18-letter words that end in ne
- magnetocrystalline — (physics) Describing the interaction between the magnetization and the crystal structure of a material.
- mercury delay line — (storage, history) An archaic first-in first-out fixed time period data storage device using acoustic transducers to transmit data as waves in a trough or tube of mercury. EDSAC (Cambridge) and UNIVAC I used delay lines.
- methylprednisolone — A synthetic glucocorticoid drug, with chemical formula C22H30O5.
- methyltestosterone — a synthetic androgenic steroid drug, C 2 0 H 3 0 O 2 , used for its anabolic properties in males in the treatment of hypogonadism and other androgen-deficiency disease states, and in females in the treatment of breast cancer.
- mixed-flow turbine — a water turbine in which water flows radially and axially through the rotating vanes
- molecular medicine — the study of disease or injury at the molecular or cellular level.
- multicast backbone — (MBONE) A virtual network on top of the Internet which supports routing of IP multicast packets, intended for multimedia transmission. MBONE gives public access desktop video communications. The quality is poor with only 3-5 frames per second instead of the 30 frames per second of commercial television. Its advantage is that it avoids all telecommunications costs normally associated with teleconferencing. An interesting innovation is the use of MBONE for audio communications and an electronic "whiteboard" where the computer screen becomes a shared workspace where two physically remote parties can draw on and edit shared documents in real-time.
- multimedia machine — machines that allow users to control and manipulate sound, video, text and graphics
- no sign of someone — If you say that there is no sign of someone, you mean that they have not yet arrived, although you are expecting them to come.
- not be one's scene — If you say that an activity or place is not your scene, you mean that you do not like it or enjoy it.
- oriental almandine — a variety of corundum resembling almandine in colour and used as a gemstone
- oscillating engine — a steam engine having piston rods connected directly to the crankshaft and cylinders oscillating on trunnions.
- phanerocrystalline — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
- phosphatidylserine — any of a class of phospholipids occurring in biological membranes and fats
- precious moonstone — moonstone (def 1).
- projection machine — an apparatus that projects motion pictures; projector.
- propaganda machine — the group of people, publications, etc, such as of a government, country etc, responsible for the organized dissemination of information, allegations, etc, to assist or damage the cause of a government, movement, etc
- replacement engine — an engine used to replace or substitute an older or broken engine (in a vehicle, etc)
- rotary clothesline — an apparatus of radiating spokes that support lines on which clothes are hung to dry
- semiprecious stone — See at semiprecious.
- shotgun microphone — a directional microphone with a narrow-angle range of sensitivity.
- small pastern bone — the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- software backplane — (programming, tool) A CASE framework from Atherton.
- soldier of fortune — a person who independently seeks pleasure, wealth, etc., through adventurous exploits.
- stand/wait in line — When people stand in line or wait in line, they stand one behind the other in a line, waiting their turn for something.
- stroustrup, bjarne — Bjarne Stroustrup
- tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
- telephone sex line — a telephone line operated by a phone-sex worker that offers phone sex to paying customers
- tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
- to pull a fast one — If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you.
- touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- upper partial tone — overtone (def 1).
- visible panty line — the line of someone's underwear which can be seen through trousers
- vitelline membrane — the membrane surrounding the egg yolk.
- wireless telephone — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
- woe betide someone — misfortune will befall someone