16-letter words containing t, e, a, s, l
- lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
- long-established — having a long history; old
- long-nosed skate — a fish; Raja oxyrinchus
- lost river range — a mountain range in E central Idaho. Highest peak, Borah Peak (also highest in the state), 12,662 feet (3862 meters).
- lost-wax process — a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax.
- low-carbon steel — steel containing between 0.04 and 0.25 per cent carbon
- lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
- lump sum payment — money: one-off payment
- lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
- lymphatic system — an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation
- lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
- malcontentedness — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
- management style — the way in which and the methods someone uses in managing a company, business, etc
- managerial staff — staff in positions of management
- manganese violet — a moderate to strong purple color.
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
- matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- mayfield heights — a city in N Ohio, near Cleveland.
- mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- medieval studies — a course of study based on the history of the Middle Ages
- medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
- medulloblastomas — Plural form of medulloblastoma.
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
- meristematically — In a meristematic way.
- metasilicic acid — the hypothetical acid H2SiO3
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
- middelmannetjies — Plural form of middelmannetjie.
- middle latitudes — the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.
- middle stone age — the Mesolithic period.
- military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
- military service — compulsory period spent in the army
- mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
- minstrel gallery — a gallery in a building meant for use by musicians playing to provide background music or entertainment at a feast or other event
- mistletoe cactus — a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera (or cassutha), having cylindrical stems and mistletoelike fruit.
- mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
- monumental mason — a person who makes gravestones and suchlike
- mortgagee clause — a clause attached to a fire-insurance policy for protecting a mortgagee against loss or damage.
- most wanted list — an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.
- multidimensional — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.