23-letter words containing m, i, t, r, o

minimum security prison — A minimum security prison is a prison where there are fewer restrictions on prisoners than in a normal prison.
mop (up) the floor with — to defeat decisively
mortise and tenon joint — a joint (in wood or stone) using a mortise and tenon
moving target indicator — a Doppler-radar presentation that indicates moving targets only, stationary objects reflecting signals that the system rejects. Abbreviation: MTI.
nondisclosure agreement — a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. Abbreviation: NDA.
nonverbal communication — gesture and facial expression
of many years' standing — You can use the expression of many years' standing to say that something has had a particular function or someone has had a particular role for many years. For example, if a place is your home of ten years' standing, it has been your home for ten years.
oil-immersion objective — immersion objective.
on-line computer system — (OLC) A predecessor of the Culler-Fried System from UCSB ca. 1966.
order of military merit — an order awarded to members of the Canadian Forces for conspicuous merit; established in 1972
orthomorphic projection — conformal projection.
osteogenesis imperfecta — a rare hereditary disease in which abnormal connective tissue development leads to fragile bones subject to fracture.
overnight accommodation — accommodation provided by an establishment (such as a hotel) where guests can sleep or spend the night
parametric polymorphism — Polymorphism was first identified by Christopher Strachey in 1967 and developed by Hindley and Milner. For example we could specify that the argument of the "head" function was a list without specifying a type for the elements of the list. In Haskell we would write: head :: [a] -> a meaning head has type function from "list of a" to "a" where "a" is a type variable). This is known as parametric polymorphism. Polymorphic typing allows strong type checking as well as generic functions. ML in 1976 was the first language with polymorphic typing. See also generic type variable.
parliamentary democracy — a system of government in which people elect representatives to a parliament to make laws, for example Canada and the UK
participatory democracy — individual participation by citizens in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, especially directly rather than through elected representatives.
pharmaceuticals company — a company specialising in developing and marketing pharmaceuticals
photoelectric magnitude — the magnitude of a star determined using a photometer plus a filter to select light or other radiation of the desired wavelength
play by electronic mail — (games) A kind of game where the players use electronic mail to communicate. This may be done via a human moderator or an automatic mailing list exploder on some central machine or it may be fully distributed with each player just addressing his mail to all other players. This is a natural extension of "play by mail" games conducted via snail mail.
polybrominated biphenyl — PBB.
positive discrimination — special opportunities
postcode discrimination — discrimination on the basis of the area where someone lives, with relation to employment, credit rating, etc
potassium acid tartrate — cream of tartar.
presidential government — a system of government in which the powers of the president are constitutionally separate from those of the legislature.
price out of the market — to charge so highly for as to prevent the sale, hire, etc, of
private limited company — a company whose shares can be bought by the public
probabilistic automaton — nondeterministic automaton
professional misconduct — a violation of the rules or boundaries set by the governing body of a profession
progressive cavity pump — A progressive cavity pump is a pump with an electric motor that rotates rods to make fluid in cavities move upward.
provocative maintenance — [Common ironic mutation of "preventive maintenance"] Actions performed upon a machine at regularly scheduled intervals to ensure that the system remains in a usable state. So called because it is all too often performed by a field servoid who doesn't know what he is doing; such "maintenance" often *induces* problems, or otherwise results in the machine's remaining in an *un*usable state for an indeterminate amount of time. See also scratch monkey.
psychomotor retardation — a generalized slowing of psychological and physical activity, frequently occurring as a symptom of severe depression.
puerto rican royal palm — a feather palm, Roystonea borinquena, of Puerto Rico and St. Croix, having leaves about 10 feet (3 meters) long and egg-shaped, yellowish-brown fruit.
quantum electrodynamics — the quantum field theory that deals with the electromagnetic field and its interaction with electrons and positrons. Abbreviation: QED.
quantum flavourdynamics — a gauge theory of the electromagnetic and weak interactions
rate-of-climb indicator — a flight instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent of an aircraft.
real simple syndication — (spelling) Illiterate form of Really Simple Syndication.
regressive assimilation — assimilation in which a following sound has an effect on a preceding one, as in pronouncing have in have to as [haf] /hæf/ (Show IPA) influenced by the voiceless (t) in to.
relative molecular mass — the sum of all the relative atomic masses of the atoms in a molecule; the ratio of the average mass per molecule of a specified isotopic composition of a substance to one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12
relative sunspot number — a number indicating the degree of sunspot activity on the sun as a factor of observer idiosyncrasies, the number of sunspot groups, and the number of individual sunspots.
revision control system — (software, tool) (RCS) A version control system that automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and merging of revisions. RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently, for example programs, documentation, graphics, papers, and form letters.
rocky mountain beeplant — a rank-smelling plant, Cleome serrulata, of the caper family, native to the western U.S., having showy, dense clusters of pink or white flowers, frequented by bees.
roentgen equivalent man — the dose of ionizing radiation that produces the same effect in man as one roentgen of x- or gamma-radiation
rolling-element bearing — a roller bearing or ball bearing.
route of administration — A route of administration is the means by which a drug or agent enters the body, such as by mouth or by injection.
saint george's mushroom — an edible whitish basidiomycetous fungus, Tricholoma gambosum, with a floury smell
sb doesn't miss a trick — If you say that someone does not miss a trick, you mean that they always know what is happening and take advantage of every situation.
sheltered accommodation — housing specially designed to provide a safe environment for the elderly, handicapped, or disabled, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
short-billed marsh wren — sedge wren.
sierra madre occidental — the system of mountains in the west of Mexico
silicone breast implant — silicone filled bags that are implanted into a woman in order to increase the size of her breasts

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