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18-letter words containing m, o, e, n, t, u

  • luminous intensity — the luminous flux in lumens emitted per unit solid angle by a light source, measured in candles.
  • magnetic induction — Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. Symbol: B.
  • major tranquilizer — antipsychotic (def 2).
  • manufactured goods — products made by machine
  • market opportunity — a situation in which a company can meet an unsatisfied customer need before its competitors
  • marriage encounter — a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting: Our running into each other was merely a chance encounter.
  • melt in your mouth — to require little or no chewing
  • microencapsulation — the process of enclosing chemical substances in microcapsules.
  • minor tranquilizer — antianxiety drug.
  • misunderestimation — (nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating.
  • mixed-flow turbine — a water turbine in which water flows radially and axially through the rotating vanes
  • mobile police unit — a motorized police unit
  • molecular genetics — a subdivision of genetics concerned with the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.
  • mortgage insurance — policy to compensate for property loan payments
  • mosquito repellent — a chemical substance, such as a spray or lotion, applied to the body to prevent mosquitoes biting
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • neurodevelopmental — Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
  • neuroophthalmology — the branch of ophthalmology that deals with the optic nerve and other nervous system structures involved in vision.
  • neutrino astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the detection and measurement of neutrinos emitted by the sun and other celestial objects.
  • no laughing matter — sth serious
  • nocturnal emission — the release of semen during sleep, often during a sexual dream.
  • 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.
  • nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
  • parallel computing — parallel processing
  • petroleum engineer — A petroleum engineer is an engineer who is involved in most stages of oil and gas field evaluation, development, and production, whose job is to maximize hydrocarbon recovery and reduce costs and environmental impact.
  • phytohemagglutinin — a lectin, obtained from the red kidney bean, that binds to the membranes of T cells and stimulates metabolic activity, cell division, etc.
  • play cat and mouse — Also called cat and rat. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.
  • plenum ventilation — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • pneumatic conveyor — a tube through which powdered or granular material, such as cement, grain, etc is transported by a flow of air
  • portable equipment — Portable equipment is electrical equipment that can easily be moved from one place to another while in operation or while connected to the supply.
  • potassium myronate — sinigrin.
  • pound the pavement — a paved road, highway, etc.
  • precious moonstone — moonstone (def 1).
  • presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
  • production manager — a supervisor of the budget, crew and other details in the production of a film or play
  • prometheus unbound — a drama in verse (1820) by Shelley.
  • public examination — an examination, such as a GCSE exam, that is set by a central examining board
  • pulmonic airstream — a current of lung air set in motion by the respiratory muscles in the production of speech.
  • put one in mind of — to remind (one) of
  • put the mockers on — stop, thwart
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