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16-letter words containing e, x, t, i

  • extensible shell — (operating system)   (es) A Unix shell written by Byron Rakitzis <[email protected]> and Paul Haahr <[email protected]>, derived from rc. Es has real functions, closures, exceptions and lets you redefine most internal shell operations. Version: 0.84.
  • extension ladder — a ladder that can be made longer by pulling out an extra section
  • external affairs — (formerly) the Canadian federal Foreign Affairs department
  • external auditor — sb brought in to check financial records
  • exterritoriality — Extraterritoriality.
  • extradimensional — (jargon, science fiction) Originating outside the known physical reality of the universe.
  • extraterrestrial — Of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere.
  • extraterritorial — (of a law or decree) valid outside a country's territory.
  • extreme fighting — a combat sport incorporating techniques from a range of martial arts, with little if any regulation of the types of blows permissible
  • extrinsic factor — vitamin B12
  • freezing mixture — a mixture of two substances, usually salt and ice, to give a temperature below 0°C
  • ft share indexes — any of a number of share indexes published by the Financial Times to reflect various aspects of stock exchange prices
  • hermitian matrix — Mathematics. a matrix, whose entries are complex numbers, equal to the transpose of the matrix whose entries are the conjugates of the entries of the given matrix.
  • hyper-excitement — an excited state or condition.
  • hyperflexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • hyperoxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
  • inexhaustibility — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
  • inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
  • inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
  • internet express — An Internet provider in Colorado Springs, USA. Formerly called the Community News Service. They provide SLIP accounts at no extra charge.
  • internex on-line — A rather cheap Internet service provider in Toronto, Canada.
  • junior executive — a trainee position in a business or organization
  • lexicostatistics — the statistical study of the vocabulary of a language or languages for historical purposes.
  • lighting fixture — a lighting fixture is part of a light that is attached to the wall or ceiling where you put the light bulb or other lighting element, and which cannot be easily removed
  • matrix mechanics — a formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in which physical quantities are represented by matrices and matrix algebra is used to predict the outcome of physical measurements.
  • maximum-security — designed for or housing prisoners regarded as being very dangerous to society.
  • mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
  • mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
  • mock examination — an examination, esp in a school, taken as practice before an official examination
  • mutual exclusion — (parallel, operating system)   (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A collection of techniques for sharing resources so that different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted interactions. One of the most commonly used techniques for mutual exclusion is the semaphore.
  • neapolitan sixth — (in musical harmony) a chord composed of the subdominant of the key, plus a minor third and a minor sixth. Harmonically it is equivalent to the first inversion of a major chord built upon the flattened supertonic
  • nitrogen dioxide — a reddish-brown, highly poisonous gas, NO 2 , used as an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric and sulfuric acids, and as a nitrating and oxidizing agent; a major air pollutant from the exhaust of internal combustion engines that are not fitted with pollution control devices.
  • non-experiential — pertaining to or derived from experience.
  • non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
  • non-extraditable — capable of being extradited; subject to extradition: an extraditable person.
  • obtuse bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
  • open box testing — white box testing
  • osmium tetroxide — a crystalline or amorphous, colorless, poisonous compound, OsO 4 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used for microscopic staining, in photography, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis.
  • over-expectation — the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.
  • over-explanation — the act or process of explaining.
  • overexcitability — to excite too much.
  • overexploitation — use or utilization, especially for profit: the exploitation of newly discovered oil fields.
  • oxaloacetic acid — a crystalline organic acid, C 4 H 4 O 5 , that is an important intermediate in the Krebs cycle, where it is formed by the oxidation of malic acid and is acetylated to form citric acid: also a product of transamination reactions of aspartic acid.
  • oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
  • phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
  • presentation box — a specially designed and attractive box to hold a product, and make it look more impressive
  • prevost d'exiles — Antoine François [ahn-twan frahn-swa] /ɑ̃ˈtwan frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Abbé Prévost") 1697–1763, French novelist.
  • proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
  • proxime accessit — the person coming next after the winner in a competitive examination or an academic prize giving; runner-up
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