17-letter words containing i, m, e

emotional cripple — someone who is unable to feel or show true emotion and so cannot form relationships with other people
empirical formula — a chemical formula indicating the proportion of each element present in a molecule
employee benefits — benefits, such as health insurance, pension payments, or childcare, given to employees in addition to their usual salary or wage
employee discount — When the employees of a store or other retail business are entitled to an employee discount, they do not have to pay the full price for goods they buy in the store.
employer-provided — Employer-provided insurance is arranged or funded by the organization for which the policyholder works.
employment equity — a policy or programme designed to reserve jobs for people formerly disadvantaged under apartheid
employment office — any of a number of government offices established to collect and supply to the unemployed information about job vacancies and to employers information about availability of prospective workers
encephalomyelitic — Relating to encephalomyelitis.
encephalomyelitis — Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, typically due to acute viral infection.
enrolment figures — the numbers of people enrolling at an institution, on a course, etc
entertainment tax — a tax imposed in some countries on forms of entertainment, such as films, shows, etc
entry examination — the examination people wishing to enter an organization, university, etc, have to take
environmentalists — Plural form of environmentalist.
enzyme deficiency — failure of the body to produce a specific enzy
epidemiologically — With regard to epidemiology.
epistemologically — In a manner that pertains to epistemology.
essential element — any chemical element required by an organism for healthy growth. It may be required in large amounts (macronutrient) or in very small amounts (trace element)
ethnomusicologist — A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology.
examination board — an organization that sets and corrects exams
examination paper — a paper with examination questions printed on it set to test the knowledge of examination candidates
exclamation point — exclamation mark
executive mansion — the White House (in Washington, D.C.), official home of the President of the U.S.
exfoliating cream — a granular cosmetic preparation that removes dead cells from the skin's surface
exhaust emissions — Exhaust emissions are substances that come out of an exhaust system into the atmosphere.
experimental lisp — (language) (xlisp) An experimental programming language combining a subset of Common Lisp with an object-oriented extension capability (Class and Object types). It was implemented by David Micheal Betz at Apple to allow experimentation with object-oriented programming on small computers. The C source code has been ported to Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari, and MS-DOS. Version 2.1 of the interpreter, by Tom Almy is closer to Common Lisp. E-mail: Tom Almy <[email protected]>.
explosive forming — a rapid method of forming a metal object in which components are made by subjecting the metal to very high pressures generated by a controlled explosion
external examiner — External experts, for example external examiners, come into an organization from outside in order to do a particular job fairly and impartially, or to check that a particular job was done properly.
eyelet embroidery — a piece of embroidery decorated with such work
facsimile catalog — a catalog that includes small reproductions of the items listed, as paintings, slides, designs, or the like.
facsimile machine — a machine which transmits and receives documents in facsimile transmission
fair market price — the price of something at which both a seller and a buyer are willing to strike a deal.
fair market value — The fair market value of an asset is what a willing buyer would pay a willing seller for it on the open market.
far be it from me — I would not presume; on no account
farmers' alliance — an informal name for various regional political organizations that farmers established in the 1880s and that led to the formation of the Peoples' party in 1891–92.
female chauvinist — a female who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates males in the belief that they are inferior to females and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
female-chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
fermentation lock — a valve placed on the top of bottles of fermenting wine to allow bubbles to escape
ferrimagnetically — In a ferrimagnetic manner.
ferroelectric ram — Ferroelectric Random Access Memory
fifth commandment — “Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee”: fifth of the Ten Commandments.
financial manager — a person responsible for the supervision and handling of the financial affairs of an organization
fine-toothed comb — a comb with fine, closely set teeth
fire commissioner — the senior or officer at state or provincial level in charge of fire prevention and fire safety
firehose syndrome — (networking, jargon) An absence, failure or inadequacy of flow control mechanisms causing the sender to overwhelm the receiver. The implication is that, like trying to drink from a firehose, the consequenses are worse than just loss of data, e.g. the receiver may crash. See ping-flood.
first commandment — “Thou shalt have no other gods before me”: first of the Ten Commandments.
first performance — the first time that a play or concert is performed
first triumvirate — the political alliance of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey, formed in 60 bc
fitness programme — a plan to help someone improve their health and physical condition
flight instrument — any instrument used to indicate the altitude, attitude, airspeed, drift, or direction of an aircraft.
flight supplement — an additional charge payable on the price of an air ticket

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