16-letter words containing n, e, u, t

resonant circuit — A resonant circuit combines an inductor and capacitor to make a circuit that responds to a frequency.
return on assets — the amount of profit computed by dividing net income before interest and taxes by the cost of assets, usually expressed as a percentage. Abbreviation: ROA.
return on equity — the amount of profit computed by dividing net income before taxes less preferred dividends by the value of stockholders' equity, usually expressed as a percentage. Abbreviation: ROE.
returned soldier — a soldier who has served abroad
rhythm and blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
rhythm-and-blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
riccati equation — a differential equation, dy/dx + fy 2 + gy + h = 0, where f, g, and h are functions of x.
right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
right outer join — outer join
romeo and juliet — a tragedy (produced between 1591 and 1596) by Shakespeare.
root mean square — the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of the numbers in a given set of numbers. Abbreviation: rms.
rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
round the corner — close at hand
round the wrekin — the long way round
run interference — an act, fact, or instance of interfering.
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
run the gauntlet — a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
run-time library — (operating system, programming, library) A file containing routines which are linked with a program at run time rather than at compile-time. The advantage of such dynamic linking is that only one copy of the library needs to be stored, rather than a copy being included with each executable that refers to it. This can greatly reduce the disk space occupied by programs. Furthermore, it means that all programs immediately benefit from changes (e.g. bug fixes) to the single copy of the library without requiring recompilation. Since the library code is normally classified as read-only to the memory management system, it is possible for a single copy of the library to be loaded into memory and shared by all active programs, thus reducing RAM and virtual memory requirements and program load time.
run-time support — run-time system
russian roulette — a game of high risk in which each player in turn, using a revolver containing one bullet, spins the cylinder of the revolver, points the muzzle at the head, and pulls the trigger.
safety-conscious — conscious of being safe and preventing danger
saint petersburg — Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
sales automation — Sales Force Automation
san buenaventura — a city in SW California.
sandstone quarry — a quarry from which sand is extracted
santiago de cuba — a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
saturation level — carrying capacity.
schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
sculpture garden — a garden that showcases sculptures in landscaped surroundings
secondary tissue — tissue derived from cambium.
security analyst — a person who specializes in evaluating information regarding stocks and bonds.
security blanket — a blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security.
security council — the division of the United Nations charged with maintaining international peace, composed of five permanent members (U.S., Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China) and ten temporary members, each serving for two years.
security manager — The security manager of a store is the person responsible for organizing all security in the store and to whom security guards report.
security vetting — the process of investigating somebody to establish their trustworthiness
self-constituted — constituted as such by oneself or itself
self-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
self-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
self-dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
self-fulfillment — the act or fact of fulfilling one's ambitions, desires, etc., through one's own efforts.
self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
self-liquidating — capable of being sold and converted into cash within a short period of time or before the date on which the supplier must be paid.
self-lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
self-questioning — review or scrutiny of one's own motives or behavior.
self-stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.

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