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17-letter words containing f, e, m, c, o

  • improper fraction — a fraction having the numerator greater than the denominator.
  • in someone's face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
  • incomplete flower — a flower without one or more of the normal parts, as carpels, sepals, petals, pistils, or stamens.
  • jumping-off place — a place for use as a starting point: Paris was the jumping-off place for our tour of Europe.
  • knocking-off time — the time when you finish work
  • laplace transform — a map of a function, as a signal, defined especially for positive real values, as time greater than zero, into another domain where the function is represented as a sum of exponentials.
  • letter of comfort — comfort letter.
  • line of scrimmage — an imaginary line parallel to the goal lines that passes from one sideline to the other through the point of the football closest to the goal line of each team.
  • luminous efficacy — the quotient of the luminous flux of a radiation and its corresponding radiant flux
  • magnetizing force — that part of the magnetic induction that is determined at any point in space by the current density and displacement current at that point independently of the magnetic or other physical properties of the surrounding medium. Symbol: H.
  • make mincemeat of — a mixture composed of minced apples, suet, and sometimes meat, together with raisins, currants, candied citron, etc., for filling a pie.
  • make reference to — mention, allude to
  • manifest function — any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is planned and intentional.
  • manufactured home — a prefabricated house, assembled in modular sections.
  • master of science — a master's degree given usually in a specific branch of the natural sciences, mathematics, or technology.
  • maurice of nassau — Prince of Orange 1567-1625; Du. statesman & military leader
  • mayflower compact — an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
  • memoised function — memo function
  • memoized function — memo function
  • mend one's fences — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
  • merchant of death — a company, nation, or person that sells military arms on the international market, usually to the highest bidder and without scruple or regard for political ramifications.
  • mexican stand-off — A Mexican stand-off is a situation in which neither of the people or groups in a conflict or dispute can win and neither wants to give in first.
  • microfiche reader — a machine that displays on a screen a magnified image of a microfiche
  • microfilm plotter — a type of incremental plotter that has a film rather than a paper output
  • microsoft network — The Microsoft Network
  • microsoft project — (product)   A Microsoft Windows program offering various project management tools.
  • misidentification — to identify incorrectly.
  • molecular formula — a chemical formula that indicates the kinds of atoms and the number of each kind in a molecule of a compound.
  • monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
  • motion of censure — a motion by opposition parties criticizing the government
  • non-reinforcement — the act of reinforcing.
  • office automation — a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.
  • office by example — (language)   (OBE) A sequel to QBE, described in publications by Moshe Zloof of IBM in the early 1980s but apparently never implemented.
  • old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
  • overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
  • pair of compasses — compass (def 7)
  • performance bonus — a monetary bonus paid to staff who have performed well in their job
  • performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
  • phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
  • pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
  • pro forma invoice — an invoice issued before an order is placed or before the goods are delivered giving all the details and the cost of the goods
  • profile component — attainment targets in different subjects brought together for the general assessment of a pupil
  • recursion formula — a formula for determining the next term of a sequence from one or more of the preceding terms.
  • reduction formula — a formula, such as sin (90° ± A) = cos A, expressing the values of a trigonometric function of any angle greater than 90° in terms of a function of an acute angle
  • republic of yemen — Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
  • rheumatoid factor — an antibody that is found in the blood of many persons afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis and that reacts against globulins in the blood.
  • scientific method — a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
  • self-commendation — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
  • self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
  • self-confirmation — the act of confirming.
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