15-letter words containing s, e, n, i, t, o
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- economic strike — a strike called in protest over wages, hours, or working conditions.
- eddystone light — lighthouse on dangerous rocks (Eddystone Rocks) just off the SE coast of Cornwall, in the English Channel
- edict of nantes — a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- editio princeps — first edition.
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- elections judge — someone who oversees an election
- electroanalysis — (physics, chemistry) Any of several electrochemical forms of analysis.
- electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
- electrokinetics — the branch of physics concerned with the motion of charged particles
- electron optics — the study and use of beams of electrons and of their deflection and focusing by electric and magnetic fields
- ellipsis points — the characters (… or formerly ***) forming a punctuation mark indicating an intentional omission of words or letters or an abrupt change of thought, lapse of time, incomplete statement, etc.
- emancipationist — An advocate of the emancipation of slaves.
- emotionlessness — The property of being emotionless.
- enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- endocrinologist — A person who is skilled at, or practices endocrinology.
- enterohepatitis — dual inflammation of the intestine and liver
- enteropeptidase — Enterokinase.
- enterprise zone — An enterprise zone is an area, usually a depressed or inner-city area, where the government offers incentives in order to attract new businesses.
- epitestosterone — (organic compound) An inactive epimer of the steroid hormone testosterone.
- eta abstraction — eta conversion
- ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
- ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
- 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.
- excrementitious — Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
- excursion train — a train that is laid on for a special occasion such as a sports or cultural event
- exhibitionistic — Having a tendency toward exhibitionism.
- existence proof — non-constructive proof
- expansion joint — structural feature: gap to allow for expansion or contraction
- expeditiousness — The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.
- export earnings — the earnings of a company or country that are generated through the export of goods or services
- expression tree — (mathematics, grammar) The syntax tree of an expression.
- expressionistic — Expressionist.
- extemporisation — Alternative spelling of extemporization.
- extensification — The process of making something (more) extensive.
- extension cable — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
- extension light — a light on the end of a length of cable
- extensivization — the process of (something) becoming more extensive, esp in agriculture
- exteriorisation — Mental awareness of the form of something that cannot be directly visualised.
- externalisation — Alternative spelling of externalization.
- extraordinaries — things that exceed the usual order, kind, or method
- fabric softener — a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer.
- fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
- faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
- 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.
- family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret