16-letter words containing e, s, a
- easter-sepulcher — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- eastern european — relating to, situated in or coming from Eastern Europe
- eastern kingbird — any of several American tyrant flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus, especially T. tyrannus (eastern kingbird) of North America, known for their pugnacious disposition toward predators.
- eastern orthodox — of or relating to the Orthodox Church.
- eastern whipbird — an Australian whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
- easy on the eyes — good looking, physically attractive
- ecclesiastically — of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
- echocardiographs — Plural form of echocardiograph.
- eclipsing binary — a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system.
- economy of scale — a fall in average costs resulting from an increase in the scale of production
- ectoparasiticide — Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host.
- edsel ford range — a mountain range in Antarctica, E of the Ross Sea.
- eicosapentaenoic — Of or pertaining to eicosapentaenoic acid or its derivatives.
- 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
- electroacoustics — a branch of acoustics that deals with the conversion of sound into electricity and vice versa, as in a microphone or a speaker
- electrolytic gas — a mixture of two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen by volume, formed by the electrolysis of water
- 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.
- electronic flash — Photography
- electrotherapist — One who administers electrotherapy.
- 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)
- emancipationists — Plural form of emancipationist.
- enantioselective — (chemistry) (of a catalyst) that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers.
- endarterectomies — Plural form of endarterectomy.
- endocannabinoids — Plural form of endocannabinoid.
- endocranial cast — a cast made of the inside of a cranial cavity to show the size and shape of the brain: used esp in anthropology
- engineer's chain — a unit of length equal to 100 feet
- english canadian — a Canadian citizen whose first language is English, esp one of English descent
- english heritage — an organization, partly funded by government aid, that looks after ancient monuments and historic buildings in England
- english-speaking — speaking English as a mother tongue
- englishman's tie — a type of knot for tying together heavy ropes
- enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
- 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.
- episcopal church — an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland and the US
- erlenmeyer flask — conical container used in laboratory
- erythroblastosis — A medical condition in which erythroblasts are abnormally found in the blood.
- escalator clause — a clause in a contract stipulating an adjustment in wages, prices, etc, in the event of specified changes in conditions, such as a large rise in the cost of living or price of raw materials
- escape mechanism — way of avoiding reality
- eschatologically — In an eschatological manner.
- escutcheon plate — a plate or shield that surrounds a keyhole, door handle, light switch, etc, esp an ornamental one protecting a door or wall surface
- ethernet address — (networking) (Or "MAC address") The physical address identifying an individual Ethernet controller board. An Ethernet addess is a 48-bit number aabbccddeeff where a-f are hexadecimal digits. The first 24 bits, aabbcc, identify the manufacturer of the controller. The Ethernet address is hard-wired on some controllers, stored in a ROM on some, and others allow it to be changed from software. It is usually written as six hexadecimal numbers, e.g. 08:00:20:03:72:DC. See also ARP, Internet address.
- ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
- ethnic cleansing — genocide
- etiopathogenesis — (medicine) The cause and subsequent development of an abnormal condition or of a disease.
- evangelistically — In an evangelistic manner.