16-letter words containing a, e
- all sb ever does — You use the expression all someone ever does when you want to emphasize that they do the same thing all the time, and this annoys you.
- all-encompassing — all-embracing.
- all-terrain bike — mountain bike. Abbreviation: ATB.
- allegheny spurge — a low, shrubby evergreen plant, Pachysandra procumbens, having spikes of white or purplish flowers, native to the southeastern U.S. and widely cultivated as a ground cover.
- allele frequency — the frequency of occurrence or proportions of different alleles of a particular gene in a given population.
- alligator pepper — a tropical African zingiberaceous plant, Amomum melegueta, having red or orange spicy seed capsules
- alligator wrench — a wrench having a V -shaped pair of serrated jaws set at right angles to the shank for turning cylindrical or irregularly shaped parts.
- alliterativeness — The state or quality of being alliterative.
- alloyed junction — a semiconductor junction used in some junction transistors and formed by alloying metal contacts, functioning as emitter and collector regions, to a wafer of semiconductor that acts as the base region
- alpha conversion — (theory) In lambda-calculus and reduction, the renaming of a formal parameter in a lambda abstraction. This does not change the meaning of the abstraction. For example: \ x . x+1 <--> \ y . y+1 If the actual argument to a lambda abstraction contains instances of the abstraction's formal parameter then it is necessary to rename the parameter before applying the abstraction to avoid name capture.
- alpha-adrenergic — of or having to do with an alpha receptor
- alpha-beta brass — a type of brass that contains 35–45 per cent zinc
- alpha-interferon — interferon (def 2).
- alpha-tocopherol — Alpha-tocopherol is a form of vitamin E.
- alphanumerically — In an alphanumeric manner; using alphanumeric characters.
- alpine bearberry — a related species, A. alpina of European mountains, having black berries
- alternate angles — two angles at opposite ends and on opposite sides of a transversal cutting two lines
- alternative fact — a theory posited as an alternative to another, often more widely accepted, theory
- alternative fuel — An alternative fuel is any automotive fuel other than gasoline and diesel fuel.
- alternative rock — a broad category of popular rock music typically regarded as somewhat out of the mainstream and variously including elements of punk rock, heavy metal, folk music, etc.
- alternative vote — of or relating to a system of voting in which voters list the candidates in order of preference. If no candidate obtains more than 50% of first-preference votes, the votes for the bottom candidate are redistributed according to the voters' next preference
- altitude chamber — a chamber for simulating the conditions of air pressure and temperature for a given altitude in order to test the behavior of people and equipment in such an environment.
- aluminium bronze — any of a range of copper alloys that contain between 5 and 10 per cent aluminium
- aluminosilicates — Plural form of aluminosilicate.
- aluminum acetate — a compound that in the form of its normal salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 3 , obtained as a white, water-soluble, amorphous powder, is used chiefly in medicine as an astringent and as an antiseptic, and in the form of its basic salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 2 OH, obtained as a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, is used chiefly in the textile industry as a waterproofing agent, as a fireproofing agent, and as a mordant.
- aluminum carbide — a yellow, crystalline solid, Al 4 C 3 , that reacts with water to form methane.
- aluminum nitrate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Al(NO 3) 3 ⋅9H 2 O, used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing cotton.
- aluminum sulfate — a white crystalline salt, Al2(SO4)3, made by treating bauxite or clay with sulfuric acid: it is used in sizing paper, purifying water, fixing dyes, tanning, etc.
- alvarez quintero — Joa‧ˈquín (hwɑˈkin ) ; hwäkēnˈ) 1873-1944; Sp. playwright
- alveolar process — the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth.
- ambidextrousness — The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
- ambulance chaser — a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the lawsuits of accident victims
- ambulance driver — a person whose job is to drive an ambulance
- ambulance stocks — high-performance stocks and shares recommended by a broker to a dissatisfied client to improve their relationship
- ambulance worker — any person who works in the ambulance service
- amebic dysentery — a form of dysentery caused by an amoeba (Entamoeba histolytica)
- amende honorable — a public apology and reparation made to satisfy the honour of the person wronged
- amending formula — a specified process or procedure by which a constitution may be amended
- american bittern — any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- american buffalo — bison (def 1).
- american cowslip — shooting star (def 2).
- american english — the form of English spoken in the US
- american kestrel — a small American falcon (Falco sparverius) with a reddish-brown back and tail; sparrow hawk
- american mustard — a mild yellow mustard
- american spanish — Spanish as used in Latin America. Abbreviation: AmerSp.
- american tragedy — a novel (1925) by Theodore Dreiser.
- amerigo vespucci — Amerigo [uh-mer-i-goh;; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ;; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), (Americus Vespucius) 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
- amidinohydrazone — any of a group of pesticides, originally developed as antimalarial and antitubercular drugs, that impair cell respiration in cockroaches, red ants, and other insects.
- aminoacetic acid — glycine.
- aminocyclohexane — cyclohexylamine.