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16-letter words containing e, m, t, o, l

  • heteromultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more different polypeptide chains.
  • heteropalindrome — Something that spells something else when reversed, a semordnilap.
  • home health aide — a worker, usually trained and state-certified, who provides care for elderly, sick, or disabled people in their own home.
  • home heating oil — fuel oil for domestic central heating
  • home-equity loan — a loan that uses equity in the borrower's home as collateral.
  • homeless shelter — a hostel for homeless people
  • homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
  • humboldt current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
  • hydrometeorology — the study of atmospheric water, especially precipitation, as it affects agriculture, water supply, flood control, power generation, etc.
  • hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hyperthermophile — (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
  • hypoalimentation — insufficient or inadequate nourishment.
  • image consultant — imagemaker.
  • immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
  • immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
  • immunoregulation — (immunology) The control of immune responses between lymphocytes and macrophages.
  • immunoregulatory — Of or pertaining to immunoregulation.
  • imperfect flower — a unisexual flower with only stamens or only pistils
  • in one's element — If you say that someone is in their element, you mean that they are in a situation they enjoy.
  • in the long term — You use the expressions in the long term, in the short term, and in the medium term to talk about what will happen over a long period of time, over a short period of time, and over a medium period of time.
  • in the middle of — at the centre of
  • indian meal moth — a small pyralid moth, Plodia interpunctella, whose larvae are an important pest of stored cereals.
  • interdimensional — Between dimensions.
  • interior lineman — one of the players positioned on the line of scrimmage between the ends.
  • intermissionless — (US) Without an intermission; without a pause between acts in the performance of a play or in a film on television.
  • internationalism — the principle of cooperation among nations, for the promotion of their common good, sometimes as contrasted with nationalism, or devotion to the interests of a particular nation.
  • intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.
  • isoamyl benzoate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 15 O 2 , having a sharp, fruitlike odor: used in cosmetics.
  • italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
  • james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
  • kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
  • labour agreement — a contract between workers and managers setting out working conditions, wages, etc
  • letter of marque — license or commission granted by a state to a private citizen to capture and confiscate the merchant ships of another nation.
  • liberal democrat — In Britain, a Liberal Democrat is a member of the Liberal Democrat Party.
  • light microscope — microscope (def 1).
  • lightbulb moment — a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition
  • limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
  • limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
  • limited-stop bus — a bus which only stops at a small number of predetermined stops, rather than on request
  • line composition — type produced on a linecaster
  • lithium chloride — a white, water-soluble, deliquescent, crystalline solid, LiCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of mineral water, especially lithia water, and as a flux in metallurgy.
  • lithium fluoride — a fine, white, slightly water-soluble powder, LiF, used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramics.
  • local government — the administration of the civic affairs of a city, town, or district by its inhabitants rather than by the state or country at large.
  • long time no see — I haven't seen you for a long time
  • long-term memory — information stored in the brain and retrievable over a long period of time, often over the entire life span of the individual (contrasted with short-term memory).
  • macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
  • macrometeorology — the study of large-scale atmospheric phenomena, as the general circulation of the air or global weather conditions.
  • magnetic anomaly — a departure from the normal magnetic field of the earth.
  • magneto-electric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
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