16-letter words containing r, e, m, o, t
- room methodology — Real-Time Object-Oriented Modeling
- room temperature — a comfortable temperature range indoors, usually considered to be 68 to 77°F (20 to 25°C).
- root mean square — the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of the numbers in a given set of numbers. Abbreviation: rms.
- rotary lawnmower — a lawn mower with a single blade attached in the middle that rotates as the mower is moved
- rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
- rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
- run-time support — run-time system
- schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- second-story man — a burglar who enters through an upstairs window.
- secondary market — the market that exists for an issue after large blocks of shares have been publicly distributed.
- sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
- selective memory — an ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient
- self-affirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
- self-enforcement — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-improvement — improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
- self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- self-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
- semi-hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- semiconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- semiprivate room — a hospital room shared by two people, typically with a curtain dividing the room and providing some privacy
- severance motion — an application made to a judge or court for the division into separate parts of a joint estate, contract, etc
- short ski method — a way of learning to ski, using short skis
- shotgun marriage — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
- siberian mammoth — a shaggy-coated mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, that lived in cold regions across Eurasia and North America during the Ice Age, known from fossils, cave paintings, and well-preserved frozen carcasses.
- sidestream smoke — secondhand smoke.
- slow metabolizer — A slow metabolizer is someone whose body is slow to break down, absorb, or use a particular substance.
- smooth breathing — a symbol (') used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated.
- sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
- sodium perborate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NaBO 2 ⋅3H 2 O or NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and antiseptic.
- somehow or other — in an undetermined way
- something fierce — desperately, intensely
- sonata da camera — an instrumental musical form, common in the Baroque period, usually consisting of a series of dances.
- source materials — publications from which information is obtained
- spectrobolometer — an instrument consisting of a spectroscope and a bolometer, for determining the distribution of radiant energy in a spectrum.
- spectrochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical analysis of substances by means of the spectra of light they absorb or emit.
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- sphygmomanometer — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- sphygmomanometry — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- sports equipment — gear used to play sport
- spotted mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomberomorus queenslandicus, of northern Australian waters
- square kilometer — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. 2 , sq. km. Abbreviation: km.
- steal a march on — to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
- stenothermophile — a stenothermophilic bacterium.
- stereomicroscope — stereoscopic microscope.
- stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
- stop-limit order — stop order.
- storage terminal — A storage terminal is a building or area with large tanks for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- storm and stress — Sturm und Drang.
- street performer — busker or entertainer in a public place