16-letter words containing o, u, t, r, n, e
- higher education — education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.
- holier-than-thou — obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous.
- housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
- humboldt current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- immunoregulation — (immunology) The control of immune responses between lymphocytes and macrophages.
- immunoregulatory — Of or pertaining to immunoregulation.
- impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
- in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
- in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
- in the short run — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- in utero surgery — surgery performed on a fetus while it is in the womb.
- in your own time — If you do something in your own time, you do it at the speed that you choose, rather than allowing anyone to hurry you.
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- induction course — training for new job
- induction stroke — The induction stroke is the stroke of the piston in an internal combustion engine in which working fluid is drawn into the cylinder.
- infinite product — a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are multiplied together.
- inmos transputer — transputer
- insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
- interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
- intercommunicate — to communicate mutually, as people.
- interim accounts — accounts published in the course of the financial year
- internal auditor — a person who carries out an internal audit
- intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.
- intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
- isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
- italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
- joint resolution — a resolution adopted by both branches of a bicameral legislative assembly and requiring the signature of the chief executive to become law.
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- junior executive — a trainee position in a business or organization
- junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
- labour agreement — a contract between workers and managers setting out working conditions, wages, etc
- labour relations — Labour relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry, and the political decisions and laws that affect it.
- labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
- labrador current — a cold ocean current flowing southwards off the coast of Labrador and meeting the warm Gulf Stream, causing dense fogs off the coast of Newfoundland
- lenticular cloud — a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near a mountain ridge.
- liberal unionist — a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after
- loire-atlantique — a department in NW France. 2695 sq. mi. (6980 sq. km). Capital: Nantes.
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- magnetic equator — aclinic line.
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- merchant account — A merchant account is a type of bank account that allows a company to accept credit cards.
- meretriciousness — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- metallofullerene — (chemistry) A fullerene containing an enclosed metal atom.