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16-letter words containing s, a, n, t

  • endarterectomies — Plural form of endarterectomy.
  • endocranial cast — a cast made of the inside of a cranial cavity to show the size and shape of the brain: used esp in anthropology
  • english heritage — an organization, partly funded by government aid, that looks after ancient monuments and historic buildings in England
  • englishman's tie — a type of knot for tying together heavy ropes
  • enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
  • environmentalism — A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.
  • environmentalist — A person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.
  • escutcheon plate — a plate or shield that surrounds a keyhole, door handle, light switch, etc, esp an ornamental one protecting a door or wall surface
  • ethernet address — (networking)   (Or "MAC address") The physical address identifying an individual Ethernet controller board. An Ethernet addess is a 48-bit number aabbccddeeff where a-f are hexadecimal digits. The first 24 bits, aabbcc, identify the manufacturer of the controller. The Ethernet address is hard-wired on some controllers, stored in a ROM on some, and others allow it to be changed from software. It is usually written as six hexadecimal numbers, e.g. 08:00:20:03:72:DC. See also ARP, Internet address.
  • ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
  • ethnic cleansing — genocide
  • etiopathogenesis — (medicine) The cause and subsequent development of an abnormal condition or of a disease.
  • evangelistically — In an evangelistic manner.
  • exceptionalities — Plural form of exceptionality.
  • exchange student — sb who studies abroad
  • exemplifications — Plural form of exemplification.
  • exemption clause — a clause in a contract that exempts one party from liability for something
  • exhaust analysis — An exhaust analysis is an examination of the constituents of an engine's gases, vapors, and particulates.
  • exhaust manifold — An exhaust manifold is a heat-resistant tube that connects an engine to an exhaust pipe.
  • existentialistic — Existentialist.
  • expansion bottle — a tank collecting coolant from a radiator while an engine is heated, and from which the coolant returns to the radiator when the engine cools
  • experimentations — Plural form of experimentation.
  • extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
  • extension ladder — a ladder that can be made longer by pulling out an extra section
  • external affairs — (formerly) the Canadian federal Foreign Affairs department
  • external storage — storage, as on disk or tape, supplemental to and slower than main storage, not under the direct control of the CPU and generally contained outside it: Secondary storage for this system is contained on videodisk.
  • external student — a student studying a university subject extramurally
  • extradimensional — (jargon, science fiction) Originating outside the known physical reality of the universe.
  • extrinsic factor — vitamin B12
  • fahrenheit scale — Gabriel Daniel [German gah-bree-el dah-nee-el] /German ˈgɑ briˌɛl ˈdɑ niˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1686–1736, German physicist: devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers.
  • faintheartedness — The quality or state of being fainthearted.
  • falsificationism — (epistemology) A scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted it is not a scientific claim.
  • fantail goldfish — an artificially bred, hardy variety of goldfish, usually oval-shaped and deep orange or calico, with a deeply cleft, four-lobed tail held in line with the body.
  • fantasy baseball — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
  • fantasy football — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
  • farmington hills — a city in SE Michigan.
  • fashion industry — the industry that deals with the world of fashion
  • father confessor — confessor (def 2).
  • feel constrained — If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.
  • feira de santana — a city in BahÍa state, E Brazil.
  • fictionalisation — Alternative spelling of fictionalization.
  • finance minister — a member of a government in charge of the financial affairs of a state etc
  • fingertip search — When the police carry out a fingertip search of a place, they examine it for evidence in a very detailed way.
  • fire regulations — rules intended to make sure that people and property stay safe in the event of a fire
  • first balkan war — Balkan War (def 1).
  • first generation — 1.   (architecture)   first generation computer. 2.   (language)   first generation language.
  • first lieutenant — an officer ranking next above second lieutenant and next below a captain.
  • first-generation — being the first generation of a family to be born in a particular country.
  • fisherman's knot — a knot for joining two ropes of equal thickness consisting of an overhand knot or double overhand knot by each rope round the other, so that the two knots jam when pulled tight
  • flabbergastation — (colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
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