16-letter words containing t, h, e, r, m, o
- morera's theorem — the theorem that a function is analytic in a simply connected domain if its integral is zero around every simple closed curve of finite length in the domain.
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- mount erymanthus — a mountain in SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese. Height: 2224 m (7297 ft)
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- nonharmonic tone — a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- northwesternmost — Farthest northwest.
- ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
- ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
- orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
- over the transom — by unsolicited submission, as to a publisher
- over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- palmerston north — a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)
- pascal's theorem — the theorem that the lines joining adjacent vertices of a hexagon intersect the same straight line if alternate vertices lie on two intersecting straight lines.
- peano arithmetic — (mathematics) Giuseppe Peano's system for representing natural numbers inductively using only two symbols, "0" (zero) and "S" (successor). This system could be expressed as a recursive data type with the following Haskell definition: data Peano = Zero | Succ Peano The number three, usually written "SSS0", would be Succ (Succ (Succ Zero)). Addition of Peano numbers can be expressed as a simple syntactic transformation: plus Zero n = n plus (Succ m) n = Succ (plus m n) (1995-03-28)
- perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
- pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
- pheochromocytoma — a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system or adrenal medulla, that produces excess norepinephrine and epinephrine and causes hypertension, headaches, nausea, etc.
- phlebothrombosis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein.
- photopolarimeter — a polarimeter that uses a photocell.
- phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
- pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
- poynting theorem — the theorem that the rate of flow of electromagnetic energy through unit area is equal to the Poynting vector, i.e. the cross product of the electric and magnetic field intensities
- pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
- prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
- reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
- refreshment room — a room in a railway station where food and drink was served
- residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
- rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
- richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- room methodology — Real-Time Object-Oriented Modeling
- 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.
- 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.
- self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- semi-hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- 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.
- smooth breathing — a symbol (') used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated.
- somehow or other — in an undetermined way
- something fierce — desperately, intensely
- spectrochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical analysis of substances by means of the spectra of light they absorb or emit.