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19-letter words containing a, c, r, u, m, e

  • mordvinian republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
  • mouse-ear chickweed — any of various similar and related plants of the genus Cerastium
  • mucopolysaccharides — Plural form of mucopolysaccharide.
  • muhammadan calendar — Muslim calendar.
  • multiplexor channel — (MPX) mainframe terminology for a slow peripheral device connection, e.g. for a printer, operator console, or card reader.
  • munchausen syndrome — a factitious disorder in which otherwise healthy individuals seek to hospitalize themselves with feigned or self-induced pathology in order to receive surgical or other medical treatment.
  • music to one's ears — something that is very pleasant to hear
  • neuropsychodynamics — The theoretical synthesis of neuroscience and psychodynamics.
  • non-contemporaneous — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
  • nonmaterial culture — the aggregate of values, mores, norms, etc., of a society; the ideational structure of a culture that provides the values and meanings by which it functions.
  • not worth a crumpet — utterly worthless
  • nuclear disarmament — the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world
  • oceanus procellarum — (Ocean of Storms) the largest dark plain on the face of the moon, in the second and third quadrants: about 2 million square miles (5.2 million sq. km).
  • ordnance survey map — An Ordnance Survey map is a detailed map produced by the British or Irish government map-making organization.
  • parametric equation — one of two or more equations expressing the location of a point on a curve or surface by determining each coordinate separately.
  • paumotu archipelago — Tuamotu Archipelago.
  • penecontemporaneous — formed during or shortly after the formation of the containing rock stratum: penecontemporaneous minerals.
  • performance figures — the statistics that indicate how well or badly a company or organization has performed
  • pneumoencephalogram — an encephalogram made after the replacement of the cerebrospinal fluid by air or gas, rarely used since the development of the CAT scanner.
  • pneumogastric nerve — the vagus nerve.
  • potassium carbonate — a white, granular, water-soluble powder, K 2 CO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, glass, and potassium salts.
  • presumption of fact — a presumption based on experience or knowledge of the relationship between a known fact and a fact inferred from it.
  • quantum electronics — the application of quantum mechanics and quantum optics to the study and design of electronic devices
  • quartermaster corps — the branch of the U.S. Army responsible for supplying food, clothing, fuel, and equipment and for the operation of commissaries, laundries, etc.
  • radiopharmaceutical — any of a number of radioactive drugs used diagnostically or therapeutically.
  • reactor temperature — The reactor temperature is the temperature at various stages in a reactor in an FCC unit.
  • republic of vietnam — the name (from 1955–75) for South Vietnam, as an independent republic, following the division of the country in 1954 into North Vietnam and South Vietnam
  • republique malgache — French name of Malagasy Republic.
  • reticular formation — a network of neurons in the brainstem involved in consciousness, regulation of breathing, the transmission of sensory stimuli to higher brain centers, and the constantly shifting muscular activity that supports the body against gravity.
  • revenue enhancement — a new tax or a tax increase.
  • sacramento sturgeon — white sturgeon.
  • semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
  • sharp-focus realism — photorealism.
  • slum clearance area — an area that has been designated for, or been subject to, the rehousing of its inhabitants and subsequent demolition and rebuilding
  • smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
  • subminiature camera — a very small, palm-sized still camera for taking photographs on 16-millimeter or similar film.
  • subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
  • synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
  • take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
  • telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
  • term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
  • three-martini lunch — an expensive lunch enjoyed by businessmen during the workday which is often accompanied by drinking
  • to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
  • torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
  • transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
  • transuranic element — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
  • tricalcium silicate — a component of cement, Ca 3 SiO 5 , also used in food to prevent caking.
  • tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
  • ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
  • ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
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