18-letter words containing a, f, i, r, m, n

information centre — help desk, office
information island — (jargon) A body of information (i.e. electronic files) that needs to be shared but has no network connection.
information office — an office where you can go to get information
information system — a computer system or set of components for collecting, creating, storing, processing, and distributing information, typically including hardware and software, system users, and the data itself: the use of information systems to solve business problems.
information theory — the mathematical theory concerned with the content, transmission, storage, and retrieval of information, usually in the form of messages or data, and especially by means of computers.
informatory double — a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
infrared astronomy — the study of infrared radiation emitted by celestial objects.
lean manufacturing — efficiency in the production of goods
lone-parent family — a family in which there is only one parent
magnetic amplifier — an amplifier that applies the input signal to a primary winding and feeds an alternating current to a secondary winding where this current is modulated by the variations in the primary winding.
make a beeline for — head directly towards
make no difference — to have no effect; not matter
manufacturing base — the manufacturing industries of an area or a country considered as a unit and a constituent part of the economy
medical profession — the body of people who work as doctors of medicine
mendel's first law — the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent.
merchant of venice — a comedy (1596?) by Shakespeare.
mexican fire-plant — a showy plant, Euphorbia heterophylla, of the spurge family, growing in the central U.S. to central South America, having red or mottled red and white bracts.
microsoft exchange — (messaging) Microsoft's messaging and enterprise collaboration server. Exchange's primary role is as an electronic mail message store but it can also store calendars, task lists, contact details, and other data.
minister of health — a person appointed to head the government department of health
morning-after pill — a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.
nike of samothrace — a Greek marble statue (c200 b.c.) of Nike found at Samothrace and now in the Louvre, Paris.
non-inertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
nonpreferentialism — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
of your own making — If you say that something such as a problem you have is of your own making, you mean you have caused or created it yourself.
offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
osteitis deformans — Paget's disease.
performance artist — an artist that is involved in a theatrical presentation that incorporates various art forms, such as dance, sculpture, music, etc
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.
primate of england — a title of the archbishop of Canterbury.
reaction formation — a behavioral tendency developed in direct opposition to a repressed impulse.
richard p. feynman — (person, computing, architecture) /fayn'mn/ 1918-1988. A US physicist, computer scientist and author who graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton. Feynmane was a key figure in helping Oppenheimer and team develop atomic bomb. In 1950 he became a professor at Caltech and in 1965 became Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics for QED (quantum electrodynamics). He was a primary figure in "solving" the Challenger disaster O-ring problem. He "rediscovered" the former Soviet Socialist Republic of Tuva. The 2001 film "Infinity" about Feynman's early life featured Matthew Broderick and Patricia Arquette. In 2001, "QED", a play about Feynman's life featuring Alan Alda opened.
run in sb's family — If a characteristic runs in someone's family, it often occurs in members of that family, in different generations.
sampling frequency — sample rate
self-advertisement — a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc.
self-determination — determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
self-disparagement — the act of disparaging.
self-entertainment — the act of entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion; amusement: Solving the daily crossword puzzle is an entertainment for many.
self-incriminating — serving to incriminate oneself or to expose oneself to prosecution: self-incriminating testimony.
self-incrimination — the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, especially by giving evidence or testimony.
self-mortification — the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself: He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.
self-recrimination — the act of recriminating, or countercharging: Hope gave way to recrimination with both sides claiming the moral high ground.
senior aircraftman — a rank in the Royal Air Force comparable to that of a private in the army, though not the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force
spirits of ammonia — a 10% solution of ammonia in alcohol
stirling's formula — a relation that approximates the value of n factorial (n!), expressed as .
strait of magellan — a strait between the mainland of S South America and Tierra del Fuego, linking the S Pacific with the S Atlantic. Length: 600 km (370 miles). Width: up to 32 km (20 miles)
subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
sugarloaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
transfinite number — an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.

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