17-letter words containing t, u, m, e
- mountain sickness — illness caused by being at high altitude
- mounted policeman — policemen who patrol on horseback
- muenster (cheese) — a mild light-yellow semisoft cheese
- multi-directional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
- multi-millionaire — a person who possesses a fortune that amounts to many millions of dollars, francs, etc.
- multicollinearity — (statistics) A phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, so that the coefficient estimates may change erratically in response to small changes in the model or data.
- multigenerational — of or relating to several generations, as of a family, or society: a multigenerational novel covering 300 years.
- multilateral well — A multilateral well is a well that has more than one branch radiating from the main wellbore.
- multiline insurer — an insurance company that is engaged in more than two fields of insurance.
- multimedia system — multimedia
- multimillionaires — Plural form of multimillionaire.
- multiple cropping — the use of the same field for two or more crops, whether of the same or of different kinds, successively during a single year.
- multiple exposure — the filming of more than one scene in a single frame
- multiple integral — an integral in which the integrand involves a function of more than one variable and which requires for evaluation repetition of the integration process.
- multiple neuritis — polyneuritis.
- multiple-unit car — a self-propelled railroad car, generally used in commuting service, equipped so that a train of such cars can be operated from any one of them.
- multiplex printer — (hardware) A duplex circuit using time-division multiplexing to provide multiple duplex channels over one wire. For example, channels A, B, C, and D could be used for simultaneous transmission in both directions.
- multiplier effect — the effect of government spending on national income
- multipotentiality — The capacity to develop in multiple ways; the state of having multiple potentialities.
- multitudinousness — The state or condition of being multitudinous.
- mundane astrology — the astrology of worldly events, in contrast to the astrology of the individual: used especially in interpretations and forecasts involving politics, the stock market, weather, and disasters.
- muscae volitantes — floater (def 6).
- musical interlude — an interval in a play, event or occasion during which music is played
- mustard and cress — Mustard and cress is very young mustard plants and cress plants grown together and eaten in salad.
- mutual inductance — the ratio of the electromotive force in one of two circuits to the rate of change of current in the other circuit.
- national monument — a monument, as a historic site or geographical area, owned and maintained in the public interest by the federal government.
- neo-malthusianism — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- neurofibromatosis — a dominantly inherited genetic disorder characterized by flat brown patches on the skin, neurofibromas of the skin and internal organs, and in some cases skeletal deformity.
- neurotransmission — the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse.
- neurotransmissive — Relating to neurotransmission.
- neurotransmitters — Plural form of neurotransmitter.
- newfoundland time — a form of civil time observed on the island of Newfoundland, one and one-half hours later than Eastern time and a half hour later than Atlantic time.
- ngaliema mountain — Mount, a mountain with two summits, in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: highest peak in the Ruwenzori group. 16,790 feet (5119 meters).
- non-argumentative — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
- non-communicative — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- non-reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- notebook computer — laptop, portable
- nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
- number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
- number eight wire — a standard gauge of fencing wire
- number three wood — spoon (def 5).
- numerical control — control of a machine tool, or other device used in a manufacturing process, by a computer, other control circuitry, or recorded digital commands.
- office automation — a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.
- opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
- out of one's mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
- outline agreement — a contract, etc, setting out the preliminary terms or guidelines for an agreement; a preliminary agreement
- over-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- parachute payment — a payment made to alleviate hardship resulting from a sudden loss of income
- parallel computer — parallel processor
- parents anonymous — (in Britain) an association of local voluntary self-help groups offering help through an anonymous telephone service to parents who fear they will injure their children, or who have other problems in managing their children