18-letter words containing m, i, r, n
- sun-dried tomatoes — tomatoes that have been dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
- super giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.
- survival mechanism — something you or your body does automatically, in order to survive in a dangerous or unpleasant situation
- sustaining program — a radio or television program without a commercial sponsor.
- swarm intelligence — the collective behaviour of a group of animals, esp social insects such as ants, bees, and termites, that are each following very basic rules
- symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
- 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.
- synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
- system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
- tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
- temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
- the american dream — the notion that the American social, economic, and political system makes success possible for every individual
- the major rogation — April 25, observed by Christians as a day of solemn supplication for the harvest and marked by processions, special prayers, and blessing of the crops
- the masurian lakes — a group of lakes in Masuria in NE Poland: scene of Russian defeats by the Germans (1914, 1915) during World War I
- the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
- the three wise men — the wise men from the east who came to do homage to the infant Jesus
- 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.
- thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
- third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
- thiruvananthapuram — a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
- thought experiment — Physics. a demonstration or calculation that is based on the postulates of a theory, as relativity, and that demonstrates or clarifies the consequences of the postulates.
- timber rattlesnake — a rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, of the eastern U.S., usually having the body marked with dark crossbands.
- to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
- to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
- to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
- transfinite number — an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.
- transit instrument — Astronomy. meridian circle.
- transition element — any element in any of the series of elements with atomic numbers 21–29, 39–47, 57–79, and 89–107, that in a given inner orbital has less than a full quota of electrons.
- transmission brake — A transmission brake is a brake that operates on the transmission system of a vehicle rather than directly on the wheels.
- transmission shaft — a shaft that rotates transmitting motion from the engine to the differential gear
- transmogrification — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- traveling salesman — a male representative of a business firm who travels in an assigned territory soliciting orders for a company's products or services.
- triarylmethane dye — any of the class of dyes containing three aryl groups attached to a central carbon atom: used chiefly for dyeing cotton, wool, and silk.
- trustee investment — an investment in which trustees are authorized to invest money belonging to a trust fund
- tsaratanana massif — a mountain range in N Madagascar. Highest peak, 9436 feet (2876 meters).
- tune someone grief — to annoy or harass someone
- two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
- under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unearned increment — the increase in the value of property, especially land, due to natural causes, as growth of population, rather than to any labor or expenditure by the owner.
- unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.
- united states army — the permanent or regular military land force of the United States, under the authority of the Department of Defense since 1947. Abbreviation: USA.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- vermiform appendix — a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.
- vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
- victor emmanuel ii — 1820–78, king of Sardinia 1849–78; first king of Italy 1861–78.
- video entry system — a security system whereby a person in a building can see someone who wants to gain access by means of a video image
- vitelline membrane — the membrane surrounding the egg yolk.
- wage determination — the process of setting wage rates or establishing wage structures in particular situations