19-letter words containing u, n, a, i, m, o
- semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- simulation analysis — (language, simulation) (SIMAN) A simulation language, especially for manufacturing systems, developed by C. Dennis Pegden in 1983.
- smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
- standing broad jump — a jump for distance from a standing position.
- sugar loaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
- suspended animation — a state of temporary cessation of the vital functions.
- suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
- synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
- tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
- the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
- thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
- to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
- torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
- total communication — the theory or practice of incorporating all means of communication, including speech, speechreading, auditory training, sign language, and writing, in the education of deaf or hearing-impaired children.
- turbo-ramjet engine — a combination engine that can be operated as a turbojet or ramjet engine.
- unit of measurement — physical quantity
- unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
- vacuum distillation — a process of distillation employing a vacuum that by lowering the pressure on a liquid allows volatilization at a lower temperature than normal.
- valencian community — region comprising three provinces of E Spain: 8,998 sq mi (23,305 sq km); pop. 4,029,000; cap. Valencia
- velocity modulation — the modulation in velocity of a beam of electrons or ions caused by passing the beam through a high-frequency electric field, as in a cavity resonator
- victor emmanuel iii — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- vinculum matrimonii — the bond of matrimony.
- volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
- von neumann machine — the stored-program computer developed by John von Neumann and his associates
- welsh mountain pony — a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales
- wide-angle glaucoma — open-angle glaucoma. See under glaucoma.
- yablonovy mountains — a mountain range in Siberia. Highest peak: 1680 m (5512 ft)