16-letter words containing t, r, u, s, e
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- induction course — training for new job
- induction stroke — The induction stroke is the stroke of the piston in an internal combustion engine in which working fluid is drawn into the cylinder.
- industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
- inmos transputer — transputer
- instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
- instrumentalists — Plural form of instrumentalist.
- insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
- interculturalism — The philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society.
- interim accounts — accounts published in the course of the financial year
- internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
- intrapreneurship — The practice of applying entrepreneurial skills and approaches within an established company.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
- investment trust — a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.
- isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
- joint resolution — a resolution adopted by both branches of a bicameral legislative assembly and requiring the signature of the chief executive to become law.
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- jude the obscure — a novel (1895) by Thomas Hardy.
- justices in eyre — the justices travelling on circuit and presiding over such courts
- karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
- kekulé structure — the structure of many molecules, notably benzene, suggested by Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–96), the German chemist
- kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
- labour relations — Labour relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry, and the political decisions and laws that affect it.
- labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- liberal unionist — a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after
- library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
- like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- lines per minute — (unit) (lpm) A unit used to measure line printer throughput.
- lithium stearate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, LiC 18 H 35 O 2 , used chiefly in cosmetics, in plastics, and as a lubricant in powder metallurgy.
- lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
- manufactured gas — a gaseous fuel created from coal, oil, etc., as differentiated from natural gas.
- marriage customs — the acts that are traditionally done in connection with a marriage
- married quarters — the housing provided on a military base for married servicemen or servicewomen
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- matter of course — an event or result that is natural or inevitable
- matter-of-course — occurring or proceeding in or as if in the logical, natural, or customary course of things; expected or inevitable.
- maximum-security — designed for or housing prisoners regarded as being very dangerous to society.
- mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
- medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
- menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- meretriciousness — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- mesembryanthemum — any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.
- metteur en scene — a director of a theatrical or cinematic production.
- microconstituent — a microscopically small constituent of a metal or alloy.