17-letter words containing m, o, l, e
- dematerialization — The act or process of dematerializing.
- demythologization — The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
- dendroclimatology — The science that uses dendrochronology to reconstruct historical climate conditions.
- denominationalism — adherence to particular principles, esp to the tenets of a religious denomination; sectarianism
- denominationalist — One imbued with a denominational spirit.
- development grant — a grant awarded, esp by a government, to a person or company in order to fund the development of a new product
- developmentalists — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
- dimethylformamide — a colourless liquid widely used as a solvent and sometimes as a catalyst. Formula: (CH3)2NCHO
- dimethylsulfoxide — DMSO.
- dispensationalism — the interpreting of history as a series of divine dispensations.
- disposable income — the part of a person's income remaining after deducting personal income taxes.
- dollar a year man — of or being an official or employee, especially a federal appointee, who receives a token annual salary, usually of one dollar: a dollar-a-year man.
- domestic violence — physical abuse in the home
- doorstep salesman — a door-to-door salesman
- downwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- downwardly-mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- echoencephalogram — a graphic record produced by an echoencephalograph.
- economic blockade — an embargo on trade with a country, esp one which prohibits receipt of exports from that country, with the intention of disrupting the country's economy
- election campaign — efforts to promote party or candidate to voters
- electrocardiogram — A record or display of a person’s heartbeat produced by electrocardiography.
- electrochemically — In an electrochemical manner.
- electromechanical — Of, relating to, or denoting a mechanical device that is electrically operated.
- electrometallurgy — metallurgy involving the use of electric-arc furnaces, electrolysis, and other electrical operations
- electromyographic — Using electromyography.
- electroretinogram — A record of the electrical activity of the retina, used in medical diagnosis and research.
- elementary school — primary school
- emotional baggage — burden of personal experience
- emotional capital — When people refer to the emotional capital of a company, they mean all the psychological assets and resources of the company, such as how the employees feel about the company.
- 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 agency — company: finds jobs
- 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
- environmentalists — Plural form of environmentalist.
- epidemiologically — With regard to epidemiology.
- epistemologically — In a manner that pertains to epistemology.
- ethernet meltdown — A network meltdown on Ethernet.
- ethnomusicologist — A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology.
- ethnopharmacology — The scientific study correlating ethnic groups, their health, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines.
- ethylmethylketone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
- excess employment — excessive numbers of employees for the amount of work available
- exclamation point — exclamation mark
- exfoliating cream — a granular cosmetic preparation that removes dead cells from the skin's surface
- 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