassium into argon.
preestablished harmony — (in the philosophy of Leibnitz) synchronous operation of all monads, since their simultaneous creation, in accordance with the preexisting plan of God.
programmed instruction — a progressively monitored, step-by-step teaching method, employing small units of information or learning material and frequent testing, whereby the student must complete or pass one stage before moving on to the next.
public domain software — public domain
pyridostigmine bromide — a cholinesterase inhibitor, C 9 H 1 3 BrN 2 O 2 , used in its bromide form in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.
quantum chromodynamics — a quantum field theory that describes quarks and gluons and their interactions, with the color of the quarks playing a role analogous to that of electric charge. Abbreviation: QCD. Also called chromodynamics. Compare color (def 18).
read someone a lecture — to scold or reprimand someone
remote database access — (database, standard) (RDBA) A standard permitting the exchange of information between different DBMS systems.
respond to a complaint — If you respond to a complaint, you answer a customer who expressed their dissatisfaction with something.
reverse discrimination — the unfair treatment of members of majority groups resulting from preferential policies, as in college admissions or employment, intended to remedy earlier discrimination against minorities.
rheumatoid spondylitis — ankylosing spondylitis.
santiago de compostela — a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
school medical officer — a doctor who is based in a school and is responsible for the health of schoolchildren
secondary spermatocyte — See under spermatocyte.
sick building syndrome — an illness caused by exposure to pollutants or germs inside an airtight building.
side-impact protection — a device that is intended to protect a car and its passengers in the event of a collision at the side
simultaneous broadcast — a programme, etc, broadcast simultaneously on radio and television
sleeping accommodation — place where people can sleep
small business edition — Microsoft Office Small Business Edition
solid dose formulation — A solid dose formation is a hard tablet made by compressing medicine in a powder form.
solomon islands pidgin — the variety of Neo-Melanesian spoken in the Solomon Islands and neighbouring islands
st-pierre and miquelon — group of islands in the Atlantic, south of Newfoundland, constituting a political unit of France: includes the islands of St-Pierre (c. 10 sq mi, 26 sq km) & Miquelon & several islets: 93 sq mi (241 sq km); pop. 6,000
stand the test of time — last, endure
structured programming — the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.
student volunteer army — a students' voluntary organization that aims to undertake useful work in communities, founded in 2010 to help clear up after a damaging earthquake in Christchurch
supreme judicial court — (often initial capital letters) the highest court in some states, as Massachusetts and Maine.
system management mode — (hardware) (SMM) A reduced power consumption state provided by some Intel microprocessors. When a CPU enters SMM it saves its current state in a special area of static RAM called SMRAM (System Management RAM) and then runs a program, also stored in SMRAM, the SMM handler. SMM is implemented in all Intel "SL" suffixed CPUs. In June 1993, Intel announced it was discontinuing its SL range and instead making all its current processors SL enhanced. See also Auto Idle.
take something as read — to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume
the grand remonstrance — the document prepared by the Long Parliament in 1640 listing the evils of the king's government, the abuses already rectified, and the reforms Parliament advocated
the green-eyed monster — jealousy or envy
the medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
the muslim brotherhood — a transnational Islamic religious and political organization dedicated to the establishment of a nation based on Islamic principles, founded in Egypt in 1928
to be mixed up with sb — if you are mixed up with someone, usually someone that other people disapprove of, you are emotionally or sexually involved with them
to be sb's second home — to be a place where somebody feels at home and spends a lot of time
to cast your mind back — If you cast your mind back to a time in the past, you think about what happened then.
to draw someone's fire — If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.
to drop someone a line — If you drop someone a line, you write to them.
to lead someone astray — If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them.
to twiddle your thumbs — If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.
toey as a roman sandal — very anxious
total allergy syndrome — a condition in which a person suffers from a large number of symptoms that are claimed to be caused by allergies to various substances used or encountered in modern life
unconditioned stimulus — any stimulus evoking an unlearnt response, esp in the context of classical conditioning, in which the conditioned stimulus is followed by the unconditioned one
under no circumstances — not for any reason
underground combustion — Underground combustion is the process of heating oil to allow it to flow more easily and make it easier to recover.
united empire loyalist — any of the American colonists who settled in Canada during or after the War of American Independence because of loyalty to the British Crown
user datagram protocol — (protocol) (UDP) Internet standard network layer, transport layer and session layer protocols which provide simple but unreliable datagram services. UDP is defined in STD 6, RFC 768. It adds a checksum and additional process-to-process addressing information [to what?]. UDP is a connectionless protocol which, like TCP, is layered on top of IP. UDP neither guarantees delivery nor does it require a connection. As a result it is lightweight and efficient, but all error processing and retransmission must be taken care of by the application program.
video display terminal — Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT.
volume of distribution — A volume of distribution is the hypothetical volume of body fluid that would be required to dissolve the amount of drug needed to achieve the same concentration in the blood.
william lloyd garrison — William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
windsor and maidenhead — (since 1917) a member of the present British royal family. Compare Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (def 1).

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