16-letter words containing a, u, t

relative maximum — maximum (def 4a).
relative minimum — minimum (def 5a).
relative pronoun — one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soever, or that used as the subordinating word to introduce a subordinate clause, especially such a pronoun referring to an antecedent.
relative-maximum — maximum (def 4a).
reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
repressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
republican party — one of the two major political parties in the U.S.: originated 1854–56.
research quantum — the standard by which the contribution to a university of individual academics is measured and on the basis of which universities receive government funding and academics are promoted
research student — a student studying for a doctoral award, that is, a PhD or an MPhil
residual current — an electric current that continues to flow in a device, etc when there is no voltage supply, due to electrons emitted by heat, etc
resonant circuit — A resonant circuit combines an inductor and capacitor to make a circuit that responds to a frequency.
return on assets — the amount of profit computed by dividing net income before interest and taxes by the cost of assets, usually expressed as a percentage. Abbreviation: ROA.
rhythm and blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
rhythm-and-blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
riccati equation — a differential equation, dy/dx + fy 2 + gy + h = 0, where f, g, and h are functions of x.
rich tea biscuit — any of various semisweet biscuits
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
romeo and juliet — a tragedy (produced between 1591 and 1596) by Shakespeare.
room temperature — a comfortable temperature range indoors, usually considered to be 68 to 77°F (20 to 25°C).
root mean square — the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of the numbers in a given set of numbers. Abbreviation: rms.
rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
roundabout chair — corner chair.
rule of the road — any of the regulations concerning the safe handling of vessels under way with respect to one another, imposed by a government on ships in its own waters or upon its own ships on the high seas.
run a tight ship — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
run the gauntlet — a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
run-time library — (operating system, programming, library) A file containing routines which are linked with a program at run time rather than at compile-time. The advantage of such dynamic linking is that only one copy of the library needs to be stored, rather than a copy being included with each executable that refers to it. This can greatly reduce the disk space occupied by programs. Furthermore, it means that all programs immediately benefit from changes (e.g. bug fixes) to the single copy of the library without requiring recompilation. Since the library code is normally classified as read-only to the memory management system, it is possible for a single copy of the library to be loaded into memory and shared by all active programs, thus reducing RAM and virtual memory requirements and program load time.
russian orthodox — of or relating to the Russian Orthodox Church
russian roulette — a game of high risk in which each player in turn, using a revolver containing one bullet, spins the cylinder of the revolver, points the muzzle at the head, and pulls the trigger.
safety-conscious — conscious of being safe and preventing danger
saint petersburg — Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
saint-ulmo-light — St. Elmo's fire.
sales automation — Sales Force Automation
sales literature — all of the literature, such as brochures, price lists, and customer testimonials, that a company uses to promote its goods, products, or services to the public
san buenaventura — a city in SW California.
sandstone quarry — a quarry from which sand is extracted
santiago de cuba — a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
saturated liquid — a liquid whose temperature and pressure are such that any decrease in pressure without change in temperature causes it to boil.
saturation level — carrying capacity.
saturation point — the point at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution, chemical combination, etc.
sault ste. marie — the rapids of the St. Marys River, between NE Michigan and Ontario, Canada.
sawn-off shotgun — A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden.
saxo grammaticus — c1150–1206? Danish historian and poet.
scar tissue code — (humour, programming) Old code that is commented out but still included in the current release.
scheduled castes — (in India) the official name given to the lower castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions.
schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
sculpture garden — a garden that showcases sculptures in landscaped surroundings

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