15-letter words containing ome
- neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
- nomex underwear — /noh'meks uhn'-der-weir/ [Usenet] Synonym asbestos longjohns, used mostly in auto-related mailing lists and newsgroups. NOMEX underwear is an actual product available on the racing equipment market, used as a fire resistance measure and required in some racing series.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- oligomerization — (chemistry) The formation of an oligomer from a monomer.
- omega-algebraic — In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the lub of some chain of compact elements. If the set of compact elements is countable it is omega-algebraic. Usually written with a Greek letter omega (LaTeX \omega).
- ordinary income — taxable income, as salary and wages, other than capital gains.
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- paurometabolous — designating or of a group of insect orders, as orthopterans or hemipterans, in which metamorphosis to the adult state from the juvenile state is gradual and without any sudden, radical change of body form
- phenomenalistic — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- phenomenologies — the study of phenomena.
- phenomenologist — the study of phenomena.
- photomechanical — noting or pertaining to any of various processes for printing from plates or surfaces prepared by the aid of photography.
- position isomer — any of two or more isomers that differ only in the position occupied by a substituent.
- potato omelette — a type of Spanish omelette made using eggs, fried potato, and sometimes onion
- properispomenon — a word with an accentuated penultimate syllable that is indicated by means of a circumflex
- pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
- pyrometric cone — (in a kiln) a triangular piece of material that indicates by bending or melting that a certain temperature has been reached.
- quarrelsomeness — The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature. (from 17th c.).
- quite something — a remarkable or noteworthy thing or person
- radiogoniometer — a device used to detect the direction of radio waves, consisting of a coil that is free to rotate within two fixed coils at right angles to each other
- radiogoniometry — the science of detecting the direction of radio waves
- radiometrically — using a radiometric method, in terms of radiometry
- radiomicrometer — an instrument for measuring small amounts of radiant energy, consisting of a sensitive thermocouple connected to a galvanometer.
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- retained income — retained earnings.
- retirement home — care facility for elderly people
- reye's syndrome — an uncommon, severe disorder occurring primarily in children after a viral illness, as influenza or chickenpox, and associated with aspirin usage, involving swelling of the brain and liver and affecting other organs: symptoms include fever, projectile vomiting, confusion, and, sometimes, respiratory arrest.
- romantic comedy — a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.
- say someone nay — to refuse or forbid
- scotch foursome — foursome (def 2b).
- sex chromosomes — a chromosome, differing in shape or function from other chromosomes, that determines the sex of an individual.
- somerset island — an island in the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut, Canada, NW of Baffin Island. 9594 sq. mi. (24,848 sq. km).
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- start something — to cause a disturbance or trouble
- stereoisomerism — the isomerism ascribed to different relative positions of the atoms or groups of atoms in the molecules of organic compounds.
- superphenomenon — a phenomenon that is beyond the typical qualities of phenomena
- tarsometatarsal — the large bone in the lower leg of a bird with which the toe bones articulate, formed by the fusion of tarsal and metatarsal bones.
- tarsometatarsus — the large bone in the lower leg of a bird with which the toe bones articulate, formed by the fusion of tarsal and metatarsal bones.
- telethermometer — any of various thermometers that indicate or record temperatures at a distance, as by means of an electric current.
- the last moment — If someone does something at the last moment, they do it at the latest time possible.
- the next moment — You use the expression the next moment, or expressions such as 'one moment he was there, the next he was gone', to emphasize that something happens suddenly, especially when it is very different from what was happening before.
- thermobarometer — Also called hypsometer. an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, and sometimes altitude, from its effect upon the boiling point of a liquid.
- thirtysomething — a person in her or his thirties
- to come to mind — If something comes to mind or springs to mind, you think of it without making any effort.
- tocodynamometer — tokodynamometer.
- tokodynamometer — a pressure gauge strapped to the mother's abdomen during labor to measure uterine contractions.
- transmissometer — an instrument for measuring visibility or the transmission of light in the atmosphere.
- ultramicrometer — a micrometer calibrated to a very fine scale and capable of measuring extremely small magnitudes.
- un-come-at-able — not accessible
- unearned income — income received from property, as interest, dividends, or the like.