18-letter words containing m, u, t, i
- investment account — a bank account in which money is saved long-term to accrue interest
- involuntary muscle — muscle: contracts involuntarily
- isthmus of corinth — a narrow strip of land between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf: crossed by the Corinth Canal making navigation possible between the gulfs
- itemized deduction — tax: individually listed tax exempt expenditures
- jump discontinuity — a discontinuity of a function at a point where the function has finite, but unequal, limits as the independent variable approaches the point from the left and from the right. Compare jump (def 52).
- justice department — the United States federal department for enforcing federal laws
- lean manufacturing — efficiency in the production of goods
- literae humaniores — (at Oxford University) the faculty concerned with Greek and Latin literature, ancient history, and philosophy; classics
- little namaqualand — an arid coastal region in the S part of Namibia, extending into the Cape of Good Hope province of the Republic of South Africa, divided by the Orange River into two regions, one in Namibia (Great Namaqualand) the other in South Africa (Little Namaqualand) inhabited by the Nama.
- logarithmus dualis — (mathematics) (ld) Latin for logarithm base two. More commonly written as "log" with a subscript "2". Roughly the number of bits required to represent an integer.
- loschmidt's number — the number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure, equal to 2.687 × 10 19.
- luminous emittance — luminous flux emitted per unit area.
- luminous intensity — the luminous flux in lumens emitted per unit solid angle by a light source, measured in candles.
- magistrate's court — a court having limited jurisdiction over minor civil and criminal matters, as matters of contract not exceeding a particular amount of money.
- magistrates' court — law: handles minor crimes
- magnesium arsenate — a white, water-insoluble powder, Mg 3 (AsO 4) 2 ⋅xH 2 O, used chiefly as an insecticide.
- magnesium silicate — a white powder, 3MgSiO 3 ⋅5H 2 O, with variable hydration, insoluble in water or alcohol, used as a rubber filler, a bleaching agent, an odor absorbent, and in the manufacture of paints and resins.
- magnesium stearate — Magnesium stearate is a salt that is often used as a diluent and lubricant in tablets and capsules.
- magnetic induction — Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. Symbol: B.
- magnetic tape unit — a computer device that moves reels of magnetic tape past read-write heads so that data can be transferred to or from the computer
- major tranquilizer — antipsychotic (def 2).
- malpighian tubules — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
- management studies — the study of the technique, practice, or science of managing a company, business, etc
- manufacturing base — the manufacturing industries of an area or a country considered as a unit and a constituent part of the economy
- marine underwriter — an underwriter who specializes in marine insurance
- 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.
- microminiaturizing — Present participle of microminiaturize.
- microwave spectrum — a spectrum of electromagnetic radiations whose wavelengths fall in the microwave range.
- middleburg heights — a town in N Ohio.
- milkweed butterfly — monarch butterfly.
- mineral supplement — a pill containing minerals that you take to improve your health
- miniature pinscher — one of a German breed of toy dogs resembling a smaller version of the Doberman pinscher, having a flat skull, a smooth coat, erect ears, and a docked tail, bred originally as a watchdog.
- minor tranquilizer — antianxiety drug.
- misunderestimation — (nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating.
- mix communications — (MIX) Providers of Internet access and presentation services for businesses and individuals in the Milwaukee, WI, USA metropolitan area. MIX started providing Internet access services to the Milwaukee area in 1990. It was the first business in Milwaukee to provide Internet access services to the public. MIX Communications is owned and operated by Dean Roth. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +1 (414) 351 1868 (Office), +1 (414) 351 1139 (BBS). Address: MIX Communications, P.O. Box 17166, Milwaukee, WI 53217, USA.
- mixed-flow turbine — a water turbine in which water flows radially and axially through the rotating vanes
- mobile police unit — a motorized police unit
- modular arithmetic — arithmetic in which numbers that are congruent modulo a given number are treated as the same. Compare congruence (def 2), modulo, modulus (def 2b).
- modulus of torsion — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
- 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
- mozilla foundation — (body, web, open source) The body set up by Netscape in January 1998 to coordinate development of the Mozilla browser and to provide a point of contact.
- multi-user dungeon — Multi-User Dimension