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16-letter words containing o, c, t, i, l, e

  • line composition — type produced on a linecaster
  • literacy project — a project, plan or scheme to increase literacy in a country, area, etc
  • lithium chloride — a white, water-soluble, deliquescent, crystalline solid, LiCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of mineral water, especially lithia water, and as a flux in metallurgy.
  • logical operator — any of the Boolean symbols or functions, as AND, OR, and NOT, denoting a Boolean operation; Boolean operator.
  • logical relation — A relation R satisfying f R g <=> For all a, b, a R b => f a R g b This definition, by Plotkin, can be used to extend the definition of a relation on the types of a and b to a relation on functions.
  • longicorn beetle — any beetle of the family Cerambycidae, having a long narrow body, long legs, and long antennae
  • loose connection — an imperfect electrical connection, as in a plug or car engine
  • macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
  • magnetic anomaly — a departure from the normal magnetic field of the earth.
  • magneto-electric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
  • make a complaint — If a guest makes a complaint, they express their dissatisfaction with something.
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
  • melodramatically — In a melodramatic manner.
  • mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
  • meritocratically — In a meritocratic way.
  • meteorologically — In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.
  • methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
  • microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
  • microelectronics — the technology dealing with the design, development, and construction of electronic systems utilizing extremely small elements, especially solid-state devices employing microminiaturization.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • microlepidoptera — a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance
  • micrometeorology — the study of local and small-scale atmospheric phenomena, usually confined to the physical and dynamic occurrences within a shallow stratum of air adjacent to the ground.
  • microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
  • mistletoe cactus — a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera (or cassutha), having cylindrical stems and mistletoelike fruit.
  • mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
  • molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
  • monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
  • montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
  • mos technologies — MOS Technology
  • mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
  • mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
  • multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
  • multiple factors — polygene.
  • musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
  • mutual exclusion — (parallel, operating system)   (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A collection of techniques for sharing resources so that different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted interactions. One of the most commonly used techniques for mutual exclusion is the semaphore.
  • mutual recursion — recursion
  • nanotechnologies — Plural form of nanotechnology.
  • nanotechnologist — Someone who does research into nanotechnology; someone studying things on the scale of nanometers.
  • national charter — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
  • national costume — traditional dress
  • national service — National service is service in the armed forces, which young people in certain countries have to do by law.
  • neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
  • nitrogen balance — the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
  • no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
  • nominal sentence — a sentence consisting of a subject and complement without a linking verb, as Very interesting, those books.
  • non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
  • non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
  • non-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
  • non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
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