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18-letter words containing f, a, t, m, o

  • non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
  • non-inertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
  • nonpreferentialism — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
  • offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
  • oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
  • old man of the sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
  • omega-3 fatty acid — a polyunsaturated fatty acid, essential for normal retinal function, that influences various metabolic pathways, resulting in lowered cholesterol and triglyceride levels, inhibited platelet clotting, and reduced inflammatory and immune reactions.
  • once in a lifetime — extremely rarely
  • order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
  • osteitis deformans — Paget's disease.
  • performance artist — an artist that is involved in a theatrical presentation that incorporates various art forms, such as dance, sculpture, music, etc
  • potassium fluoride — a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, toxic powder, KF, used chiefly as an insecticide, a disinfectant, and in etching glass.
  • presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
  • primate of england — a title of the archbishop of Canterbury.
  • programme of study — the prescribed syllabus that pupils must be taught at each key stage in the National Curriculum
  • quick off the mark — If you are quick off the mark, you are quick to understand or respond to something. If you are slow off the mark, you are slow to understand or respond to something.
  • 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.
  • repeat performance — sth done again
  • 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.
  • self-contemplation — the act or process of thinking about oneself or one's values, beliefs, behavior, etc.
  • 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-manifestation — an act of manifesting.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • significant symbol — a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.
  • sodium thiosulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 3 ⋅5H 2 O, used as a bleach and in photography as a fixing agent.
  • spirits of ammonia — a 10% solution of ammonia in alcohol
  • state of emergency — If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake.
  • statement of claim — law: first pleading
  • statements of case — the formal written statements presented alternately by the plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit setting out the respective matters relied upon
  • stirling's formula — a relation that approximates the value of n factorial (n!), expressed as .
  • strait of magellan — a strait between the mainland of S South America and Tierra del Fuego, linking the S Pacific with the S Atlantic. Length: 600 km (370 miles). Width: up to 32 km (20 miles)
  • structural formula — a chemical formula showing the linkage of the atoms in a molecule diagrammatically, as H–O–H.
  • sugarloaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
  • take a dim view of — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
  • the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
  • the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
  • the mosque of omar — the mosque in Jerusalem, Israel, built in 691 ad by caliph 'Abd al-Malik: the third most holy place of Islam; stands on the Temple Mount alongside the al-Aqsa mosque
  • to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
  • transmission shaft — a shaft that rotates transmitting motion from the engine to the differential gear
  • transmogrification — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
  • treasury of merits — the superabundant store of merits and satisfactions, comprising those of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.
  • unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.
  • what has become of — If you wonder what has become of someone or something, you wonder where they are and what has happened to them.
  • wingback formation — single wingback formation.
  • woman of the house — lady of the house.
  • woman of the world — a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, especially the world of society.
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