18-letter words containing o, m, t, i

sun-dried tomatoes — tomatoes that have been dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
super giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.
sustaining program — a radio or television program without a commercial sponsor.
symbolist movement — a movement beginning in French and Belgian poetry towards the end of the 19th century with the verse of Mallarmé, Valéry, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Maeterlinck, and others, and seeking to express states of mind rather than objective reality by making use of the power of words and images to suggest as well as denote
symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
systematic phoneme — a phonological unit in generative phonology representing an underlying form that takes into account the relationship between phonological patterns and morphological variation, as the unit underlying the second vowel in both derive and derivative.
take a dim view of — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
take it on the lam — a hasty escape; flight.
talent competition — a contest in which people compete by showcasing their talents, for example in singing, dancing, acrobatics, etc
tan someone's hide — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
tele-communication — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
telecommunications — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
the bottomless pit — the underworld; hell
the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
the magnolia state — a nickname referring to Mississippi
the major rogation — April 25, observed by Christians as a day of solemn supplication for the harvest and marked by processions, special prayers, and blessing of the crops
the mountain state — a nickname referring to West Virginia
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the uncircumcision — the gentiles
thermionic current — an electric current produced by the flow of thermions.
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thioantimonic acid — a hypothetical acid, H3SbS4, known only in the form of its salts
thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
thought experiment — Physics. a demonstration or calculation that is based on the postulates of a theory, as relativity, and that demonstrates or clarifies the consequences of the postulates.
time of one's life — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
to raise the alarm — If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger.
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
to take a dim view — If you take a dim view or a poor view of someone or something, you disapprove of them or have a low opinion of them.
to take the mickey — If you take the mickey out of someone or something, you make fun of them, usually in an unkind way.
toyotomi hideyoshi — Toyotomi [taw-yaw-taw-mee] /ˈtɔ yɔˈtɔ mi/ (Show IPA), 1536–98, Japanese general and statesman: prime minister and dictator of Japan 1585–98.
transition element — any element in any of the series of elements with atomic numbers 21–29, 39–47, 57–79, and 89–107, that in a given inner orbital has less than a full quota of electrons.
transmission brake — A transmission brake is a brake that operates on the transmission system of a vehicle rather than directly on the wheels.
transmission shaft — a shaft that rotates transmitting motion from the engine to the differential gear
transmogrification — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
treasury of merits — the superabundant store of merits and satisfactions, comprising those of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.
tune someone grief — to annoy or harass someone
two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.

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