16-letter words containing e, m, i, t, a, n
- terminus ad quem — the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.
- the amazon basin — the catchment area of the River Amazon
- the caine mutiny — a novel by Herman Wouk, later made into a film
- the fact remains — You say the fact remains that something is the case when you want to emphasize that the situation must be accepted.
- the home nations — the countries that make up the United Kingdom: England, N. Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- the little woman — one's wife
- the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
- thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
- thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
- thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
- thermoanesthesia — thermanesthesia.
- thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
- thesis statement — a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- tiananmen square — a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.
- tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
- tienanmen square — Tiananmen Square.
- tiger salamander — a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, common in North America, having a dark body marked with yellowish spots or bars.
- titanium dioxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, TiO 2 , used chiefly in white pigments, plastics, ceramics, and for delustering synthetic fibers.
- to a/the minimum — If you say that someone keeps something to a minimum, or to the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible.
- to mean business — If you say that someone means business, you mean they are serious and determined about what they are doing.
- to waste no time — If you waste no time in doing something, you take the opportunity to do it immediately or quickly.
- transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
- transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
- trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
- trigeminal nerve — of or relating to the trigeminal nerve.
- trim one's sails — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- triphenylmethane — a colorless, crystalline, solid compound containing three benzene rings, C 19 H 16 , from which many dyes are derived.
- tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
- twin-lens camera — a camera having two separately mounted lenses coordinated to eliminate parallax errors or for making stereoscopic photographs.
- ultraminiaturize — to reduce to an ultraminiature size or scale.
- undenominational — free from religious sects or denominationalism; not limited or belonging to any particular religious group or groups.
- under-modulation — to reproduce (a sound or signal) at below the optimal output level in a recording or broadcasting system, causing it to be distorted.
- unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
- unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- uranium trioxide — a radioactive orange powder, UO 3 , used in the manufacture of some ceramics.
- vertical farming — a proposed system of growing crops in urban areas using specially designed skyscrapers
- visiting fireman — an influential person accorded special treatment while visiting an organization, industry, city, etc.
- visual magnitude — Astronomy. magnitude (def 5a).
- visual-magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- vitamin-enriched — having had vitamins added
- warminster broom — a European shrub, Cytisus praecox, of the legume family, having yellowish-white or yellow, pealike flowers.
- yield management — the process of frequently adjusting the price of a product in response to various market factors, as demand or competition.