18-letter words containing u, n, t, i, m, e

oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
parachute regiment — an airborne regiment of an army
parallel computing — parallel processing
perceptual mapping — the use of a graph or map in the development of a new product, in which the proximity of consumers' images of the new product to those of an ideal product provide an indication of the new product's likely success
petroleum engineer — A petroleum engineer is an engineer who is involved in most stages of oil and gas field evaluation, development, and production, whose job is to maximize hydrocarbon recovery and reduce costs and environmental impact.
phytohemagglutinin — a lectin, obtained from the red kidney bean, that binds to the membranes of T cells and stimulates metabolic activity, cell division, etc.
plenum ventilation — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
pneumatic conveyor — a tube through which powdered or granular material, such as cement, grain, etc is transported by a flow of air
portable equipment — Portable equipment is electrical equipment that can easily be moved from one place to another while in operation or while connected to the supply.
potassium myronate — sinigrin.
preantepenultimate — third from the end.
precious moonstone — moonstone (def 1).
presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
primus inter pares — (of males) first among equals.
principal argument — the radian measure of the argument between −π and π of a complex number. Compare argument (def 8c).
production manager — a supervisor of the budget, crew and other details in the production of a film or play
public examination — an examination, such as a GCSE exam, that is set by a central examining board
pulmonic airstream — a current of lung air set in motion by the respiratory muscles in the production of speech.
punishment beating — a form of corporal punishment carried out by a paramilitary organization on a member of another sectarian organization, usually in Northern Ireland
put one in mind of — to remind (one) of
pyramus and thisbe — (in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same
quantum efficiency — the number of electrons released by a photocell per photon of incident radiation of a given energy
quartz-iodine lamp — a type of tungsten-halogen lamp containing small amounts of iodine and having a quartz envelope, operating at high temperature and producing an intense light for use in car headlamps, etc
quinacrine mustard — a nitrogen mustard derived from mepacrine and used as a stain for chromosomes
reciprocating pump — A reciprocating pump is a pump which uses a backward and forward movement to move a fluid.
recruitment agency — company that places job candidates
residual magnetism — remanence.
resuscitation room — an intensive care unit
roman architecture — buildings in style of ancient Rome
run length limited — (storage) (RLL) The most popular scheme for encoding data on magnetic disks. RLL packs up to 50% more data on a disk than MFM. Groups of bits are mapped to specific patterns of flux. The density of flux transitions is limited by the spatial resolution of the disk and frequency response of the head and electronics. However, transitions must be close enough to allow reliable clock recovery. RLL implementations vary according to the minimum and maximum allowed numbers of transition cells between transitions. For example, the most common variant today, RLL 1,7, can have a transition in every other cell and must have at least one transition every seven cells. The exact mapping from bits to transitions is essentially arbitrary. Other schemes include GCR, FM, Modified Frequency Modulation (MFM). See also: PRML.
running commentary — non-stop description of sth
running martingale — martingale (def 2).
sampling equipment — Sampling equipment is equipment which is used to remove small amounts of something for analysis and monitoring.
sault sainte marie — the rapids of the St. Marys River, between NE Michigan and Ontario, Canada.
second triumvirate — the coalition and joint rule of the Roman Empire by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, begun in 43 bc
security agreement — business: contract
selenium rectifier — a rectifier consisting of laminated plates of metal, usually iron, that have been coated with selenium on one side, with rectification taking place because the flow of electrons from the conductive metal to the selenium occurs more readily than the flow in the opposite direction.
semiprecious stone — See at semiprecious.
shipping documents — documents relating to the sending of a shipment of goods, for example containing details of contents, weight, value etc.
shotgun microphone — a directional microphone with a narrow-angle range of sensitivity.
simple enumeration — a procedure for arriving at empirical generalizations by haphazard accumulation of positive instances.
ski-mountaineering — a combination of the sports of skiing and mountaineering, for example by climbing up a mountain then skiing down it
small outline dimm — (storage) (SO-DIMM) A smaller kind of DIMM with 72 pins (supporting 32-bit transfers) or 144 pins (64-bit transfers). Regular DIMMs have 168 pins and support 64-bit transfers. Being roughly half the size of the regular DIMM, SO-DIMMs are often used in notebook computers.
sodium bicarbonate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, in powder or granules, NaHCO 3 , usually prepared by the reaction of soda ash with carbon dioxide or obtained from the intermediate product of the Solvay process by purification: used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium salts, baking powder, and beverages, as a laboratory reagent, as a fire extinguisher, and in medicine as an antacid.
sodium thiocyanate — a white powder or colorless, deliquescent crystals, NaSCN, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in medicine in the treatment of hypertension.
specimen signature — a signature to be compared to an original signature in order to verify someone's identity
squinting modifier — a word or phrase that can modify either the words that precede it or those that follow, as frequently in the sentence Studying frequently is tedious.
squirting cucumber — a Mediterranean plant, Ecballium elaterium, of the gourd family, whose ripened fruit forcibly ejects the seeds and juice.
strontium monoxide — a white insoluble solid substance used in making strontium salts and purifying sugar. Formula: SrO

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