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

  • exclusion clause — (in a contract) something that serves to limit liabilities
  • 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.
  • extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
  • external student — a student studying a university subject extramurally
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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 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.
  • general quarters — a condition of readiness for combat on a warship, during which crew members remain at their battle stations and have guns and ammunition ready for immediate loading.
  • general solution — a solution to a differential equation that contains arbitrary, unevaluated constants.
  • golden handcuffs — payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job
  • granulated sugar — a coarsely ground white sugar, widely used as a sweetener.
  • hanseatic league — a medieval league of towns of northern Germany and adjacent countries for the promotion and protection of commerce.
  • health insurance — insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization.
  • health-conscious — having an active interest in one's health
  • heat of solution — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance dissolves completely in a large volume of solvent
  • horsehead nebula — a dark nebula in the constellation Orion, composed of opaque cosmic dust and resembling the head of a horse.
  • humanly possible — feasible, practical
  • hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • image consultant — imagemaker.
  • immeasurableness — The state or condition of being immeasurable.
  • in large measure — If something is true in some measure or in large measure, it is partly or mostly true.
  • inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
  • incidental music — music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.
  • incommensurables — Plural form of incommensurable.
  • inconsequentials — Plural form of inconsequential.
  • indecent assault — a sexual offense, other than rape, committed by one person against another.
  • indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
  • indisputableness — The property of being indisputable.
  • industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
  • inexhaustibility — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
  • inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
  • inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
  • infantile autism — a disorder appearing in children before the age of two and a half, characterized by lack of interest in others, impaired communication skills, and bizarre behavior, as ritualistic acts and excessive attachment to objects.
  • institutionalise — Alternative spelling of institutionalize.
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