14-letter words containing n, e, c, s, a
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- escrow account — account held on sb else's behalf
- esterification — A reaction of an alcohol with an acid to produce an ester and water.
- eta conversion — (theory) In lambda-calculus, the eta conversion rule states \ x . f x <--> f provided x does not occur as a free variable in f and f is a function. Left to right is eta reduction, right to left is eta abstraction (or eta expansion). This conversion is only valid if bottom and \ x . bottom are equivalent in all contexts. They are certainly equivalent when applied to some argument - they both fail to terminate. If we are allowed to force the evaluation of an expression in any other way, e.g. using seq in Miranda or returning a function as the overall result of a program, then bottom and \ x . bottom will not be equivalent. See also observational equivalence, reduction.
- eugeosynclinal — of or relating to a eugeosyncline
- evangelicalism — (Christianity, historical) Lutheranism.
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- exclusionarily — In an exclusionary manner; so as to exclude.
- excommunicates — Plural form of excommunicate.
- exocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
- expansion card — (hardware) A circuit board which can be plugged into one of a computer's expansion slots to provide some optional extra facility such as additional RAM, disk controller, coprocessor, graphics accelerator, communication device or some special-purpose interface. Different computers have different standards for the cards they accept, e.g. PCI.
- expansionistic — Of, or pertaining to expansionism.
- extravagancies — Plural form of extravagancy.
- extrinsicality — The quality of being extrinsic.
- fabian society — a socialist organization founded in England in 1884, favoring the gradual spread of socialism by peaceful means.
- facinorousness — the quality of being facinorous
- factitiousness — The quality of being factitious.
- fallaciousness — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- farey sequence — the increasing sequence of fractions in which numerator and denominator have no common divisor other than one and in which the denominator is less than or equal to a given positive integer p. For p = 4, the Farey sequence of order 4 is 0/1, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 1/1.
- farfetchedness — the quality of being far-fetched
- farmers branch — a city in NE Texas.
- fencing master — an expert in, and teacher of, the art and sport of fencing
- fire insurance — insurance covering any loss or damage caused by fire.
- fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
- florence flask — a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.
- focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- francis xavier — Saint Francis (Francisco Javier"the Apostle of the Indies") 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
- gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
- gaussian curve — normal curve.
- geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
- gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- get one's back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- goose barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.