16-letter words containing m, e, r, c, n
- pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
- pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
- picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
- pincers movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
- platform-balance — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
- pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
- porcelain enamel — a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion.
- practice manager — the manager of a business such as a medical practice, dental practice, or legal practice
- pre-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
- precontemplation — the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.
- presence chamber — the special room in which a great personage, as a sovereign, receives guests, holds audiences, etc.
- presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
- price commission — (in Britain) a commission established by the government in 1973 with authority to control prices as a measure against inflation. It was abolished in 1980
- price comparison — Price comparison is comparing the price of the same product in different outlets.
- primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
- primary deviance — the violation of a norm or rule that does not result in the violator's being stigmatized as deviant.
- primary election — primary (def 15a).
- primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
- proboscis monkey — a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species.
- promotional code — A promotional code is a code offered by retailers to customers who can use it to receive a discounted price when buying products online.
- property company — a business that makes money by buying, selling, and renting out land and houses
- protection money — law: criminal fee
- proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
- pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
- quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
- radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
- rambunctiousness — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramsden eyepiece — an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex crown-glass lenses of equal focal length, placed with the convex sides facing each other and with a separation between the lenses of about two-thirds of the focal length of each.
- reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
- rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
- recycling scheme — a scheme enabling the public to recycle waste
- redundancy money — a sum of money given by an employer to an employee who has been made redundant: usually calculated on the basis of the employee's rate of pay and length of service
- reference number — a unique number on an order, application, etc, used to designate and quickly locate that order, application, etc
- replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
- replacement part — a part of (an engine, device, etc) used to replace or substitute an older or broken part
- research quantum — the standard by which the contribution to a university of individual academics is measured and on the basis of which universities receive government funding and academics are promoted
- residence permit — permission allowing someone to legally reside in a country
- richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- sauce americaine — a sauce prepared with tomatoes, garlic, wine, shallots, and herbs. See also à l’américaine.
- schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- second messenger — any of various intracellular chemical substances, as cyclic AMP, that transmit and amplify the messages delivered by a first messenger to specific receptors on the cell surface.
- second-story man — a burglar who enters through an upstairs window.
- secondary market — the market that exists for an issue after large blocks of shares have been publicly distributed.
- secondary modern — Secondary moderns were schools which existed until recently in Britain for children aged between about eleven and sixteen, where more attention was paid to practical skills and less to academic study than in a grammar school.
- secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- secular humanism — any set of beliefs that promotes human values without specific allusion to religious doctrines.
- security manager — The security manager of a store is the person responsible for organizing all security in the store and to whom security guards report.
- sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals