19-letter words containing o, m, i

nail polish remover — solvent for removing nail polish
napierian logarithm — natural logarithm.
narcotics anonymous — an organization that helps drug users recover from drug addiction
national curriculum — The National Curriculum is the course of study that most school pupils in England and Wales are meant to follow between the ages of 5 and 16.
national government — A national government is a government with members from more than one political party, especially one that is formed during a crisis.
national serviceman — a soldier undertaking compulsory military service
negative income tax — a system of income subsidy through which persons having less than a certain annual income receive money from the government rather than pay taxes to it.
network file system — (networking, operating system) (NFS) A protocol developed by Sun Microsystems, and defined in RFC 1094, which allows a computer to access files over a network as if they were on its local disks. This protocol has been incorporated in products by more than two hundred companies, and is now a de facto standard. NFS is implemented using a connectionless protocol (UDP) in order to make it stateless. See Nightmare File System, WebNFS.
network termination — (NT, NT1) A device connecting the customer's data or telephone equipment to the local ISDN exchange carrier's line. The NT device provides a connection for terminal equipment (TE) and terminal adaptor (TA) equipment to the local loop.
neuropsychodynamics — The theoretical synthesis of neuroscience and psychodynamics.
neurotransmissional — Relating to neurotransmission.
new economic policy — (in the Soviet Union) a program in effect from 1921 to 1928, reviving the wage system and private ownership of some factories and businesses, and abandoning grain requisitions.
newtonian mechanics — the branch of mechanics that is based on Newton's laws of motion and that is applicable to systems that are so large that Planck's constant can be regarded as negligibly small (distinguished from quantum mechanics).
niccolo machiavelli — Niccolò di Bernardo [neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw] /ˌnik kɔˈlɔ di bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.
nominative absolute — a construction consisting in English of a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun in the nominative case followed by a predicate lacking a finite verb, used as a loose modifier of the whole sentence, as the play done in The play done, the audience left the theater.
non-interventionism — abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
non-volatile memory — non-volatile storage
nonmaterial culture — the aggregate of values, mores, norms, etc., of a society; the ideational structure of a culture that provides the values and meanings by which it functions.
nonthrombocytopenic — Not thrombocytopenic.
normal distribution — a theoretical frequency distribution represented by a normal curve.
northern hemisphere — the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
notre-dame-de-paris — Also called Notre Dame de Paris [French naw-truh dam duh pa-ree] /French nɔ trə dam də paˈri/ (Show IPA). a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).
oak-leaved geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium quercifolium, of southern Africa, having oaklike leaves with purple veins and sparse clusters of purple flowers with darker markings.
old spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
on first name terms — If two people are on first-name terms, they know each other well enough to call each other by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title.
once in a blue moon — very rarely; almost never
optical mark reader — (hardware) (OMR) A special scanning device that can read carefully placed pencil marks on specially designed documents. OMR is frequenty used in forms, questionnaires, and answer-sheets.
optimising compiler — (programming, tool) compiler which attempts to analyse the code it produces and to produce more efficient code by performing program transformation such as branch elimination, partial evaluation, or peep-hole optimisation. Contrast pessimising compiler.
oriental fruit moth — a moth, Grapholitha molesta, introduced into the U.S. from Asia, the larvae of which infest and feed on the twigs and fruits of peach, plum, and related trees.
outstation movement — the programme to resettle native Australians on their tribal lands
over-commercialized — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
parametric equation — one of two or more equations expressing the location of a point on a curve or surface by determining each coordinate separately.
parasympathomimetic — having an effect similar to that produced when the parasympathetic nervous system is stimulated
parathyroid hormone — a polypeptide hormone, produced in the parathyroid glands, that helps regulate the blood levels of calcium and phosphate. Abbreviation: PTH.
pass someone's lips — to be eaten or drunk by someone
paumotu archipelago — Tuamotu Archipelago.
perfect competition — when neither producer nor consumer controls price
performance anxiety — the stage fright that a person feels when they are about to perform (a play, piece of music etc) in front of an audience
performance figures — the statistics that indicate how well or badly a company or organization has performed
persecution complex — an acute irrational fear that other people are plotting one's downfall and that they are responsible for one's failures
phacoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.
phakoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.
phenylpropanolamine — a substance, C 9 H 1 3 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
philippine mahogany — any of several Philippine trees of the genus Shorea and related genera, having brown or reddish wood used as lumber and in cabinetry.
photoelectric meter — an exposure meter using a photocell for the measurement of light intensity.
photographic memory — total recall
photopolymerization — polymerization induced by light.
pilgrimage of grace — a rebellion in 1536 in N England against the Reformation and Henry VIII's government

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