15-letter words containing n, a, i, l
- entrepreneurial — Characterized by the taking of financial risks in the hope of profit; enterprising.
- environmentally — In a manner affecting one's environment.
- epeirogenically — in the manner of epeirogeny
- epicyclic train — a cluster of gears consisting of a central gearwheel with external teeth (the sun), a coaxial gearwheel of greater diameter with internal teeth (the annulus), and one or more planetary gears engaging with both of them to provide a large gear ratio in a compact space
- epsilon squared — (jargon) A quantity even smaller than epsilon, as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is to something normal; completely negligible. If you buy a supercomputer for a million dollars, the cost of the thousand-dollar terminal to go with it is epsilon, and the cost of the ten-dollar cable to connect them is epsilon squared. Compare lost in the underflow, lost in the noise.
- equalitarianism — Egalitarianism.
- estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
- etesian climate — a climate having sunny, hot, dry summers and rainy winters.
- etherealization — The act or process of etherealizing.
- ethylenediamine — A viscous liquid used in making detergents and emulsifying agents.
- evangelicalness — the state or quality of being evangelical
- everlastingness — The state or quality of being everlasting.
- Évian-les-bains — a resort and spa town in E France, on Lake Geneva opposite Lausanne; noted for its bottled mineral waters. Pop: 8064 (2006)
- eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
- exceptionalness — The quality of being exceptional.
- exchangeability — The condition of being exchangeable.
- exemplification — The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
- exhibition hall — a hall in which pictures, sculptures, or other objects of interest are displayed
- existentialists — Plural form of existentialist.
- experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
- experientialist — A proponent of experientialism.
- experimentalism — An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
- experimentalist — One who performs experiments.
- experimentalize — (transitive) To make experiments upon.
- explain oneself — to make clear what one means
- extended family — relatives
- extension cable — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
- external spline — any one of a series of narrow keys formed longitudinally around the circumference of a shaft that fit into corresponding grooves (internal splines) in a mating part: used to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
- externalisation — Alternative spelling of externalization.
- externalization — A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.
- extralinguistic — Outside the realm of linguistics.
- extraordinarily — In an extraordinary manner.
- extrinsicalness — Quality of being extrinsical.
- facile princeps — an obvious leader
- factor analysis — the use of one of several methods for reducing a set of variables to a lesser number of new variables, each of which is a function of one or more of the original variables.
- fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
- faint-heartedly — nervously
- fair employment — the policy or practice of employing people on the basis of their capabilities only, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
- falling weather — wet weather, as rain or snow.
- fallopian tubes — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
- familiarisation — Alternative spelling of familiarization.
- familiarization — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- family business — company owned and run by a family
- family division — a division of the High Court of Justice dealing with divorce, the rights of access to children, etc
- family grouping — a system, used usually in the infant school, of grouping children of various ages together, esp for project work
- family planning — the concept or a program of limiting the size of families through the spacing or prevention of pregnancies, especially for economic reasons.
- family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret
- fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
- fantasticalness — The state or condition of being fantastical.
- fashionableness — The state of being fashionable; stylishness; elegance.