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17-letter words containing e, r, y, t

  • duality principle — the principle that a mathematical duality exists under certain conditions.
  • eastern orthodoxy — the faith, practice, membership, and government of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • ectopic pregnancy — the development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, as in a Fallopian tube.
  • edward the martyr — Saint. ?963–978 ad, king of England (975–78), son of Edgar: murdered. Feast day: March 18
  • efficiency expert — a person who studies the methods, procedures, and job characteristics of a business or factory with the object of devising ways to increase the efficiency of equipment and personnel.
  • egyptian brackets — (programming, humour)   A humourous term for K&R indent style, referring to the "one hand up in front, one down behind" pose which popular culture inexplicably associates with Egypt.
  • electricity board — a company which supplies electricity
  • electricity meter — a device which measures how much electricity has been used in a property
  • electrochemically — In an electrochemical manner.
  • electrolytic cell — any device in which electrolysis occurs
  • electrometallurgy — metallurgy involving the use of electric-arc furnaces, electrolysis, and other electrical operations
  • electromyographic — Using electromyography.
  • electron affinity — a measure of the ability of an atom or molecule to form a negative ion, expressed as the energy released when an electron is attached
  • electronegativity — The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons and thus form bonds.
  • electrophysiology — The branch of physiology that deals with the electrical phenomena associated with nervous and other bodily activity.
  • electropositivity — (uncountable) the condition of being electropositive.
  • electrostatically — In an electrostatic manner, by electrostatic means.
  • electrotechnology — the technological use of electric power
  • elementary school — primary school
  • embroidery thread — a thread used for embroidery
  • emergency rations — food and drink that is designated for use in an emergency: for example, in a famine, after a plane crash, when hill-walkers or mountaineers are stranded, etc.
  • entrepreneurially — In an entrepreneurial manner.
  • entry examination — the examination people wishing to enter an organization, university, etc, have to take
  • equal opportunity — policies that bar discrimination
  • ethinyloestradiol — Alternative form of ethinylestradiol.
  • ethnopharmacology — The scientific study correlating ethnic groups, their health, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines.
  • extraordinary ray — the plane-polarized ray of light that does not obey the laws of refraction in a doubly refracting crystal
  • eyelet embroidery — a piece of embroidery decorated with such work
  • factory inspector — a person who inspects factories
  • fancy dress party — a party at which the guests wear fancy dress
  • fellow countryman — sb of same nationality
  • ferrimagnetically — In a ferrimagnetic manner.
  • floating currency — a currency that is free to fluctuate against other currencies in accordance with market forces
  • footmen's gallery — the rearmost section of seats in the balcony of an English theater, especially in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
  • foreign secretary — foreign minister.
  • four-stroke cycle — A four-stroke cycle is the cycle of engine operation which requires four strokes of the piston: for induction, compression, ignition, and exhaust.
  • fraternal society — a club or other association, usually of men, having a limited membership and devoted to professional, religious, charitable, or social activities.
  • friend of dorothy — a male homosexual
  • front-end payment — a payment required or incurred in advance of a project in order to get it under way
  • front-line player — a regular player on a sports team or one who plays in the farthest forward position
  • gamma-ray burster — a source of gamma-ray bursts
  • garden strawberry — a plant which has white flowers and red edible fruits and is spread by runners, Fragaria ananassa
  • gastroenterostomy — the making of a new passage between the stomach and the duodenum (gastroduodenostomy) or, especially, the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy)
  • gastrojejunostomy — See under gastroenterostomy.
  • general secretary — the chief administrator of an organization
  • geothermal energy — Geothermal energy is energy from temperature differences inside the earth's crust.
  • globus hystericus — the sensation of having a lump in the throat or difficulty in swallowing for which no medical cause can be found.
  • glory-of-the-snow — any of several plants belonging to the genus Chionodoxa, of the lily family, native to the Old World, having showy, blue, white, or pink flowers that bloom early in the spring.
  • go to the country — If a head of government or a government goes to the country, they hold a general election.
  • great grey shrike — the bird Lanius excubitor
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