16-letter words containing m, u, t, l
- emulator program — (networking) (EP) IBM software that emulates a 2701/2/3 hard-wired IBM 360 communications controller and resides in a 370x/372x/374x comms controller. See also Partitioned Emulation Program (PEP).
- exemption clause — a clause in a contract that exempts one party from liability for something
- exhaust manifold — An exhaust manifold is a heat-resistant tube that connects an engine to an exhaust pipe.
- extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
- flame cultivator — an implement that kills weeds by scorching them with a directed flow of flaming gas.
- flight simulator — a device used in pilot and crew training that provides a cockpit environment and sensations of flight under actual conditions.
- fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
- four-minute mile — a mile-long race run in four minutes or less
- fuel consumption — use of a material to generate power
- full steam ahead — If something such as a plan or a project goes full steam ahead, it progresses quickly.
- full to the brim — If something, especially a container, is filled to the brim or full to the brim with something, it is filled right up to the top.
- fullness of time — the proper or destined time.
- fundamental bass — a bass consisting of the roots of the chords employed.
- fundamental star — one of a number of stars with positions that have been determined accurately and that are used as reference stars for the determination of positions of other celestial objects.
- fundamental unit — one of a set of unrelated units that form the basis of a system of units. For example, the metre, kilogram, and second are fundamental units of the SI system
- fundamentalistic — Fundamentalist.
- general factotum — a person who does all sorts of jobs; general assistant
- gentlemen's club — a private social club whose members were traditionally aristocratic males
- global community — the people or nations of the world, considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being economically, socially, and politically interdependent
- go out on a limb — say sth daring
- gossip columnist — a person who writes a gossip column
- gulf of martaban — an inlet of the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar
- hamiltonian tour — Hamiltonian problem
- hemagglutinating — That causes hemagglutination.
- hemagglutination — the clumping of red blood cells.
- hematocrit-value — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
- heterometabolous — undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.
- heteromultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more different polypeptide chains.
- home-equity loan — a loan that uses equity in the borrower's home as collateral.
- homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
- humboldt current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
- hunt the thimble — a children's game in which the players look for a hidden thimble
- hydrated alumina — a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, Al(OH) 3 or Al 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, obtained chiefly from bauxite: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, and printing inks, in dyeing, and in medicine as an antacid and in the treatment of ulcers.
- hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
- hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- image consultant — imagemaker.
- immelmann (turn) — a maneuver in which an airplane is half looped to an upside-down position and then half rolled back to normal, upright flight: used to gain altitude while reversing direction
- immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
- immunomodulation — Any of several adjustments in the level of an immune response.
- immunomodulatory — (medical) Having the ability to alter or regulate immune functions.
- immunoregulation — (immunology) The control of immune responses between lymphocytes and macrophages.
- immunoregulatory — Of or pertaining to immunoregulation.
- imperturbability — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- incidental music — music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.
- incombustibility — The quality or state of being incombustible.
- indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
- infantile autism — a disorder appearing in children before the age of two and a half, characterized by lack of interest in others, impaired communication skills, and bizarre behavior, as ritualistic acts and excessive attachment to objects.
- institutionalism — the system of institutions or organized societies devoted to public, charitable, or similar purposes.