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16-letter words containing a, l, t, r, i, n

  • anti-rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
  • anti-rationalist — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
  • anti-theoretical — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
  • anticholinergics — Plural form of anticholinergic.
  • antiinflammatory — Alternative spelling of anti-inflammatory.
  • antilles current — a warm ocean current flowing NW along the N coast of the Greater Antilles and joining the Florida Current off the SW coast of Florida.
  • appeals tribunal — a tribunal that hears appeals
  • application form — a form to be filled in when applying for job, grant etc
  • armed neutrality — military preparedness without commitment, especially as the expressed policy of a neutral nation in wartime; readiness to counter with force an invasion of rights by any belligerent power.
  • artificial crown — the enamel-covered part of a tooth above the gum
  • artistic license — (legal)   The open source license applicable to Perl.
  • assembly routine — assembler (def 2a).
  • at one's leisure — when one has free time
  • atlantic charter — the joint declaration issued by F. D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill on Aug 14, 1941, consisting of eight principles to guide a postwar settlement
  • atlantic croaker — a person or thing that croaks.
  • atrioventricular — of, relating to, or affecting both the atria and the ventricles of the heart
  • australian crawl — a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water
  • australian rules — a game resembling rugby football, played in Australia between teams of 18 men each on an oval pitch, with a ball resembling a large rugby ball. Players attempt to kick the ball between posts (without crossbars) at either end of the pitch, scoring six points for a goal (between the two main posts) and one point for a behind (between either of two outer posts and the main posts). They may punch or kick the ball and run with it provided that they bounce it every ten yards
  • bacterial canker — a disease of plants, characterized by cankers and usually by exudation of gum, caused by bacteria, as of the genera Pseudomonas and Corynebacterium.
  • bacterioplankton — (biology) The bacterial component of marine plankton.
  • baltimore canyon — a submarine valley cut into the continental shelf and slope seaward of Chesapeake Bay.
  • band-pass filter — a filter that transmits only those currents having a frequency lying within specified limits
  • bargaining table — a table around which the parties involved in a negotiation sit
  • bastard culverin — a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 pounds (11 and 17.6 kg).
  • bearing pedestal — an independent support for a bearing, usually incorporating a bearing housing
  • belgian tervuren — one of a Belgian breed of medium-sized dogs having a long, straight coat, fawn to mahogany in color, differing from the Belgian sheepdog only in color.
  • bermuda triangle — an area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Florida where ships and aeroplanes are alleged to have disappeared mysteriously
  • bidirectionality — capable of reacting or functioning in two, usually opposite, directions.
  • binomial theorem — a mathematical theorem that gives the expansion of any binomial raised to a positive integral power, n. It contains n + 1 terms: (x + a)n = xn + nxn–1a + [n(n–1)/2] xn–2a2 +…+ (nk) xn–kak + … + an, where (nk) = n!/(n–k)!k!, the number of combinations of k items selected from n
  • bioenvironmental — pertaining to the environment of living organisms: Bioenvironmental engineers seek to reduce air and water pollution.
  • blink comparator — an optical instrument used to detect small differences in two photographs of the same field or object by viewing them alternately, switching rapidly from one to the other.
  • botanical garden — a place where collections of plants and trees are kept for scientific study and exhibition
  • bright and early — very early in the morning
  • british longhair — a breed of large cat with a semi-long thick soft coat
  • brittany spaniel — a short-tailed French bird dog that typically has a smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
  • bronchial asthma — asthma.
  • buckthorn family — the plant family Rhamnaceae, characterized by shrubs and trees having alternate, simple leaves, clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a drupe or capsule, and including the buckthorn, cascara, and New Jersey tea.
  • bullet-resistant — not allowing bullets to pass through
  • bunker mentality — a defensive attitude in which others are seen as hostile or potentially hostile
  • calcium arsenate — a toxic, white powder, Ca3(AsO4)2, used as an insecticide in the form of a spray or dust
  • candlelit dinner — a meal for a couple which is illuminated by a candle or candles, esp in order to create a romantic mood
  • capillary action — Also called capillary action, capillary attraction. Physics. a manifestation of surface tension by which the portion of the surface of a liquid coming in contact with a solid is elevated or depressed, depending on the adhesive or cohesive properties of the liquid.
  • capillary-action — Also called capillary action, capillary attraction. Physics. a manifestation of surface tension by which the portion of the surface of a liquid coming in contact with a solid is elevated or depressed, depending on the adhesive or cohesive properties of the liquid.
  • cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
  • caricature plant — a tropical Old World shrub, Graptophyllum pictum, of the acanthus family, characterized by purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face.
  • carnot principle — the principle that no heat engine can be more efficient than one operating on a Carnot cycle of reversible changes
  • castor-oil plant — a tall euphorbiaceous Indian plant, Ricinus communis, cultivated in tropical regions for ornament and for its poisonous seeds, from which castor oil is extracted
  • category listing — A category listing is a list of different product categories such as menswear, womenswear, and childrenswear.
  • catering college — a further education college where you learn to cook as a profession
  • cedar revolution — the popular protests in 2005 that brought down the Lebanese cabinet and prompted Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon
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