13-letter words containing m, o, t, r, e, c
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- north america — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
- north merrick — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- olfactometers — Plural form of olfactometer.
- olfactometric — Of or pertaining to olfactometry.
- orchiectomies — Plural form of orchiectomy.
- orifice meter — a plate having a central hole that is placed across the flow of a liquid, usually between flanges in a pipeline. The pressure difference generated by the flow velocity through the hole enables the flow quantity to be measured
- oscillometric — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- ovariectomies — Plural form of ovariectomy.
- ovariectomize — (transitive) To remove the ovaries from.
- overcast seam — a hem with long stitches passing successively over the edge
- overcommitted — to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- perfect storm — a detrimental or calamitous situation or event arising from the powerful combined effect of a unique set of circumstances: a perfect storm battering corporate pension plans.
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postemergence — occurring or applied after emergence of a plant from the soil and before full growth: postemergence frost.
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- potomac fever — the determination or fervor to share in the power and prestige of the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., especially by being appointed or elected to a government position.
- potomac river — a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
- pre-committed — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- precommitment — the act of committing.
- premedication — any drugs administered to sedate and otherwise prepare a patient for general anaesthesia
- problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- pronouncement — a formal or authoritative statement.
- prostatectomy — excision of part or all of the prostate gland.
- protectionism — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
- protest march — public demonstration
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
- psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
- quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
- rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
- reaction time — the interval between stimulation and response.
- reactionarism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- recombination — any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells
- recomfortless — having no comfort; comfortless
- recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
- recomposition — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- reconcilement — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.