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16-letter words containing a, l, e, s, n

  • exemplifications — Plural form of exemplification.
  • exemption clause — a clause in a contract that exempts one party from liability for something
  • exhaust analysis — An exhaust analysis is an examination of the constituents of an engine's gases, vapors, and particulates.
  • exhaust manifold — An exhaust manifold is a heat-resistant tube that connects an engine to an exhaust pipe.
  • existentialistic — Existentialist.
  • expansion bottle — a tank collecting coolant from a radiator while an engine is heated, and from which the coolant returns to the radiator when the engine cools
  • extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
  • extension ladder — a ladder that can be made longer by pulling out an extra section
  • external affairs — (formerly) the Canadian federal Foreign Affairs department
  • external storage — storage, as on disk or tape, supplemental to and slower than main storage, not under the direct control of the CPU and generally contained outside it: Secondary storage for this system is contained on videodisk.
  • external student — a student studying a university subject extramurally
  • extradimensional — (jargon, science fiction) Originating outside the known physical reality of the universe.
  • fahrenheit scale — Gabriel Daniel [German gah-bree-el dah-nee-el] /German ˈgɑ briˌɛl ˈdɑ niˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1686–1736, German physicist: devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers.
  • falling sickness — epilepsy.
  • false dragonhead — a North American plant, Physostegia virginiana, of the mint family, having a spike of tubular, two-lipped, pink or white flowers.
  • fancy dress ball — a ball at which the guests wear fancy dress
  • fantasy baseball — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
  • feel constrained — If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.
  • fellow passenger — a person travelling on the same vehicle, plane, ship etc as you
  • fire regulations — rules intended to make sure that people and property stay safe in the event of a fire
  • first lieutenant — an officer ranking next above second lieutenant and next below a captain.
  • flabbergastation — (colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
  • flabbergastingly — Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly.
  • flash eliminator — a device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the flash made by the ignited propellant gases
  • flash in the pan — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
  • flat-bed scanner — a type of optical scanner having a flat, stationary surface on which a page is scanned by a moving head.
  • floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
  • fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
  • for external use — If medicine is for external use, it is intended to be used only on the outside of your body, and not to be eaten or drunk.
  • forswear oneself — to swear falsely; perjure oneself
  • four-dimensional — of a space having points, or a set having elements, which require four coordinates for their unique determination.
  • fourier analysis — the expression of any periodic function as a sum of sine and cosine functions, as in an electromagnetic wave function. Compare Fourier series.
  • franchise clause — a clause stipulating that the insured will be responsible for any loss not in excess of a stated amount, and the insurance company will be liable for full payment of the loss equaling or exceeding the amount up to the insured amount.
  • francis of sales — Saint, 1567–1622, French ecclesiastic and writer on theology: bishop of Geneva 1602–22.
  • franz josef land — an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, E of Spitzbergen and N of Novaya Zemlya: belongs to the Russian Federation.
  • fraunhofer lines — a set of dark lines appearing in the continuous emission spectrum of the sun. It is caused by the absorption of light of certain wavelengths coming from the hotter region of the sun by elements in the cooler outer atmosphere
  • french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
  • friendly islands — Tonga
  • fundamental bass — a bass consisting of the roots of the chords employed.
  • fundamental star — one of a number of stars with positions that have been determined accurately and that are used as reference stars for the determination of positions of other celestial objects.
  • fundamentalistic — Fundamentalist.
  • funeral expenses — Funeral expenses are the costs of organizing and carrying out a funeral.
  • gallium arsenide — a crystalline and highly toxic semiconductor, GaAs, used in light-emitting diodes, lasers, and electronic devices.
  • gas blowoff line — A gas blowoff line is a safety device to control sudden increases in pressure.
  • gas liquefaction — Gas liquefaction is the process of refrigerating a gas to a temperature that is below its critical temperature in order to form a liquid.
  • gasoline-powered — using gasoline as fuel
  • gastroenterology — the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of digestive organs.
  • gastrointestinal — of, relating to, or affecting the stomach and intestines.
  • general assembly — the legislature in some states of the U.S.
  • general expenses — miscellaneous expenses
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