16-letter words containing o, u, t, f
- multilinear form — a function or functional of several variables such that when all variables but one are held fixed, the function is linear in the remaining variable.
- multiple factors — polygene.
- multiple fission — fission into more than two new organisms.
- neo-confucianist — of or relating to neo-Confucians or neo-Confucianism.
- nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
- nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
- not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
- of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
- off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
- one's cup of tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- one-way function — (cryptography, mathematics) A function which is easy to compute but whose inverse is very difficult to compute. Such functions have important applications in cryptography, specifically in public-key cryptography. See also: trapdoor function.
- out of character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- out of condition — If someone is out of condition, they are unhealthy and unfit, because they do not do enough exercise.
- out of the money — If an investment is out of the money, it would be a loss if it was sold.
- out of the woods — the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
- out of your mind — If you say that someone is out of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish.
- outboard profile — an exterior side elevation of a vessel, showing all deck structures, rigging, fittings, etc.
- outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
- pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
- partial function — A function which is not defined for all arguments of its input type. E.g. f(x) = 1/x if x /= 0. The opposite of a total function. In denotational semantics, a partial function f : D -> C may be represented as a total function ft : D' -> lift(C) where D' is a superset of D and ft x = f x if x in D ft x = bottom otherwise where lift(C) = C U bottom. Bottom (LaTeX \perp) denotes "undefined".
- perforated ulcer — an ulcer that bursts through the stomach wall and leaks food and gastric juices into the abdominal cavity
- period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
- phosphor fatigue — screen saver
- powerfully built — (of a person, esp a man) big and physically strong, with large muscles
- pseudoscientific — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
- put a foot wrong — to make a mistake
- put your feet up — If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground.
- question of fact — a question concerning the reality of an alleged event or circumstance in a trial by jury, usually determined by the jury.
- quinquefoliolate — (botany) Having five leaflets.
- radius of action — the maximum distance that a ship, aircraft, or land vehicle can travel from its base and return without refuelling
- red flour beetle — a reddish-brown flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, that feeds on stored grain, dried fruit, etc.
- refuse collector — someone who collects of rubbish and waste, usually in a rubbish or refuse truck, before final disposal
- right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
- rule of the road — any of the regulations concerning the safe handling of vessels under way with respect to one another, imposed by a government on ships in its own waters or upon its own ships on the high seas.
- safety-conscious — conscious of being safe and preventing danger
- sawn-off shotgun — A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden.
- security officer — civilian, policeman or soldier who is responsible for security in a town or country
- self-constituted — constituted as such by oneself or itself
- self-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- self-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
- self-dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
- self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
- self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors