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16-letter words containing p, l, a, c, t, e

  • exemplifications — Plural form of exemplification.
  • exemption clause — a clause in a contract that exempts one party from liability for something
  • experience table — an actuarial table, esp a mortality table based on past statistics
  • extracorporeally — Outside the body.
  • fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
  • football special — a train service provided specially to transport football supporters to and from a match
  • general practice — family practice.
  • geometrical pace — a pace of 5 feet (1.5 meters), representing the distance between the places at which the same foot rests on the ground in walking.
  • golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
  • granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
  • hayes-compatible — (communications)   A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
  • health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
  • healthcare proxy — a legal document in which a person can appoint someone to make decisions about medical treatment in the event that he or she is no longer mentally competent or able to communicate.
  • heliotherapeutic — Pertaining to heliotherapy.
  • hermaphroditical — Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
  • hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
  • hospital corners — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
  • hospital service — the whole organization of government funded hospitals, their staff, and the services they provide
  • hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • imperfectability — The quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect.
  • impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
  • in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
  • in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
  • in quadruplicate — in four identical copies
  • in quintuplicate — in five identical copies
  • internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
  • irreplaceability — The quality of being irreplaceable; inability to be replaced; (frequently) uniqueness.
  • laplace equation — the second-order partial differential equation indicating that the Laplace operator operating on a given function results in zero. Compare harmonic (def 4c).
  • laplace operator — the operator ∂2/∂x2 + ∂2/∂y2 + ∂2/∂z2,
  • lever escapement — an escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate.
  • library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
  • lipstick lesbian — a lesbian who is feminine in manner or appearance; a femme.
  • literacy project — a project, plan or scheme to increase literacy in a country, area, etc
  • logical operator — any of the Boolean symbols or functions, as AND, OR, and NOT, denoting a Boolean operation; Boolean operator.
  • lost-wax process — a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax.
  • lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
  • lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
  • lymphatic system — an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation
  • lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
  • 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
  • make a complaint — If a guest makes a complaint, they express their dissatisfaction with something.
  • malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
  • menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
  • mercantile paper — commercial paper.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • microlepidoptera — a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance
  • mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
  • multiple factors — polygene.
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