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23-letter words containing i, l, t, m, e

  • rate-of-climb indicator — a flight instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent of an aircraft.
  • real simple syndication — (spelling)   Illiterate form of Really Simple Syndication.
  • regressive assimilation — assimilation in which a following sound has an effect on a preceding one, as in pronouncing have in have to as [haf] /hæf/ (Show IPA) influenced by the voiceless (t) in to.
  • relative molecular mass — the sum of all the relative atomic masses of the atoms in a molecule; the ratio of the average mass per molecule of a specified isotopic composition of a substance to one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12
  • relative sunspot number — a number indicating the degree of sunspot activity on the sun as a factor of observer idiosyncrasies, the number of sunspot groups, and the number of individual sunspots.
  • revision control system — (software, tool)   (RCS) A version control system that automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and merging of revisions. RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently, for example programs, documentation, graphics, papers, and form letters.
  • rocky mountain beeplant — a rank-smelling plant, Cleome serrulata, of the caper family, native to the western U.S., having showy, dense clusters of pink or white flowers, frequented by bees.
  • roentgen equivalent man — the dose of ionizing radiation that produces the same effect in man as one roentgen of x- or gamma-radiation
  • rolling-element bearing — a roller bearing or ball bearing.
  • schematic type variable — generic type variable
  • sheltered accommodation — housing specially designed to provide a safe environment for the elderly, handicapped, or disabled, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
  • short-billed marsh wren — sedge wren.
  • sierra madre occidental — the system of mountains in the west of Mexico
  • silicone breast implant — silicone filled bags that are implanted into a woman in order to increase the size of her breasts
  • site catchment analysis — the examination by survey, excavation, maps, and graphs of a contained area to evaluate the productivity of the resources customarily exploited by the inhabitants of a settlement, especially a prehistoric one.
  • small-saver certificate — a savings certificate issued in a small denomination.
  • small-scale integration — SSI.
  • social democratic party — History/Historical. a political party in Germany advocating a form of social organization based on the economic and political ideology of Karl Marx.
  • social security payment — a payment of social security made to an individual
  • sodium tripolyphosphate — a white powder, Na 5 P 3 O 1 0 , used as a water softener, sequestering agent, and food additive.
  • somaliland protectorate — official name of the former British Somaliland.
  • someone's night to howl — someone's time for unrestrained pleasure
  • sparkling mineral water — Sparkling mineral water is mineral water that is slightly carbonated.
  • specialite de la maison — the specialty of the house (used in referring to the most important dish served by a restaurant).
  • st. pierre and miquelon — two small groups of islands off the S coast of Newfoundland: an overseas territory of France; important base for fishing. 3 sq. mi. (240 sq. km). Capital: St. Pierre.
  • stimulus generalization — generalization (def 4a).
  • stimulus-generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
  • supplementary insurance — Supplementary insurance is insurance coverage that is purchased in addition to an insurance policy to provide additional benefits or coverage.
  • sustainable development — supporting economy via renewable resources
  • symbolic interactionism — a theory that human interaction and communication is facilitated by words, gestures, and other symbols that have acquired conventionalized meanings.
  • terminal user interface — Textual User Interface
  • the kingdom of lorraine — an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy
  • the metropolitan police — the police organization that is responsible for Greater London, excluding the City of London
  • the scottish parliament — the devolved national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh
  • there is no holding him — he is so spirited or resolute that he cannot be restrained
  • till the cows come home — the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
  • to clip someone's wings — If you say that something or someone clips your wings, you mean that they restrict your freedom to do what you want.
  • to make your skin crawl — If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted.
  • trans-new guinea phylum — the largest grouping of the non-Austronesian languages of Papua and New Guinea and the surrounding regions
  • transcendental idealism — the Kantian doctrine that reality consists not of appearances, but of some other order of being whose existence can be inferred from the nature of human reason
  • treat someone like dirt — If you say that someone treats you like dirt, you are angry with them because you think that they treat you unfairly and with no respect.
  • trellis code modulation — (TCM) A modulation technique with hardware error detection and correction.
  • twin-lens reflex camera — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
  • ulster defence regiment — a former reserve regiment of the British Army based in Northern Ireland
  • virtual loadable module — (networking)   (VLM) Novell's term for software modules that can be dynamically loaded to extend the functionality of the "VLM" NetWare Requester for MS-DOS that became standard beginning with Novell NetWare 4.
  • viscount melville sound — an arm of the Arctic Ocean between Victoria and Prince of Wales islands to the S and Melville and Bathurst islands to the N, in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada. 250 miles (400 km) long and 100 miles (160 km) wide.
  • visual display terminal — video display terminal. Abbreviation: VDT.
  • volumetric displacement — the volume of air per revolution that passes through a mechanical pump when the pressure at the intake and the exhaust is the same as that of the atmosphere
  • weak accumulation point — accumulation point.
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