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18-letter words containing t, r, a, n, s, u

  • grampian mountains — a mountain system of central Scotland, extending from the southwest to the northeast and separating the Highlands from the Lowlands. Highest peak: Ben Nevis, 1344 m (4408 ft)
  • grandfather clause — U.S. History. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit whites to vote while disfranchising blacks: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before 1867 and their lineal descendants.
  • granulated surface — a roughened surface
  • granulation tissue — tissue formed in ulcers and in early wound healing and repair, composed largely of newly growing capillaries and so called from its irregular surface in open wounds; proud flesh.
  • handlebar mustache — A handlebar mustache is a long thick mustache with curled ends.
  • honour moderations — (at Oxford University) the first public examination, in which candidates are placed into one of three classes of honours
  • human rights group — a group that campaigns for human rights
  • hypersexualisation — Alternative spelling of hypersexualization.
  • hypersexualization — The act or process of hypersexualizing.
  • ifs, ands, or buts — a supposition; uncertain possibility: The future is full of ifs.
  • in terrorem clause — a clause in a will stating that a beneficiary who contests the will shall lose his or her legacy.
  • incommensurability — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
  • indentured servant — a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries. Generally, indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious or political persecution, persons kidnapped for the purpose, convicts, and paupers.
  • industrial diamond — a small often synthetic diamond, valueless as a gemstone, used in cutting tools, abrasives, etc
  • industrial disease — occupational disease (def 1).
  • industrial dispute — disagreement between workers and managers
  • industrial hygiene — the science that assesses, controls, and prevents occupational factors or sources of stress in the workplace that may significantly affect the health and well-being of employees or of the community in general
  • industrial vehicle — a vehicle designed for use in industry
  • inner automorphism — an automorphism that maps an element x into an element of the form axa −1 where a −1 is the inverse of a.
  • inquisitor-general — the head of the Spanish court of Inquisition
  • inseam measurement — (in tailoring) the measurement on a pair of trousers or on a person of the inside leg from the crotch to the ankle
  • instruction manual — how-to, usage guide
  • instrument landing — an aircraft landing accomplished by use of gauges on the instrument panel and ground-based radio equipment, with limited reference to outside visual signals.
  • instrument station — station (def 14a).
  • insurable interest — a financial or other interest in the life or property covered by an insurance contract, without which the contract cannot be enforced
  • insurance adjuster — An insurance adjuster is the same as a claims adjuster.
  • integrated studies — a course that includes a number of subjects and is organized by theme
  • intercartilaginous — (anatomy) Within cartilage.
  • interinstitutional — Between institutions.
  • involuntary muscle — muscle: contracts involuntarily
  • iron (ii) sulphate — an iron salt with a saline taste, usually obtained as greenish crystals of the heptahydrate, which are converted to the white monohydrate above 100°C: used in inks, tanning, water purification, and in the treatment of anaemia. Formula: FeSO4
  • johannes gutenberg — Johannes [yoh-hahn-uh s] /yoʊˈhɑn əs/ (Show IPA), (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type.
  • justice department — the United States federal department for enforcing federal laws
  • kentucky bluegrass — a grass, Poa pratensis, of the Mississippi valley, used for pasturage and lawns.
  • king's regulations — (in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is male) the code of conduct for members of the armed forces that deals with discipline, aspects of military law, etc
  • last in, first out — The expression last in, first out is used to say that the last person who started work in an organization should be the first person to leave it, if fewer people are needed.
  • last-in, first-out — an inventory plan based on the assumption that materials constituting manufacturing costs should be carried on the books at the market price of the last lot received. Abbreviation: LIFO. Compare first-in, first-out.
  • lenticular process — a method for producing images with a three-dimensional effect by photographing on lenticulated film.
  • literae humaniores — (at Oxford University) the faculty concerned with Greek and Latin literature, ancient history, and philosophy; classics
  • lonely hearts club — a club for people who are trying to find a lover or a friend
  • magnesium arsenate — a white, water-insoluble powder, Mg 3 (AsO 4) 2 ⋅xH 2 O, used chiefly as an insecticide.
  • magnesium stearate — Magnesium stearate is a salt that is often used as a diluent and lubricant in tablets and capsules.
  • manufactured goods — products made by machine
  • manufacturing base — the manufacturing industries of an area or a country considered as a unit and a constituent part of the economy
  • many happy returns — When it is someone's birthday, people sometimes say 'Many happy returns' to them as a way of greeting them.
  • microencapsulation — the process of enclosing chemical substances in microcapsules.
  • mineral supplement — a pill containing minerals that you take to improve your health
  • miniature pinscher — one of a German breed of toy dogs resembling a smaller version of the Doberman pinscher, having a flat skull, a smooth coat, erect ears, and a docked tail, bred originally as a watchdog.
  • misunderestimation — (nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating.
  • molecular genetics — a subdivision of genetics concerned with the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.
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