17-letter words containing n, o, m, a, d, t
- tenth commandment — “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's”: tenth of the Ten Commandments.
- the old gentleman — a jocular name for Satan
- thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
- thermal radiation — electromagnetic radiation emitted by all matter above a temperature of absolute zero because of the thermal motion of atomic particles.
- thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
- third commandment — “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain”: third of the Ten Commandments.
- three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
- to come to an end — If something comes to an end, it stops.
- to have a mind to — If you have a mind to do something, you want, intend, or choose to do it.
- to make ends meet — If you find it difficult to make ends meet, you can only just manage financially because you hardly have enough money for the things you need.
- to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
- tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
- tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
- well-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
- yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today