18-letter words containing m, i, n, o, t

moulding technique — the technique used to shape a material into a frame or mould
mount saint helens — a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool.
mountain cranberry — cowberry
moving bed reactor — A moving bed reactor is a reactor in which a layer of catalyst in the form of granules is moved between a reaction area and a regeneration area.
mozilla foundation — (body, web, open source) The body set up by Netscape in January 1998 to coordinate development of the Mozilla browser and to provide a point of contact.
multi-user dungeon — Multi-User Dimension
multicast backbone — (MBONE) A virtual network on top of the Internet which supports routing of IP multicast packets, intended for multimedia transmission. MBONE gives public access desktop video communications. The quality is poor with only 3-5 frames per second instead of the 30 frames per second of commercial television. Its advantage is that it avoids all telecommunications costs normally associated with teleconferencing. An interesting innovation is the use of MBONE for audio communications and an electronic "whiteboard" where the computer screen becomes a shared workspace where two physically remote parties can draw on and edit shared documents in real-time.
multifunctionality — The condition of being multifunctional.
multiple collision — an accident in which several cars crash into each other
multiple ownership — ownership by several people or organizations
multiply-connected — connected but not simply-connected.
national agreement — written formal agreements covering rates of pay and other terms and conditions of employment that are the result of collective bargaining at national level between one or more trade unions and employers in a sector of the economy
national guardsman — guardsman (def 2).
national socialism — the principles and practices of the Nazi party in Germany.
negligent homicide — a criminal charge brought against people who, through criminal negligence, allow others to die
neo-pythagoreanism — a philosophical system, established in Alexandria and Rome in the second century b.c., consisting mainly of revived Pythagorean doctrines with elements of Platonism and Stoicism.
neutrino astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the detection and measurement of neutrinos emitted by the sun and other celestial objects.
nightmare scenario — If you describe a situation or event as a nightmare scenario, you mean that it is the worst possible thing that could happen.
nike of samothrace — a Greek marble statue (c200 b.c.) of Nike found at Samothrace and now in the Louvre, Paris.
no laughing matter — sth serious
nocturnal emission — the release of semen during sleep, often during a sexual dream.
nominative-address — a noun naming the person to whom one is speaking.
non-circumstantial — of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.
non-denominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
non-discriminative — constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
non-impact printer — a printer that creates images without mechanically impacting the page, as an ink-jet or laser printer.
non-inertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
noninterventionism — A policy of non-intervention.
nonpreferentialism — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
nonvolatile memory — computer memory that can retain stored information even when not powered, for example read-only memory
normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
nova scotia salmon — an Atlantic salmon, especially from the waters off Nova Scotia, cured in the local manner.
numerical taxonomy — classification of organisms by a comparison of large numbers of observable characteristics that are given equal value instead of being weighted according to possible evolutionary significance.
offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
on automatic pilot — If you are on automatic pilot or on autopilot, you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before.
once in a lifetime — extremely rarely
operations manager — business director
optimum population — a population that is sufficiently large to provide an adequate workforce with minimal unemployment
order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
oriental almandine — a variety of corundum resembling almandine in colour and used as a gemstone
osteitis deformans — Paget's disease.
osteogenic sarcoma — osteosarcoma
overnight telegram — a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.
overtime work(ing) — work at a regular job done in addition to regular working hours
parallactic motion — the apparent motion of stars due to the earth's orbital motion.
parallel computing — parallel processing
parallel importing — the importing of certain goods, esp pharmaceutical drugs, by dealers who undersell local manufacturers

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