17-letter words containing i, l, e, a, t, m

noninertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
numerical control — control of a machine tool, or other device used in a manufacturing process, by a computer, other control circuitry, or recorded digital commands.
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on someone's tail — following or shadowing someone closely
one-parent family — A one-parent family is a family that consists of one parent and his or her children living together.
onomatopoetically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
optical isomerism — stereoisomerism in which the isomers are identical in molecular weight and most chemical and physical properties but differ in their effect on the rotation of polarized light.
organized militia — a former military organization functioning under both state and federal authority.
outline agreement — a contract, etc, setting out the preliminary terms or guidelines for an agreement; a preliminary agreement
palaeoclimatology — the study of climates of the geological past
paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
parliamentary law — the body of rules, usages, and precedents that governs proceedings of legislative and deliberative assemblies.
parts per million — the number of units (of a substance) present in a million units of another substance
penitential psalm — any of the Psalms (the 6th, 32nd, 38th, 51st, 102nd, 130th, and 143rd) that give expression to feelings of penitence and that are used in various Christian liturgical services.
phumiphon aduldet — (Phumiphon Aduldet; Bhumibol Adulyadej) born 1927, king of Thailand since 1946.
police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
political economy — a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
portfolio manager — a person employed by others to make investments for them
postmillennialism — the doctrine or belief that the second coming of Christ will follow the millennium.
potassium oxalate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, K 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and in medical tests as an anticoagulant.
potassium sulfate — a crystalline, water-soluble solid, K 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, alums, and mineral water, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
presentationalism — a style of production in which the audience is addressed directly with songs, skits, exposition, etc., and no attempt is made at realism.
primary qualities — any of the qualities inherent in an object, namely quantity, extent, figure, solidity, and motion or rest.
prime ministerial — of or relating to the head of a parliamentary government
private placement — a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
pro-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
promotional event — occasion organized to market or advertise sth
pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
quantum cell wire — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum wire", "binary wire") Quantum cells arranged in a line to carry signals. Adjacent cells with the same orientation are at a low energy state and a change of orientation at one end of a quantum wire propagates along the wire, transmitting a signal. However, unlike conventional wire, since only the orientation of charge pairs changes, no current flows. Circuits created using quantum cell wires are referred to as Quantum-dot Wireless Digital Circuits, see quantum dot, Quantum-dot Cellular Automata.
quasiexperimental — (medicine) Describing a trial in which the assignment to a group is based upon an experimental condition.
racial harassment — persecution on the basis of race
radial keratotomy — a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.
railway timetable — a list of railway journeys arranged according to the time when they begin and end
rat-tailed maggot — the aquatic larva of any of several syrphid flies of the genus Eristalis, that breathes through a long, thin tube at the posterior end of its body.
recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
reduction formula — a formula, such as sin (90° ± A) = cos A, expressing the values of a trigonometric function of any angle greater than 90° in terms of a function of an acute angle
relative humidity — the amount of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that the air could hold at the given temperature; the ratio of the actual water vapor pressure to the saturation vapor pressure. Abbreviation: RH, rh.
relative majority — the excess of votes or seats won by the winner of an election over the runner-up when no candidate or party has more than 50 per cent
relative pathname — (file system) A path relative to the working directory. Its first character can be anything but the pathname separator.
relativistic mass — the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases.
repeating decimal — a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….
ring-tailed lemur — a Madagascan prosimian primate, Lemur catta, with a long black and white ringed tail
saint elmo's fire — corona discharge.
scarlet pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
selective amnesia — the deliberate forgetting of something
self-administered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
self-commendation — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
self-confirmation — the act of confirming.

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