17-letter words containing a, r, m, e, n, i

sodium propionate — a transparent, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 3 H 5 NaO 2 , used in foodstuffs to prevent mold growth, and in medicine as a fungicide.
south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
sparc xterminal 1 — (computer) Sun's lowest cost networked Unix desktop, it is board-upgradeable to a SPARC 4. It comes with a choice of frame buffers: 8-bit colour, Turbo GX, or Turbo GX plus. This product was expected to replace the SPARCclassic X. UK availability was planned for March 1995.
spark transmitter — a transmitting set that generates electromagnetic waves by the oscillatory discharge from a capacitor through an inductor and a spark gap.
special messenger — a postal worker who delivers mail by special delivery
spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
sperrin mountains — a mountain range in NW Northern Ireland
spiny-headed worm — any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates.
spring cankerworm — the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm)
square centimeter — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one centimeter on each side. 2 , sq. cm. Abbreviation: cm.
statutory meeting — company shareholders' discussion
steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
storm in a teacup — a violent fuss or disturbance over a trivial matter
super-nationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
superaerodynamics — the branch of aerodynamics that deals with gases at very low densities.
superalimentation — nourishment; nutrition.
supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
tabernacle mirror — a mirror of c1800, having columns and a cornice, usually gilt, with a painted panel over the mirror.
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
terminal capacity — The terminal capacity is the volume which can be stored in a terminal (= building or area with tanks).
terminal juncture — a form of juncture consisting of a change in pitch before a pause, marking the end of an utterance or a break between utterances, as between clauses. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7), open juncture.
terminal operator — A terminal operator is a company that manages a place where oil or petrochemical products are stored.
terminal platform — (in the oil industry) an offshore platform from which oil or gas is pumped ashore through a pipeline
terminal velocity — Physics. the velocity at which a falling body moves through a medium, as air, when the force of resistance of the medium is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity. the maximum velocity of a body falling through a viscous fluid.
tertiary consumer — a carnivore at the topmost level in a food chain that feeds on other carnivores; an animal that feeds only on secondary consumers.
texas instruments — (company) (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. The COOL and OATH C++ class libraries were developed at TI, as were PDL2 and the ASC computer, PC-Scheme and Texas Instruments Pascal.
the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
the morning after — the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
thermal expansion — expansion caused by heat
thermal pollution — a rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants.
thermal radiation — electromagnetic radiation emitted by all matter above a temperature of absolute zero because of the thermal motion of atomic particles.
thermocoagulation — the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
third commandment — “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain”: third of the Ten Commandments.
three mile island — an island in the Susquehanna River, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, SE of Harrisburg: scene of a near-disastrous accident at a nuclear plant in 1979 that raised the issue of nuclear-energy safety.
three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
threshing machine — a machine for removing grains and seeds from straw and chaff.
throat microphone — a microphone worn around the throat and actuated by vibrations of the larynx, used when background noise would obscure the sound of speech, as in an airplane cockpit.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
track maintenance — the process of maintaining and repairing railway tracks
traffic policeman — a policeman controlling traffic, esp while stationed at an intersection, or enforcing traffic regulations
trailing geranium — an ivy-leaved variety of geranium, Pelargonium peltatum
transcendentalism — transcendental character, thought, or language.
transmission line — a system of conductors, as coaxial cable, a wave guide, or a pair of parallel wires, used to transmit signals.
tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
trigger mechanism — a physiological or psychological process caused by a stimulus and resulting in a usually severe reaction.
tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
tympanic membrane — eardrum.

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