17-letter words containing l, a, c, e

balanced literacy — a method of teaching reading in which phonics and whole language approaches are both used to maximize student learning.
balanced sentence — a sentence consisting of two or more clauses that are parallel in structure.
bald-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
ballistic missile — a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued
baltimore clipper — a small, fast American sailing vessel of the early 19th century, having a sharp hull form and two masts with a pronounced rake and carrying a brig or schooner rig.
banking principle — the principle that bank notes are a form of credit and should be issued freely in order to maintain an elastic currency.
base rate fallacy — the tendency, when making judgments of the probability with which an event will occur, to ignore the base rate and to concentrate on other information
battle-ax culture — a late Neolithic to Copper Age culture of northern Europe marked especially by the production of pottery bearing the imprint of cord and by the use of battle-axes as burial accouterments.
be black and blue — If you say that someone is black and blue, you mean that they are badly bruised.
beardmore glacier — one of the largest glaciers, in central Antarctica. About 125 miles (200 km) long.
beauty specialist — a person who helps someone to improve their beauty, such as a make-up artist
bell-shaped curve — bell curve
bergisch gladbach — city in W Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 105,000
bergisch-gladbach — an industrial city in W Germany, near Cologne.
betagalactosidase — any of a family of enzymes capable of liberating galactose from carbohydrates.
binet-simon scale — a test comprising questions and tasks, used to determine the mental age of subjects, usually children
biological father — the man whose semen fertilized the ovum from which a child was born
biological marker — a substance, physiological characteristic, gene, etc that indicates, or may indicate, the presence of disease, a physiological abnormality or a psychological condition
biological mother — the mother who gave birth to a child
biological parent — a parent who has conceived (biological mother) or sired (biological father) rather than adopted a child and whose genes are therefore transmitted to the child.
biological shield — a protective shield impervious to radiation, esp the thick concrete wall surrounding the core of a nuclear reactor
biological weapon — a weapon which uses a biological agent to harm people and other living organisms
biopharmaceutical — of or relating to drugs produced using biotechnology
black forest cake — a torte consisting typically of thin layers of chocolate cake spread with alternating layers of chocolate, cherry, and whipped-cream filling and covered with whipped cream
black huckleberry — a low eastern North American shrub, Gaylussacia baccata, of the heath family, having yellowish-green leaves with resinous dots on the underside, clustered orange-red flowers, and shiny, black, edible fruit.
black renaissance — a renewal and flourishing of black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I in the Harlem section of New York City.
black-backed gull — either of two common black-and-white European coastal gulls, Larus fuscus (lesser black-backed gull) and L. marinus (great black-backed gull)
black-box testing — functional testing
black-headed gull — a small gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, that breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and often scavenges in towns
black-tailed deer — a variety of mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus, of the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, having a tail that is black above.
black-water fever — a form of babesiosis seen in cattle, deer, bison, water buffalo, African buffalo, and reindeer; characterized by fever, depression, jaundice, dark red-black discolouration of the urine, anaemia, and death
blackboard jungle — a school or school system characterized by lack of discipline and by juvenile delinquency.
blackpoll warbler — a North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the adult male of which has the top of the head black.
blackwells island — a former name of Roosevelt Island.
blessed sacrament — the consecrated elements of the Eucharist
blue dog democrat — a fiscally conservative member of the Democratic Party
bluegrass country — region in central Ky. where there is much bluegrass
body center plate — one of a pair of plates that fit together and support the body of a car on a truck, while allowing the truck to rotate with respect to the body. One plate (body center plate) is attached to the underside of the car body and the other (truck center plate) is part of the car truck.
bouncebackability — the ability to recover after a setback, esp in sport
branch delay slot — delayed control-transfer
buckingham palace — the London residence of the British sovereign: built in 1703, rebuilt by John Nash in 1821–36 and partially redesigned in the early 20th century
budgetary control — a system of managing a business by applying a financial value to each forecast activity. Actual performance is subsequently compared with the estimates
butacaine sulfate — a colorless, crystalline substance, (C18H30N2O2)2·H2SO4, used as a local anesthetic, esp. on mucous membranes
cabbage butterfly — a common white butterfly (Pieris rapae) whose green larvae feed upon cabbage and related plants
café-au-lait spot — a brown patch on the skin that can occur normally in small numbers or in neurofibromatosis, when they are more numerous
cage zone melting — zone melting of a square bar of the material to be purified, done so that the impurities are concentrated at the corners.
calcium carbonate — a white crystalline salt occurring in limestone, chalk, marble, calcite, coral, and pearl: used in the production of lime and cement. Formula: CaCO3
calcium cyanamide — a white crystalline compound formed by heating calcium carbide with nitrogen. It is important in the fixation of nitrogen and can be hydrolysed to ammonia or used as a fertilizer. Formula: CaCN2
calcium gluconate — a white, tasteless, water-soluble powder, CaC 12 H 22 O 14 , used as a dietary supplement to provide calcium.
calcium hydroxide — a white crystalline slightly soluble alkali with many uses, esp in cement, water softening, and the neutralization of acid soils. Formula: Ca(OH)2

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