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

  • departmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize.
  • depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
  • determinableness — Capability of being determined; determinability.
  • developmentalism — An economic theory which states that the best way for Third World countries to develop is through fostering a strong and varied internal market and to impose high tariffs on imported goods.
  • developmentalist — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
  • dialysis machine — device: kidney treatment
  • dimethyl sulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • direct-mail shot — the posting of unsolicited sales literature to potential customers' homes or business addresses
  • disestablishment — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
  • displacement ton — a unit for measuring the displacement of a vessel, equal to a long ton of 2240 pounds (1016 kg) or 35 cu. ft. (1 cu. m) of seawater.
  • display terminal — Visual Display Unit
  • distance modulus — a measure of the distance, r, of a celestial object too far away to show measurable parallax. It is given by m–M = 5 log(r/10), where m is its apparent magnitude (corrected for interstellar absorption) and M is its absolute magnitude
  • dolichocephalism — (medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
  • domain selection — (systems analysis)   The prioritisation and selection of one or more domains for which specific software reuse engineering projects are to be initiated.
  • domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
  • double monastery — a religious community of both men and women who live in separate establishments under the same superior and who worship in a common church.
  • drop a bombshell — If someone drops a bombshell, they give you a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
  • duchess of malfi — a tragedy (1614?) by John Webster.
  • duplessis-mornay — Philippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), Mornay, Philippe de.
  • east gwillimbury — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
  • economy of scale — a fall in average costs resulting from an increase in the scale of production
  • elburz mountains — a mountain range in N Iran, parallel to the SW and S shores of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak: Mount Demavend, 5671 m (18 606 ft)
  • electrical storm — thunder, lightning
  • electromagnetics — Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
  • electromagnetism — The interaction of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
  • electromechanics — the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by either static or magnetic electric charges
  • electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
  • ellesmere island — a Canadian island in the Arctic Ocean: part of Nunavut; mountainous, with many glaciers. Area: 212 688 sq km (82 119 sq miles)
  • englishman's tie — a type of knot for tying together heavy ropes
  • environmentalism — A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.
  • environmentalist — A person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.
  • epiphenomenalism — (philosophy, psychology, uncountable) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.
  • erlenmeyer flask — conical container used in laboratory
  • exemplifications — Plural form of exemplification.
  • exemption clause — a clause in a contract that exempts one party from liability for something
  • 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.
  • extrachromosomal — Happening outside a chromosome.
  • extradimensional — (jargon, science fiction) Originating outside the known physical reality of the universe.
  • family of curves — a collection of curves whose equations differ only by values assigned a parameter or parameters.
  • farewell to arms — a novel (1929) by Ernest Hemingway.
  • feme-sole trader — a married woman who is entitled to carry on business on her own account and responsibility, independently of her husband.
  • flash eliminator — a device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the flash made by the ignited propellant gases
  • flashbulb memory — the clear recollections that a person may have of the circumstances associated with a dramatic event
  • flat-felled seam — a seam on the face of a garment, as on the outside of the legs of blue jeans, made by overlapping or interlocking one seam allowance with the other and top-stitching them together onto the garment with two parallel rows of stitches.
  • fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
  • four-course meal — A four-course meal is a meal that consists of four parts served one after the other.
  • four-dimensional — of a space having points, or a set having elements, which require four coordinates for their unique determination.
  • frederic mistral — Frédéric [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, French Provençal poet: Nobel prize 1904.
  • full steam ahead — If something such as a plan or a project goes full steam ahead, it progresses quickly.
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