19-letter words containing f, s, m

missing fundamental — a tone, not present in the sound received by the ear, whose pitch is that of the difference between the two tones that are sounded
modulus of rigidity — shear modulus.
most favored nation — a nation to which privileges of trade are extended under a government policy of giving the same privileges to all nations that are given to any one of them, sometimes depending on whether certain conditions, as of reciprocity, are met
most-favored-nation — of or relating to the status, treatment, terms, etc., that are embodied in or conferred by a most-favored-nation clause.
mother-of-thousands — strawberry geranium.
moving spirit/force — The moving spirit or moving force behind something is the person or thing that caused it to start and to keep going, or that influenced people to take part in it.
network file system — (networking, operating system) (NFS) A protocol developed by Sun Microsystems, and defined in RFC 1094, which allows a computer to access files over a network as if they were on its local disks. This protocol has been incorporated in products by more than two hundred companies, and is now a de facto standard. NFS is implemented using a connectionless protocol (UDP) in order to make it stateless. See Nightmare File System, WebNFS.
on first name terms — If two people are on first-name terms, they know each other well enough to call each other by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title.
on someone's behalf — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
paraphase amplifier — an amplifier that produces a push-pull output from a single input.
performance figures — the statistics that indicate how well or badly a company or organization has performed
performance targets — the expected or predicted success level of an individual, company or organization
phacoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.
phakoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.
plastic deformation — In plastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it and does not go back to its original state when the stress is removed.
post office problem — (algorithm) Given a set of points (in N dimensions), find another point which minimises the sum of the distances from that point to each of the others.
potassium bisulfate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KHSO 4 , used chiefly in the conversion of tartrates to bitartrates.
presumption of fact — a presumption based on experience or knowledge of the relationship between a known fact and a fact inferred from it.
process performance — Process performance is a measure of how efficient or effective a process is.
queen street farmer — a businessman who runs a farm, often for a tax loss
ring-spinning frame — a machine containing the ring, traveler, and bobbin used in spinning yarn.
self-administration — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
self-aggrandizement — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
self-discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
self-transformation — the act or process of transforming.
seminiferous tubule — any of the coiled tubules of the testis in which spermatozoa are produced.
seven hills of rome — the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built: the Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Caelian, Aventine, Esquiline, and Viminal
sharp-focus realism — photorealism.
sodium hydrosulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 4 , used as a reducing agent, especially in dyeing, and as a bleach.
sound effects woman — a woman who produces sounds artificially or reproduces them from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop. Such sound effects are used in plays, films, etc
step-up transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with an increase of voltage
store refurbishment — Store refurbishment happens when a store needs to be redecorated, modernized or the layout changed. The store will often be closed to customers during this time.
subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
sugar loaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
take one's mind off — to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from
taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
the first amendment — in the US the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
the song of solomon — a book of the Old Testament consisting of a collection of dramatic love poems traditionally ascribed to Solomon
the-song-of-solomon — a book of the Bible. Abbreviation: Sol.
thomas of woodstock — Duke of Gloucester, 1355–97, English prince (son of Edward III).
to make a fast buck — When someone makes a fast buck or makes a quick buck, they earn a lot of money quickly and easily, often by doing something which is considered to be dishonest.
to run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
transformationalism — a person who follows or promotes the theories of transformational grammar.
transformationalist — a person who follows or promotes the theories of transformational grammar.
transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one

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