16-letter words containing n, o, t, u, r, i
- rattle around in — to live or work in (a house, office, etc.) that is too big for one's needs
- reaction turbine — a turbine driven by the reactive force of a fluid passing through the rotor blades.
- rearguard action — an action fought by a rearguard
- reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- recording studio — place where music is recorded
- rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
- recursion theory — (theory) The study of problems that, in principle, cannot be solved by either computers or humans.
- redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
- redistributional — a distribution performed again or anew.
- relative pronoun — one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soever, or that used as the subordinating word to introduce a subordinate clause, especially such a pronoun referring to an antecedent.
- reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
- repressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
- resonant circuit — A resonant circuit combines an inductor and capacitor to make a circuit that responds to a frequency.
- 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
- 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.
- rooting compound — a substance, usually a powder, containing auxins in which plant cuttings are dipped in order to promote root growth
- round the wrekin — the long way round
- roundabout chair — corner chair.
- run-time support — run-time system
- russian orthodox — of or relating to the Russian Orthodox Church
- 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.
- saturation level — carrying capacity.
- saturation point — the point at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution, chemical combination, etc.
- secondary tissue — tissue derived from cambium.
- 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.
- self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
- self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
- self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- senior executive — someone in a senior position in a business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
- sexual relations — sexual intercourse; coitus.
- shotgun marriage — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
- snorri sturluson — 1179–1241, Icelandic historian and poet.
- sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
- soft furnishings — home fabrics
- south australian — a state in S Australia. 380,070 sq. mi. (984,380 sq. km). Capital: Adelaide.
- south burlington — a town in NW Vermont.
- south carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- southern baptist — a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.
- specious present — a short time span in which change and duration are alleged to be directly experienced.
- spiritualization — to make spiritual.
- spiritus vinosus — (in prescriptions) spirits of wine; alcohol.
- sports equipment — gear used to play sport
- spring mountains — a mountain range in S Nevada extending to the California border. Highest peak, Charleston Peak. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
- stocking stuffer — a small, usually inexpensive gift that is placed with others in a Christmas stocking.
- stomach-churning — causing nausea.