16-letter words containing o, n, m, a, t, i
- the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
- thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
- thermoanesthesia — thermanesthesia.
- thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
- titanium dioxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, TiO 2 , used chiefly in white pigments, plastics, ceramics, and for delustering synthetic fibers.
- to a/the minimum — If you say that someone keeps something to a minimum, or to the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible.
- to mean business — If you say that someone means business, you mean they are serious and determined about what they are doing.
- to waste no time — If you waste no time in doing something, you take the opportunity to do it immediately or quickly.
- trail commission — A trail commission is a further commission of between 0.1 and 1 percent that is paid to an advisor provided that the client’s funds remain invested in the product for a specified time.
- transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
- transformational — the act or process of transforming.
- transilluminator — to cause light to pass through.
- transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
- transnationalism — going beyond national boundaries or interests: a transnational economy.
- trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
- trichotillomania — a compulsion to pull out one's hair.
- trim one's sails — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- trucking company — a company that transports goods by lorry
- ultranationalism — extreme devotion to or advocacy of the interests of a nation, especially regardless of the effect on any other nations.
- unconfirmability — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
- undenominational — free from religious sects or denominationalism; not limited or belonging to any particular religious group or groups.
- under-modulation — to reproduce (a sound or signal) at below the optimal output level in a recording or broadcasting system, causing it to be distorted.
- undiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
- uranium trioxide — a radioactive orange powder, UO 3 , used in the manufacture of some ceramics.
- vapor combustion — Vapor combustion is a closed burn system used for treating liquid waste which contains volatile organic compounds.
- warminster broom — a European shrub, Cytisus praecox, of the legume family, having yellowish-white or yellow, pealike flowers.
- william hamilton — (person) A mathematician who posed Hamilton's problem.
- willow ptarmigan — a ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus, of arctic and subarctic regions of the New and Old Worlds, having brown, mottled plumage in summer and white plumage in winter.
- withdrawing room — a room to withdraw or retire to; drawing room.
- woolly manzanita — a tree or shrub, Arctostaphylos tomentosa, of the heath family, common from British Columbia to California, having broad leaves, with the underside covered with white hairs, and white flowers.
- zagros mountains — a mountain range in S Iran: has Iran's main oilfields in its W central foothills. Highest peak: Zard Kuh, 4548 m (14 920 ft)