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

human leukocyte antigen — HLA.
hunchback of notre dame — French Notre Dame de Paris. a novel (1831) by Victor Hugo.
hypergeometric equation — a differential equation of the form, (x 2 − x) d 2 y / d 2 x + [(a+b +1) x−c ] dy/dx + abx =0, where a, b, and c are arbitrary constants.
hypergeometric function — a function that is a solution to a hypergeometric equation.
immigration authorities — the authorities or official government bodies who regulate laws regarding immigration and immigrants
immunological tolerance — the absence of antibody production in response to the presence of antigens, usually as a result of previous exposure to the antigens
implementation language — (language) (IMP) An extension of B with floating-point operations, developed by W. Davidsen at General Electric in 1970 for the GE 600. It was also cross-compiled to VAX and Intel 8080.
in the arms of morpheus — sleeping
in the fullness of time — eventually
intrinsic semiconductor — an almost pure semiconductor to which no impurities have been added and in which the electron and hole densities are equal at thermal equilibrium
katmai new instructions — Streaming SIMD Extensions
knock the bottom out of — to destroy or eliminate
loosen someone's tongue — If you say that something has loosened someone's tongue, you mean that it has made them talk about something, often when they should have remained silent.
main distribution frame — (networking) (MDF) The network closet containing the main hub.
masters of the universe — extremely powerful and wealthy members of the financial professions
maturity-onset diabetes — diabetes (def 4).
meaningful relationship — a romantic relationship based upon mutual respect and supportiveness and marked by a sense of commitment and fulfillment.
message digest function — one-way hash function
methylisobutenyl ketone — mesityl oxide.
minimum security prison — A minimum security prison is a prison where there are fewer restrictions on prisoners than in a normal prison.
new product development — the process of developing new products for the market
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
not put it past someone — to consider someone capable of (the action specified)
object management group — (body) (OMG) A consortium aimed at setting standards in object-oriented programming. In 1989, this consortium, which included IBM Corporation, Apple Computer Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc., mobilised to create a cross-compatible distributed object standard. The goal was a common binary object with methods and data that work using all types of development environments on all types of platforms. Using a committee of organisations, OMG set out to create the first Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) standard which appeared in 1991. As of February 1998, the latest standard is CORBA 2.2.
on-line computer system — (OLC) A predecessor of the Culler-Fried System from UCSB ca. 1966.
out-of-court settlement — a resolution of a legal dispute which takes place outside of a court proceeding or before the court comes to a final decision
over-the-counter market — a security market that deals in securities that are not listed or quoted on a stock exchange
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
plain old documentation — (text) (pod, occasionally "POD") A simple markup language used to embed documentation, literate programming-style, in Perl programs. Pod readers and converters are part of the standard Perl distribution and the documentation provided with Perl is all in pod format.
potassium monophosphate — any of the three orthophosphates of potassium ((potassium monophosphate) (K 2 HPO 4), (potassium diphosphate) (KH 2 PO 4), and (tripotassium phosphate) (K 3 PO 4) )
professional misconduct — a violation of the rules or boundaries set by the governing body of a profession
publicly-quoted company — a company whose shares are traded on a stock exchange
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.
put the bite on someone — to ask someone for money
quantum electrodynamics — the quantum field theory that deals with the electromagnetic field and its interaction with electrons and positrons. Abbreviation: QED.
quod erat demonstrandum — (at the conclusion of a proof, esp of a theorem in Euclidean geometry) which was to be proved
random number generator — a piece of computer software used to create a sequence of random numbers
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.
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
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
social security payment — a payment of social security made to an individual
st. pierre and miquelon — two small groups of islands off the S coast of Newfoundland: an overseas territory of France; important base for fishing. 3 sq. mi. (240 sq. km). Capital: St. Pierre.
statutory maternity pay — the maternity pay a woman is legally entitled to
steal someone's thunder — to strike, drive, inflict, give forth, etc., with loud noise or violent action.
stimulus generalization — generalization (def 4a).
stimulus-generalization — the act or process of generalizing.

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