16-letter words containing s, t, e, r, o, l
- disequilibration — to put out of equilibrium; unbalance: A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.
- distrito federal — Federal District. Abbreviation: D.F.
- do-it-yourselfer — an advocate or enthusiast of do-it-yourself
- domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
- double monastery — a religious community of both men and women who live in separate establishments under the same superior and who worship in a common church.
- double solitaire — a game of solitaire for two persons, each player usually having a pack and layout but pooling foundations with the opponent.
- double-breasting — the practice of employing nonunion workers, especially in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher-paid union workers.
- dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
- ebony spleenwort — a fern, Asplenium platyneuron, of woody areas of North America, having ladderlike leaves and shiny, dark brown stems.
- 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
- electroacoustics — a branch of acoustics that deals with the conversion of sound into electricity and vice versa, as in a microphone or a speaker
- electrochemistry — The branch of chemistry that deals with the relations between electrical and chemical phenomena.
- electrodeposited — Deposited by electrodeposition.
- electrolytic gas — a mixture of two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen by volume, formed by the electrolysis of water
- 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
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- electronic flash — Photography
- electronic music — music: synthesized
- electroreceptors — Plural form of electroreceptor.
- electrostriction — the change in dimensions of a dielectric occurring as an elastic strain when an electric field is applied
- electrosynthesis — synthesis produced by means of an electric current
- electrotherapist — One who administers electrotherapy.
- 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
- endocrinologists — Plural form of endocrinologist.
- 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.
- erythroblastosis — A medical condition in which erythroblasts are abnormally found in the blood.
- escalator clause — a clause in a contract stipulating an adjustment in wages, prices, etc, in the event of specified changes in conditions, such as a large rise in the cost of living or price of raw materials
- ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
- 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 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.
- extrachromosomal — Happening outside a chromosome.
- extradimensional — (jargon, science fiction) Originating outside the known physical reality of the universe.
- farewell to arms — a novel (1929) by Ernest Hemingway.
- feel constrained — If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.
- feme-sole trader — a married woman who is entitled to carry on business on her own account and responsibility, independently of her husband.
- ferrous sulphate — an iron salt with a saline taste, usually obtained as greenish crystals of the heptahydrate, which are converted to the white monohydrate above 100°C: used in inks, tanning, water purification, and in the treatment of anaemia. Formula: FeSO4
- fertility symbol — an object, esp a phallic symbol, used in fertility-cult ceremonies to symbolize regeneration
- fire regulations — rules intended to make sure that people and property stay safe in the event of a fire
- flabbergastation — (colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
- flash eliminator — a device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the flash made by the ignited propellant gases
- floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
- fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
- for external use — If medicine is for external use, it is intended to be used only on the outside of your body, and not to be eaten or drunk.
- four-star petrol — petrol containing lead, formerly sold in the UK
- friendly society — law: mutual group providing benefits