18-letter words containing m, e, r, c, h
- shotgun microphone — a directional microphone with a narrow-angle range of sensitivity.
- sixth-form college — (in England and Wales) a college offering A-level and other courses to pupils over sixteen from local schools, esp from those that do not have sixth forms
- sling psychrometer — a psychrometer so designed that the wet-bulb thermometer can be ventilated, to expedite evaporation, by whirling in the air.
- so much the better — You can say 'so much the better' or 'all the better' to indicate that it is desirable that a particular thing is used, done, or available.
- southern cameroons — German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
- spherical geometry — the branch of geometry that deals with figures on spherical surfaces.
- stem-cell research — research that is carried out on stem cells for use in medicine
- stockholm syndrome — an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival.
- stoichiometrically — of or relating to stoichiometry.
- stokely carmichael — Hoagland Howard [hohg-luh nd] /ˈhoʊg lənd/ (Show IPA), ("Hoagy") 1899–1981, U.S. songwriter and musician.
- stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
- submarine sandwich — a sandwich made with a long cylindrical bread roll
- survival mechanism — something you or your body does automatically, in order to survive in a dangerous or unpleasant situation
- sympathetic strike — sympathy strike.
- sympathetic string — a thin wire string, as in various obsolete musical instruments, designed to vibrate sympathetically with the bowed or plucked strings to reinforce the sound.
- symphony orchestra — a large orchestra composed of wind, string, and percussion instruments and organized to perform symphonic compositions.
- synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
- tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- the american dream — the notion that the American social, economic, and political system makes success possible for every individual
- the hunger marches — a number of processions by unemployed workers in the 1930s to protest against unemployment and deprivation
- the uncircumcision — the gentiles
- thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
- thermionic current — an electric current produced by the flow of thermions.
- thermoelectrometer — an instrument for measuring a charge or voltage by means of the heat it produces in a resistance.
- thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
- thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
- to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
- to meet your match — If you meet your match, you find that you are competing or fighting against someone who you cannot beat because they are as good as you, or better than you.
- two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
- vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
- white-collar crime — any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations.
- whittaker chambers — Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.
- writ of attachment — a document by which a court orders the seizing of property in order to ensure satisfaction of a judgement