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15-letter words containing s, i

  • eric conspiracy — (person, humour)   A shadowy group of moustachioed hackers named Eric first pinpointed as a sinister conspiracy by an infamous talk.bizarre posting ca. 1986. This was doubtless influenced by the numerous "Eric" jokes in the Monty Python oeuvre. There do indeed seem to be considerably more moustachioed Erics in hackerdom than the frequency of these three traits can account for unless they are correlated in some arcane way. Well-known examples include Eric Allman (of the "Allman style" described under indent style), Erik Fair (co-author of NNTP), Eric S. Raymond and about fifteen others. The organisation line "Eric Conspiracy Secret Laboratories" now emanates regularly from more than one site.
  • eric s. raymond — (person)   One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
  • erosive mixture — An erosive mixture is a mixture containing substances that wear away components or cause problems with the flow of oil along pipelines.
  • escape velocity — great enough speed to escape gravity
  • esprit de corps — military, sport: team spirit
  • estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
  • eta abstraction — eta conversion
  • etesian climate — a climate having sunny, hot, dry summers and rainy winters.
  • ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
  • ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
  • ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
  • ethylene series — the homologous series of unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one double bond and have the general formula, CnH2n; alkene series
  • euler's circles — a diagram in which the terms of categorial statements are represented by circles whose inclusion in one another represents the inclusion of the extensions of the terms in one another
  • euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
  • eustachian tube — part of the ear
  • evangelicalness — the state or quality of being evangelical
  • evening prayers — the daily evening service of Bible readings and prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
  • evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
  • everlastingness — The state or quality of being everlasting.
  • Évian-les-bains — a resort and spa town in E France, on Lake Geneva opposite Lausanne; noted for its bottled mineral waters. Pop: 8064 (2006)
  • 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.
  • ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
  • ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
  • exceptionalness — The quality of being exceptional.
  • excess capacity — unused production capacity
  • exclusion order — law: ban spouse from home
  • 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
  • existentialists — Plural form of existentialist.
  • expansion joint — structural feature: gap to allow for expansion or contraction
  • expeditiousness — The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.
  • experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
  • experientialist — A proponent of experientialism.
  • experimentalism — An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
  • experimentalist — One who performs experiments.
  • explain oneself — to make clear what one means
  • export earnings — the earnings of a company or country that are generated through the export of goods or services
  • expression mark — one of a set of musical directions, usually in Italian, indicating how a piece or passage is to be performed
  • expression tree — (mathematics, grammar)   The syntax tree of an expression.
  • expressionistic — Expressionist.
  • expulsion order — a legal document ordering someone's expulsion
  • 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.
  • external spline — any one of a series of narrow keys formed longitudinally around the circumference of a shaft that fit into corresponding grooves (internal splines) in a mating part: used to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
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