16-letter words containing r, e, m, o, t
- transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
- transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
- trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
- 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.
- two-body problem — the problem of calculating the motions of two bodies in space moving solely under the influence of their mutual gravitational attraction.
- two-party system — a political system consisting chiefly of two major parties, more or less equal in strength.
- two-percent milk — Two-percent milk is milk from which some of the cream has been removed.
- two-pot screamer — a person easily influenced by alcohol
- under-employment — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- 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.
- undercompensated — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
- unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- uranium trioxide — a radioactive orange powder, UO 3 , used in the manufacture of some ceramics.
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
- vectorcardiogram — the graphic record produced by vectorcardiography.
- vegetable marrow — any of various summer squashes, as the cocozelle and zucchini.
- vertebral column — spinal column.
- voluntary muscle — muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- warminster broom — a European shrub, Cytisus praecox, of the legume family, having yellowish-white or yellow, pealike flowers.
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- wimp environment — WIMP
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- woman of letters — a woman engaged in literary pursuits, especially a professional writer.
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.