17-letter words containing t, u, m, e

suction lipectomy — the removal of fatty tissue by making a small incision in the skin, loosening the fat layer, and withdrawing it by suction.
sudetes mountains — mountain range along the borders of N Czech Republic & SW Poland: highest peak, 5,259 ft (1,603 m)
sum and substance — main idea, gist, or point: the sum and substance of an argument.
sunbury-on-thames — a town in SE England, in N Surrey. Pop: 27 415 (2001)
sunday supplement — a special section incorporated in the Sunday editions of many newspapers, often containing features on books, celebrities, home entertainment, gardening, and the like.
super-nationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
superalimentation — nourishment; nutrition.
supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
supermassive star — Astronomy. a star with a mass more than fifty times the mass of the sun.
supernova remnant — an expanding shell of gas, with accompanying strong radio and x-ray emissions, produced by a supernova.
supply management — business purchasing
support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
surface treatment — A surface treatment is a process applied to the surface of a material to make it better in some way, for example by making it more resistant to corrosion or wear.
tanenbaum, andrew — Andrew Tanenbaum
telecommunicating — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
telecommunication — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
telephone numbers — extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
temperature chart — a chart monitoring and recording somebody's body temperature, as of a patient at a hospital, etc
temperature gauge — a device which shows the temperature or heat of something
temporary account — A temporary account is an account which is closed out at the end of the year.
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
terminal juncture — a form of juncture consisting of a change in pitch before a pause, marking the end of an utterance or a break between utterances, as between clauses. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7), open juncture.
tertiary consumer — a carnivore at the topmost level in a food chain that feeds on other carnivores; an animal that feeds only on secondary consumers.
texas instruments — (company) (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. The COOL and OATH C++ class libraries were developed at TI, as were PDL2 and the ASC computer, PC-Scheme and Texas Instruments Pascal.
textual criticism — lower criticism.
the horse's mouth — the most reliable source
the humber bridge — a single-span suspension bridge (1981) that crosses the Humber, with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft)
the last judgment — the occasion, after the resurrection of the dead at the end of the world, when, according to biblical tradition, God will decree the final destinies of all men according to the good and evil in their earthly lives
the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
the minute (that) — just as soon as
the new jerusalem — the de facto capital of Israel (recognition of this has been withheld by the United Nations), situated in the Judaean hills: became capital of the Hebrew kingdom after its capture by David around 1000 bc; destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 bc; taken by the Romans in 63 bc; devastated in 70 ad and 135 ad during the Jewish rebellions against Rome; fell to the Arabs in 637 and to the Seljuk Turks in 1071; ruled by Crusaders from 1099 to 1187 and by the Egyptians and Turks until conquered by the British (1917); centre of the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, when the Arabs took the old city and the Jews held the new city; unified after the Six Day War (1967) under the Israelis; the holy city of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Pop: 693 200 (2003 est)
the sound of mull — the water that separates the island of Mull from the mainland of Scotland
the underemployed — underemployed people
theory of numbers — number theory.
thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
thermal pollution — a rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants.
thermal underwear — underwear designed to retain body heat in cold temperatures.
thermocoagulation — the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
to come up trumps — If you say that someone came up trumps, you mean that they did something successfully, often when they were not expected to.
to eat humble pie — If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something.
to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
to open your mind — If something opens your mind to new ideas or experiences, it makes you more willing to accept them or try them.
to prime the pump — To prime the pump means to do something to encourage the success or growth of something, especially the economy.
to take your time — If you take your time doing something, you do it quite slowly and do not hurry.
tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
tourette syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
trailing geranium — an ivy-leaved variety of geranium, Pelargonium peltatum
triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.

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