16-letter words containing s, l, i, m, e, r
- delirium tremens — a severe psychotic condition occurring in some persons with chronic alcoholism, characterized by delirium, tremor, anxiety, and vivid hallucinations
- demilitarisation — The removal of a military force, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
- demineralisation — Alternative spelling of demineralization.
- demoiselle crane — a gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, having long, white plumes behind each eye.
- departmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize.
- depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
- determinableness — Capability of being determined; determinability.
- dimension lumber — building lumber cut to standard or specified sizes.
- direct-mail shot — the posting of unsolicited sales literature to potential customers' homes or business addresses
- display terminal — Visual Display Unit
- domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
- duplessis-mornay — Philippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), Mornay, Philippe de.
- east gwillimbury — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- elburz mountains — a mountain range in N Iran, parallel to the SW and S shores of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak: Mount Demavend, 5671 m (18 606 ft)
- electrical storm — thunder, lightning
- electrochemistry — The branch of chemistry that deals with the relations between electrical and chemical phenomena.
- electromagnetics — Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
- electromagnetism — The interaction of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
- electromechanics — the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by either static or magnetic electric charges
- electronic music — music: synthesized
- ellesmere island — a Canadian island in the Arctic Ocean: part of Nunavut; mountainous, with many glaciers. Area: 212 688 sq km (82 119 sq miles)
- 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.
- extradimensional — (jargon, science fiction) Originating outside the known physical reality of the universe.
- family of curves — a collection of curves whose equations differ only by values assigned a parameter or parameters.
- feline distemper — distemper1 (def 1c).
- fertility symbol — an object, esp a phallic symbol, used in fertility-cult ceremonies to symbolize regeneration
- file compression — (algorithm) The compression of data in a file, usually to reduce storage requirements.
- flash eliminator — a device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the flash made by the ignited propellant gases
- four-dimensional — of a space having points, or a set having elements, which require four coordinates for their unique determination.
- frederic mistral — Frédéric [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, French Provençal poet: Nobel prize 1904.
- gallium arsenide — a crystalline and highly toxic semiconductor, GaAs, used in light-emitting diodes, lasers, and electronic devices.
- germinal vesicle — the large, vesicular nucleus of an ovum before the polar bodies are formed.
- glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- heterometabolism — insect development in which the young hatch in a form very similar to the adult and then mature without a pupal stage
- himachal pradesh — a state in N India. 21,495 sq. mi. (55,673 sq. km). Capital: Shimla.
- hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
- hyperinsulinemic — Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- ice-cream social — a social gathering, usually to raise money for a local church or school, where ice cream is the principal refreshment.
- immeasurableness — The state or condition of being immeasurable.
- immoral earnings — money earned from work that transgresses accepted moral or legal rules
- impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
- imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
- impermissibility — The state or condition of being impermissible.
- impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
- in general terms — generally, approximately
- in large measure — If something is true in some measure or in large measure, it is partly or mostly true.