19-letter words containing m, e

to make your/a mark — If you make your mark or make a mark, you become noticed or famous by doing something impressive or unusual.
to plumb new depths — If you say that something plumbs new depths, you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad.
to plumb the depths — If someone plumbs the depths of an unpleasant emotion or quality, they experience it or show it to an extreme degree.
to reserve judgment — If you reserve judgment on something, you refuse to give an opinion about it until you know more about it.
to run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
to stick out a mile — If you say that something or someone sticks out a mile or stands out a mile, you are emphasizing that they are very obvious and easy to recognize.
to suck someone dry — If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.
torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
tourette's syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
transdenominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
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
transuranic element — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
travelling salesman — A travelling salesman is a salesman who travels to different places and meets people in order to sell goods or take orders.
triangulum australe — a small bright triangular constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Ara and the Southern Cross, that contains an open star cluster
tricalcium silicate — a component of cement, Ca 3 SiO 5 , also used in food to prevent caking.
trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one
trumpet honeysuckle — an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.
tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
turbo-ramjet engine — a combination engine that can be operated as a turbojet or ramjet engine.
turn someone's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
twist someone's arm — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
unit of measurement — physical quantity
unlimited liability — liability that is not restricted to any unpaid portion of nominal capital invested in a business
unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
vacuum coffee maker — a coffee pot with upper and lower glass units, the upper for ground coffee and the lower for water that, when boiled, rises through the filter-stoppered bottom of the upper unit and remains there until drawn back down to the lower unit as brewed coffee by a reduction in pressure caused by the removal of heat.
valencian community — region comprising three provinces of E Spain: 8,998 sq mi (23,305 sq km); pop. 4,029,000; cap. Valencia
velocity microphone — a microphone in which the output varies according to the instantaneous velocity of the air molecules in the incident sound waves.
velocity modulation — the modulation in velocity of a beam of electrons or ions caused by passing the beam through a high-frequency electric field, as in a cavity resonator
versa module europa — (hardware) (VME) A flexible open-ended bus system which makes use of the Eurocard standard. VME was introduced in 1981 by Motorola, Philips, Thompson, and Mostek. It was intended to be a flexible environment supporting a variety of computing intensive tasks, and has become a rather popular protocol in the computer industry. It is defined by the IEEE standard 1014-1987.
vesicular exanthema — an infectious viral disease of swine, characterized by blisters on the snout, mucous membranes, and feet.
veterinary medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of diseases in animals, especially domesticated animals.
viatical settlement — the purchase by a charity of a life assurance policy owned by a person with only a short time to live, to enable that person to use the proceeds during his or her lifetime
victor emmanuel iii — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
vigilance committee — an unauthorized committee of citizens organized for the maintenance of order and the summary punishment of crime in the absence of regular or efficient courts.
vitamin b (complex) — a group of unrelated water-soluble vitamins found in liver, yeast, etc., including: a) vitamin B1 (see thiamine) b) vitamin B2 (see riboflavin) c) vitamin B6 (see pyridoxine) d) nicotinic acid e) pantothenic acid f) biotin g) inositol h) para-aminobenzoic acid i) choline j) folic acid k) vitamin B12 a complex vitamin, C63H90N14O14PCo, containing trivalent cobalt, essential for the normal maturation of erythrocytes, and for normal growth and neurological function, and used esp. in treating pernicious anemia and as an animal feed supplement
volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
von neumann machine — the stored-program computer developed by John von Neumann and his associates
wade-giles (system) — a system for transliterating Chinese ideograms into the Latin alphabet, in wide use esp. before Pinyin was adopted by the People's Republic of China in 1979
wassermann antibody — reagin (def 1).
wassermann reaction — a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.
welsh mountain pony — a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales
wesleyan methodists — a branch of the Methodist Church in its original form
what makes one tick — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
whispering campaign — the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.
wide-angle glaucoma — open-angle glaucoma. See under glaucoma.
william shakespeare — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.

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