28-letter words containing u, n, c, o, m, e
- supplemental security income — income provided by the U.S. government to needy aged, blind, and disabled persons. Abbreviation: SSI.
- systems network architecture — (networking) (SNA) IBM's proprietary high level networking protocol standard, used by IBM and IBM compatible mainframes. Also referred to as "Blue Glue", SNA is a bletcherous protocol once widely favoured at commercial shops. The official IBM definition is "that which binds blue boxes together." It may be relevant that Blue Glue is also a 3M product commonly used to hold down carpets in dinosaur pens.
- the medical research council — a government body that uses public funds to finance research in medicine
- tissue plasminogen activator — an anticlotting enzyme, naturally occurring in small amounts in the blood.
- to cut something to the bone — If something such as costs are cut to the bone, they are reduced to the minimum possible.
- turn the screw(s) on someone — If you turn or tighten the screw on someone, you increase the pressure which is already on them, for example by using threats, in order to force them to do a particular thing.
- wake up and smell the coffee — to face up to reality, especially in an unpleasant situation