15-letter words containing a, l, r, e
- engraving plate — a metal, usually steel, plate on which an image is engraved in order to be reproduced
- ennerdale water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 4 km (2.5 miles)
- enterobacterial — relating to enterobacteria
- entrepreneurial — Characterized by the taking of financial risks in the hope of profit; enterprising.
- environmentally — In a manner affecting one's environment.
- epeirogenically — in the manner of epeirogeny
- epicyclic train — a cluster of gears consisting of a central gearwheel with external teeth (the sun), a coaxial gearwheel of greater diameter with internal teeth (the annulus), and one or more planetary gears engaging with both of them to provide a large gear ratio in a compact space
- epsilon squared — (jargon) A quantity even smaller than epsilon, as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is to something normal; completely negligible. If you buy a supercomputer for a million dollars, the cost of the thousand-dollar terminal to go with it is epsilon, and the cost of the ten-dollar cable to connect them is epsilon squared. Compare lost in the underflow, lost in the noise.
- equalitarianism — Egalitarianism.
- erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
- erythromelalgia — A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then become hyperemic and inflamed.
- estates general — States-General (sense 1)
- estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
- etherealization — The act or process of etherealizing.
- ethyl carbamate — a colourless odourless crystalline ester that is used in the manufacture of pesticides, fungicides, and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CO(NH2)OC2H5
- eudiometrically — By means of or in terms of eudiometry.
- evaporated milk — concentrated dairy product
- everlastingness — The state or quality of being everlasting.
- experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
- experientialist — A proponent of experientialism.
- experimentalism — An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
- experimentalist — One who performs experiments.
- experimentalize — (transitive) To make experiments upon.
- external degree — a degree gained by a student who studies extramurally
- external galaxy — any galaxy beyond our own galaxy
- external memory — (storage) A vague term for slower, non-volatile storage, usually magnetic disk, in contrast to main memory which is usually volatile semiconductor RAM.
- external spline — any one of a series of narrow keys formed longitudinally around the circumference of a shaft that fit into corresponding grooves (internal splines) in a mating part: used to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
- externalisation — Alternative spelling of externalization.
- externalization — A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.
- extracellularly — In an extracellular manner.
- extracurricular — (of an activity at a school or college) Pursued in addition to the normal course of study.
- extrajudicially — Outside of the legal system.
- extralinguistic — Outside the realm of linguistics.
- extraordinarily — In an extraordinary manner.
- extrinsicalness — Quality of being extrinsical.
- facile princeps — an obvious leader
- faint-heartedly — nervously
- fair employment — the policy or practice of employing people on the basis of their capabilities only, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
- fall cankerworm — the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm)
- fall from grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- falling weather — wet weather, as rain or snow.
- fallout shelter — protective bunker
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- false decretals — the Pseudo-Isidorian documents.
- false hellebore — any of various plants belonging to the genus Veratrum, of the lily family, especially a North American species, V. viride, which has clusters of yellowish-green flowers and is the source of substances used in certain medicines and insecticides.
- false miterwort — foamflower.
- false pregnancy — physiological signs of pregnancy without conception; pseudocyesis.
- false pretences — fraud, deception
- false pretenses — If you do something under false pretenses, you do it when people do not know the truth about you and your intentions.
- family practice — medical specialization in general practice, requiring training beyond that of general practice and leading to board certification.