16-letter words containing e, a, s, y, c, r
- derbyshire chair — a chair of the mid-17th century, made of oak, usually without arms, and having a back of two carved rails between square uprights.
- diesel-hydraulic — a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
- do the necessary — to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
- dramatic society — an amateur dramatics club
- dynamic response — The dynamic response of a machine, structure, or process is how it reacts over time to something that is done to it.
- e-carrier system — (communications) A series of digital transmission formats promulgated by the ITU and used outside of North America and Japan. The basic unit of the E-carrier system is the DS0, which has a transmission rate of 64 Kbps, and is commonly used for one voice circuit. The E1 format consists of 32 DS0 channels, for a total capacity of 2.048 Mbps. E2, E3, E4, and E5 circuits carry multiple E1 channels multiplexed, resulting in transmission rates of up to 565.148 Mbps. The E-carrier system is similar to, and compatible with, the T-carrier system used in North America, but has higher capacity since it uses out-of-band signaling in contrast to the in-band signaling or bit-robbing used in the T-system.
- eclipsing binary — a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system.
- electrolytic gas — a mixture of two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen by volume, formed by the electrolysis of water
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- factor of safety — the ratio of the maximum stress that a structural part or other piece of material can withstand to the maximum stress estimated for it in the use for which it is designed.
- family of curves — a collection of curves whose equations differ only by values assigned a parameter or parameters.
- fancy dress ball — a ball at which the guests wear fancy dress
- focused strategy — a business strategy in which an organization divests itself of all but its core activities, using the funds raised to enhance the distinctive abilities that give it an advantage over its rivals
- french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
- gyratory crusher — A gyratory crusher is a crusher in which a cone-shaped rod rotates in a cone-shaped bowl.
- hay-scented fern — a fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, of eastern North America, having brittle, yellow-green fronds.
- hearsay evidence — testimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience.
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
- hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- insurance policy — contract that insures sth
- intercrystalline — situated or passing between the crystals of a substance.
- jerusalem cherry — an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and bearing cherrylike scarlet or yellow fruits, cultivated as an ornamental.
- keyman insurance — life insurance taken out by a business firm on an essential or very important employee, with the firm as beneficiary.
- krebs urea cycle — urea cycle.
- laserdisc player — a device that plays laserdiscs
- least flycatcher — a small flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, of eastern North America.
- lexical analyser — (language) (Or "scanner") The initial input stage of a language processor (e.g. a compiler), the part that performs lexical analysis.
- library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
- lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
- literalistically — adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism.
- magnetic pyrites — Mineralogy. pyrrhotite.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- maximum-security — designed for or housing prisoners regarded as being very dangerous to society.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- meristematically — In a meristematic way.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
- military service — compulsory period spent in the army
- minute secretary — the person responsible for noting the minutes of a meeting
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.