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19-letter words containing t, e, m, f

  • electromotive force — a source of energy that can cause a current to flow in an electrical circuit or device
  • end of transmission — (character)   (EOT) The mnemonic for ASCII character 4.
  • essence of bergamot — a fragrant essential oil from the fruit rind of this plant, used in perfumery and some teas (including Earl Grey)
  • estate of the realm — an order or class of persons in a political community, regarded collectively as a part of the body politic: usually regarded as being the lords temporal (peers), lords spiritual, and commons
  • experimenter effect — the influence of an experimenter's expectations on his results
  • facultative apomict — a plant that can reproduce sexually or asexually.
  • family practitioner — medical specialization in general practice, requiring training beyond that of general practice and leading to board certification.
  • family-sized packet — a large packet
  • farmers cooperative — an organization of farmers for marketing their products or buying supplies.
  • feather-duster worm — any tube-dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration.
  • fellow countrywoman — a fellow countrywoman is a female citizen of the same state as the person speaking, writing, or being referred to
  • female impersonator — a male performer who dresses as and impersonates women.
  • ferrite core memory — (storage)   (Or "core") An early form of non-volatile storage built (by hand) from tiny rings of magnetisable material threaded onto very fine wire to form large (e.g. 13"x13" or more) rectangluar arrays. Each core stored one bit of data. These were sandwiched between printed circuit boards(?). Sets of wires ran horizontally and vertically and where a vertical and horizontal wire crossed, a core had both wires threaded through it. A single core could be selected and magnetised by passing sufficient current through its horizontal and vertical wires. A core would retain its magnetisation until it was re-magnetised. The two possible polarities of magnetisation were used to represent the binary values zero and one. A third "sense" wire, passed through the core and, if the magnetisation of the core was changed, a small pulse would be induced in the sense wire which could be detected and used to deduce the core's original state. Some core memory was immersed in a bath of heated oil to improve its performance. Core memory was rendered obsolete by semiconductor memory. For example, the 1970s-era NCR 499 had two boards, each with 16 kilobytes of core memory.
  • fertility treatment — the application of any of various methods or procedures to a woman or man to increase the woman's chances of conceiving a baby
  • fifteenth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibiting the restriction of voting rights “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”.
  • financial statement — a document that records the financial activities and state of an organization or person
  • first degree murder — the most serious category of murder
  • first world problem — a fairly minor problem, frustrating situation, or complaint associated with a relatively high standard of living, as opposed to the more serious problems associated with poverty: I’m bored with all my electronic gadgets—such a first world problem!
  • first-degree murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
  • fixed-rate mortgage — a home mortgage for which equal monthly payments of interest and principal are paid over the life of the loan, usually for a term of 30 years.
  • fixed-term contract — a contract for a particular and fixed period
  • flame-of-the-forest — a leguminous tree, Butea frondosa, native to E India and Myanmar, having hanging clusters of scarlet flowers
  • flannelmouth sucker — a sucker, Catostomus latipinnis, of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
  • flavor of the month — Informal. the subject of intense, usually temporary interest; the current fashion.
  • fly in the ointment — Also called true fly. any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.
  • four colour theorem — four colour map theorem
  • fractal compression — (algorithm)   A technique for encoding images using fractals.
  • frameshift mutation — a mutation caused by frameshift.
  • framework agreement — an agreement that sets the limits and scope for further negotiation, discussion, etc
  • free-market economy — an economy based on the free market system
  • freedom of the city — nominal citizenship in a city, conferred as an honor upon important visitors.
  • freedom of the seas — the doctrine that ships of neutral countries may sail anywhere on the high seas without interference by warring powers.
  • freeze-frame button — a control button on a remote control device, used to stop a moving image to view it as a still
  • freezer compartment — in a refrigerator, an enclosed area kept at a temperature low enough to store frozen foods or freeze non-frozen foods
  • from rags to riches — a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
  • functional medicine — individualized medical care that recognizes the interactions between genetic and environmental factors and between the body's interconnected systems.
  • general of the army — the highest ranking military officer; the next rank above general.
  • grosse pointe farms — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
  • hatfield-mccoy feud — a blood feud between two mountain clans on the West Virginia–Kentucky border, the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky, that grew out of their being on opposite sides during the Civil War and was especially violent during 1880–90.
  • have a few too many — If you say that someone has had a few too many or has had a few, you mean that they have drunk too many alcoholic drinks.
  • have half a mind to — to have the intention of
  • have the makings of — show potential as
  • heat of sublimation — the heat absorbed by one gram or unit mass of a substance in the process of changing, at a constant temperature and pressure, from a solid to a gaseous state. Compare sublime (def 10).
  • identification mark — barcode or serial number
  • if i'm not mistaken — You use expressions such as if I'm not mistaken and unless I'm very much mistaken as a polite way of emphasizing the statement you are making, especially when you are confident that it is correct.
  • immigration officer — official administrating incoming foreigners
  • in commemoration of — in remembrance of
  • in the nick of time — a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
  • incomplete fracture — a fracture extending partly across the bone.
  • inferiority complex — Psychiatry. intense feeling of inferiority, producing a personality characterized either by extreme reticence or, as a result of overcompensation, by extreme aggressiveness.
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