18-letter words containing m, u, r, e

fixed-focus camera — a camera with an unadjustable focal length and with a relatively large depth of field.
fluegelman, andrew — Andrew Fluegelman
forget-me-not blue — a shade of blue similar to the shade of the flowers of a forget-me-not
formal equivalence — the relation that holds between two open sentences when their universal closures are materially equivalent
foundation garment — an undergarment, as a girdle or corset, worn by women to support or give shape to the contours of the body.
four-color problem — the problem, solved in 1976, of proving the theorem that any geographic map can be colored using only four colors so that no connected countries with a common boundary are colored the same color.
fourth commandment — “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy”: fourth of the Ten Commandments.
frequency spectrum — The frequency spectrum of an electrical signal is the distribution of the amplitudes and phases of each frequency component against frequency.
from the ground up — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
from the housetops — publicly and widely
fulminating powder — powder that explodes by percussion.
gamblers anonymous — an organization that holds group meetings to help people who are addicted to gambling
gastroduodenostomy — See under gastroenterostomy.
geiger-muller tube — a tube functioning as an ionization chamber within a Geiger counter.
give someone curry — to assault (a person) verbally or physically
glomerulonephritis — a kidney disease affecting the capillaries of the glomeruli, characterized by albuminuria, edema, and hypertension.
gnu superoptimiser — (GSO) A function sequence generator that uses an exhaustive generate-and-test approach to find the shortest instruction sequence for a given function. Written by Torbjorn Granlund <[email protected]> and Tom Wood. You have to tell the superoptimiser which function and which CPU you want to get code for. This is useful for compiler writers. FTP superopt-2.2.tar.Z from a GNU archive site. Generates code for DEC Alpha, SPARC, Intel 80386, 88000, RS/6000, 68000, 29000 and Pyramid (SP, AP and XP).
going to jerusalem — musical chairs.
government housing — housing owned and managed by the federal or state government, which is rented out to tenants, esp as a form of affordable housing
greenhouse warming — the increase in the mean temperature of the earth attributed to the greenhouse effect
grumbling appendix — a condition in which the appendix causes intermittent pain but appendicitis has not developed
gulf stream system — a major ocean-current system consisting of the Gulf Stream and the Florida and North Atlantic currents.
gum digger's spear — a long steel probe used by gum diggers digging for kauri gum
handlebar mustache — A handlebar mustache is a long thick mustache with curled ends.
have money to burn — to have more money than one needs, so that some can be spent foolishly
heart-lung machine — a device through which blood is shunted temporarily for oxygenation during surgery, while the heart or a lung is being repaired.
hedge fund manager — a person in charge of managing a hedge fund and making its investments
heimlich manoeuvre — a technique in first aid to dislodge a foreign body in a person's windpipe by applying sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen
hemidemisemiquaver — a sixty-fourth note.
honour moderations — (at Oxford University) the first public examination, in which candidates are placed into one of three classes of honours
honourable mention — If something that you do in a competition is given an honourable mention, it receives special praise from the judges although it does not actually win a prize.
hungry programmers — (body) A group of programmers producing free software.
hydroflumethiazide — A diuretic drug.
hyperbilirubinemia — an abnormally high level of bilirubin in the blood, manifested by jaundice, anorexia, and malaise, occurring in association with liver disease and certain hemolytic anemias.
immunofluorescence — any of various techniques for detecting an antigen or antibody in a sample by coupling its specifically interactive antibody or antigen to a fluorescent compound, mixing with the sample, and observing the reaction under an ultraviolet-light microscope.
in terrorem clause — a clause in a will stating that a beneficiary who contests the will shall lose his or her legacy.
in your mind's eye — If you see something in your mind's eye, you imagine it and have a clear picture of it in your mind.
incommensurability — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
incremental backup — (operating system) A kind of backup that copies all files which have changed since the date of the previous backup. The first backup of a file system should include all files - a "full backup". Call this level 0. The next backup could also be a full level 0 backup but it is usually much quicker to do a level 1 backup which will include only those files which have changed since the level 0 backup. Together the level 0 and level 1 backups will include the latest version of every file. Level 1 backups can be made until, say, the backup tape is nearly full, after which we can switch to level 2. Each level includes those files which have changed since the last backup at a lower level. The more levels you use, the longer it will take to restore the latest version of a file (or all files) if you don't know when it was last modified. Compare differential backup.
induction ceremony — a ceremony held to mark a person's formal introduction or entry into an office, position, group, etc
information bureau — an office where you can go to get information
informatory double — a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
inner automorphism — an automorphism that maps an element x into an element of the form axa −1 where a −1 is the inverse of a.
inseam measurement — (in tailoring) the measurement on a pair of trousers or on a person of the inside leg from the crotch to the ankle
instrument landing — an aircraft landing accomplished by use of gauges on the instrument panel and ground-based radio equipment, with limited reference to outside visual signals.
instrument station — station (def 14a).
insurance salesman — male: sells insurance
intercommunication — to communicate mutually, as people.
interior monologue — Literature. a form of stream-of-consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character.
involuntary muscle — muscle: contracts involuntarily

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