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18-letter words containing a, r, m, o

  • random walk theory — the theory that the future movement of share prices does not reflect past movements and therefore will not follow a discernible pattern
  • rapid eye movement — rapidly shifting, continuous movements of the eyes beneath closed lids during the stage of sleep characterized by dreaming.
  • reach for the moon — to desire or attempt something unattainable or difficult to obtain
  • reaction formation — a behavioral tendency developed in direct opposition to a repressed impulse.
  • reactive component — the component in an alternating-current circuit that does not contribute power because it is 90° out of phase with the voltage or current.
  • real-time computer — a computer that can process data or information almost immediately
  • recess appointment — a person appointed to an office by the President of the United States without approval from the Senate because the Senate is in recess
  • reciprocating pump — A reciprocating pump is a pump which uses a backward and forward movement to move a fluid.
  • redevelopment area — an urban area in which all or most of the buildings are demolished and rebuilt
  • reggio nell'emilia — a city in N Italy.
  • registered company — a company which has officially registered its business
  • relative major key — a major key that has the same key signature as a minor key, but a different tonic
  • relative minor key — a minor key that has the same key signature as a major key, but a different tonic
  • remains to be seen — If you say that it remains to be seen whether something will happen, you mean that nobody knows whether it will happen.
  • repayment mortgage — a mortgage that you pay back in monthly repayments which consist of the accrued interest in addition to the original amount borrowed
  • repeat performance — sth done again
  • respiratory system — the system by which oxygen is taken into the body and an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place; in mammals the system includes the nasal passages, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
  • restoration comedy — English comedy of the period of the Restoration, stressing manners and social satire.
  • resuscitation room — an intensive care unit
  • retrograde amnesia — a memory disorder characterized by an inability to remember events or experiences that occurred before a significant point in time.
  • reverberation time — the time it takes for a sound made in a room to diminish by 60 decibels.
  • rheims-douay bible — Douay Bible.
  • rhyming dictionary — a specialist dictionary organized by the final sounds of words, used to write poetry
  • roman architecture — buildings in style of ancient Rome
  • roman congregation — any of the executive departments of the Curia Romana as the administration of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • room for manoeuvre — If you have room for manoeuvre, you have the opportunity to change your plans if it becomes necessary or desirable.
  • room occupancy tax — Room occupancy tax is a tax that guests at a hotel have to pay in order to stay there.
  • rotational molding — a method for molding hollow plastic objects by placing finely divided particles in a hollow mold that is rotated about two axes, exposing it to heat and then to cold.
  • rule of engagement — a directive issued by a military authority controlling the use and degree of force, especially specifying circumstances and limitations for engaging in combat.
  • runge-kutta method — a numerical method, involving successive approximations, used to solve differential equations.
  • running commentary — non-stop description of sth
  • sao joao de meriti — a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.
  • saturation bombing — intense area bombing intended to destroy everything in the target area.
  • seasonal promotion — Seasonal promotions are items marketed to customers at the appropriate time of year, such as coats in the winter and bathing suits in the summer.
  • second triumvirate — the coalition and joint rule of the Roman Empire by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, begun in 43 bc
  • 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.
  • self-determination — determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
  • self-incrimination — the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, especially by giving evidence or testimony.
  • self-mortification — the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself: He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.
  • self-recrimination — the act of recriminating, or countercharging: Hope gave way to recrimination with both sides claiming the moral high ground.
  • semi-microanalysis — any analytical method in which the weight of the sample is between 10 and 100 milligrams.
  • senior aircraftman — a rank in the Royal Air Force comparable to that of a private in the army, though not the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force
  • september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
  • sex discrimination — the practice of treating male and female people unequally
  • simone de beauvoir — Simone [see-mawn] /siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), (Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand) 1908–86, French playwright, novelist, and essayist.
  • simple enumeration — a procedure for arriving at empirical generalizations by haphazard accumulation of positive instances.
  • ski-mountaineering — a combination of the sports of skiing and mountaineering, for example by climbing up a mountain then skiing down it
  • slow-motion replay — a showing again in slow motion of a sequence of action, esp of part of a sporting contest immediately after it happens
  • small claims court — a special court established to handle small claims or debts, usually without the services of lawyers.
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