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16-letter words containing c, e, l

  • abscission layer — a layer of parenchyma cells that is formed at the bases of fruits, flowers, and leaves before abscission. As the parenchyma disintegrates, the organ becomes separated from the plant
  • absolute alcohol — a liquid containing at least 99 per cent of pure ethanol by weight
  • absolute ceiling — the maximum height above sea level, usually measured in feet or metres, at which an aircraft can maintain horizontal flight
  • absolute monarch — a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
  • abstract algebra — the branch of mathematics that deals with the extension of algebraic concepts usually associated with the real number system to other, more general systems.
  • acanthocephalans — Plural form of acanthocephalan.
  • accidental death — death that was caused unintentionally
  • accordion pleats — tiny knife pleats
  • accountabilities — the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
  • accounts payable — A company's accounts payable are all the money that it owes to other companies for goods or services that it has received, or a list of these companies and the amounts owed to them.
  • accumulativeness — The state or qualities of being accumulative.
  • acetyl promazine — acepromazine
  • acetylandromedol — grayanotoxin.
  • acetylene series — a group of similar hydrocarbons
  • acetylsalicylate — a salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid.
  • acknowledgements — Plural form of acknowledgement.
  • acoustic coupler — a device converting computer-data signals into acoustic form for transmission down a telephone line, through the handset microphone
  • action potential — a localized change in electrical potential, from about –70 mV to +30 mV and back again, that occurs across a nerve fibre during transmission of a nerve impulse
  • activated sludge — a mass of aerated precipitated sewage added to untreated sewage to bring about purification by hastening decomposition by microorganisms
  • adjective clause — a relative clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, as the clause that I told you about in This is the book that I told you about and who saw us in It was she who saw us.
  • adjustable-pitch — (of a marine or aircraft propeller) having blades whose pitch can be changed while the propeller is stationary, chiefly to suit various conditions of navigation or flight.
  • advice columnist — An advice columnist is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems.
  • aesthetic labour — workers employed by a company for their appearance or accent, with the aim of promoting the company's image
  • affluent society — a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available
  • african elephant — a type of elephant that is native to Africa
  • air vice-marshal — a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a rear admiral in the Royal Navy
  • airplane carrier — an aircraft carrier.
  • alder flycatcher — a North American flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, of alder thickets and other moist areas, that has greenish-brown upper parts and whitish underparts and is almost indistinguishable except by voice from E. traillii (willow flycatcher)
  • aleutian current — a current in the Pacific Ocean that flows eastward between latitudes 40° and 50° N.
  • alexander dubcekAlexander, 1921–92, Czechoslovakian political leader: first secretary of the Communist Party 1968–69.
  • algebraic number — any number that is a root of a polynomial equation having rational coefficients such as √2 but not π
  • alimentary canal — The alimentary canal in a person or animal is the passage in their body through which food passes from their mouth to their anus.
  • all-encompassing — all-embracing.
  • allele frequency — the frequency of occurrence or proportions of different alleles of a particular gene in a given population.
  • alligator wrench — a wrench having a V -shaped pair of serrated jaws set at right angles to the shank for turning cylindrical or irregularly shaped parts.
  • alloyed junction — a semiconductor junction used in some junction transistors and formed by alloying metal contacts, functioning as emitter and collector regions, to a wafer of semiconductor that acts as the base region
  • alpha conversion — (theory)   In lambda-calculus and reduction, the renaming of a formal parameter in a lambda abstraction. This does not change the meaning of the abstraction. For example: \ x . x+1 <--> \ y . y+1 If the actual argument to a lambda abstraction contains instances of the abstraction's formal parameter then it is necessary to rename the parameter before applying the abstraction to avoid name capture.
  • alpha-adrenergic — of or having to do with an alpha receptor
  • alpha-tocopherol — Alpha-tocopherol is a form of vitamin E.
  • alphanumerically — In an alphanumeric manner; using alphanumeric characters.
  • alternative fact — a theory posited as an alternative to another, often more widely accepted, theory
  • alternative rock — a broad category of popular rock music typically regarded as somewhat out of the mainstream and variously including elements of punk rock, heavy metal, folk music, etc.
  • altitude chamber — a chamber for simulating the conditions of air pressure and temperature for a given altitude in order to test the behavior of people and equipment in such an environment.
  • aluminosilicates — Plural form of aluminosilicate.
  • aluminum acetate — a compound that in the form of its normal salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 3 , obtained as a white, water-soluble, amorphous powder, is used chiefly in medicine as an astringent and as an antiseptic, and in the form of its basic salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 2 OH, obtained as a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, is used chiefly in the textile industry as a waterproofing agent, as a fireproofing agent, and as a mordant.
  • aluminum carbide — a yellow, crystalline solid, Al 4 C 3 , that reacts with water to form methane.
  • alveolar process — the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth.
  • ambulance chaser — a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the lawsuits of accident victims
  • ambulance driver — a person whose job is to drive an ambulance
  • ambulance stocks — high-performance stocks and shares recommended by a broker to a dissatisfied client to improve their relationship

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