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16-letter words containing l, y, t, e

  • natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
  • network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
  • network topology — (networking)   The "shape" of a network, how the nodes are connected to each other. Common topologies are bus network, star network and ring network.
  • neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
  • non-contingently — dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather.
  • non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
  • nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
  • not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
  • nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
  • observationality — The property of being observational.
  • occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
  • ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
  • onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
  • orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
  • organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
  • osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
  • over-familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
  • overall majority — If a political party wins an overall majority in an election or vote, they get more votes than the total number of votes or seats won by all their opponents.
  • overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
  • overexcitability — to excite too much.
  • paleoclimatology — the branch of paleogeography dealing with the study of paleoclimates.
  • particle physics — the branch of physics that deals with the properties and behavior of elementary particles.
  • parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
  • pathetic fallacy — the endowment of nature, inanimate objects, etc., with human traits and feelings, as in the smiling skies; the angry sea.
  • perpendicularity — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • personal liberty — the liberty of an individual to do his or her will freely except for those restraints imposed by law to safeguard the physical, moral, political, and economic welfare of others.
  • personal stylist — a person employed by a rich or famous client to offer advice on clothes, hairstyles, and other aspects of personal appearance
  • personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
  • personality test — an instrument, as a questionnaire or series of standardized tasks, used to measure personality characteristics or to discover personality disorders.
  • personality type — a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together
  • phenylethylamine — an amine that occurs naturally as a neurotransmitter in the brain, has properties similar to those of amphetamine, is an antidepressant, and is found in chocolate. Formula: C8H11N
  • phillis wheatley — Phillis [fil-is] /ˈfɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.
  • photoelectricity — electricity induced by electromagnetic radiation, as in certain processes, as the photoelectric and photovoltaic effects, photoconductivity, and photoionization.
  • photoelectrotype — an electrotype made by photographic means.
  • phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • physical fitness — good physical condition
  • physical therapy — the treatment or management of physical disability, malfunction, or pain by exercise, massage, hydrotherapy, etc., without the use of medicines, surgery, or radiation.
  • piezoelectricity — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
  • planetary nebula — an expanding shell of thin ionized gas that is ejected from and surrounds a hot, dying star of about the same mass as the sun; the gas absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the central star and reemits it as visible light by the process of fluorescence.
  • player character — a character in a role-playing game or video game who is controlled by the person playing the game. Abbreviation: PC. Compare nonplayer character.
  • policy committee — a group of people who provide ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
  • policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
  • political system — a coordinated set of principles, laws, ideas, and procedures relating to a particular form of government, or the form of government itself: Democracy is a political system in which citizens govern themselves.
  • polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
  • polyvinyl acetal — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the condensation of an aldehyde with polyvinyl alcohol.
  • portrait gallery — a gallery where pictures are displayed
  • postcode lottery — a situation in which the standard of medical care, education, etc, received by the public varies from area to area, depending on the funding policies of various health boards, local authorities, etc
  • potential energy — the energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system.
  • powerfully built — (of a person, esp a man) big and physically strong, with large muscles
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