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16-letter words containing t, e, l, i, s, o

  • isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
  • it is as well to — You say it is as well to think or do something when you are advising someone to think in a particular way or to take a particular action.
  • japanese bobtail — any of a breed of domestic cat, originating in Japan, with a very short, fluffy tail, and a soft, silky coat often in three colors, white, black, and red
  • joint resolution — a resolution adopted by both branches of a bicameral legislative assembly and requiring the signature of the chief executive to become law.
  • kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
  • labour relations — Labour relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry, and the political decisions and laws that affect it.
  • labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
  • lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.
  • language isolate — isolate (def 9).
  • lattice constant — a parameter, either a measure of length or angle, that defines the size and shape of the unit cell of a crystal lattice.
  • lawson criterion — (in a hypothetical nuclear fusion reactor) the requirement that in order for the energy produced by fusion to exceed the energy expended in causing the fusion, the product of the density of the fuel and the time during which it is confined at that density (Lawson product) must be greater than a certain number that depends on the kind of fuel used.
  • leading question — a question so worded as to suggest the proper or desired answer.
  • leconte de lisle — Charles Marie [sharl ma-ree] /ʃarl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1818–94, French poet.
  • legal separation — judicial separation.
  • legislative veto — a veto exercised by a legislature nullifying or reversing an action, decision, etc., of the executive branch.
  • leptosporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a single cell, rather than from a group, and normally with specialized explosive spore dispersal
  • let loose (with) — to set free or give out; release
  • levallois-perret — a suburb of Paris, in N France, on the Seine.
  • level descriptor — one of a set of criteria used to assess the performance of a pupil in a particular subject
  • lexicostatistics — the statistical study of the vocabulary of a language or languages for historical purposes.
  • libation-bearers — Choëphori.
  • liberal unionist — a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after
  • lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
  • light microscope — microscope (def 1).
  • lighthouse clock — an American mantel clock of the early 19th century, having the dial and works exposed beneath a glass dome on a tapered, cylindrical body.
  • lighthouse point — a city in NW Florida.
  • lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
  • lignin sulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
  • limited-stop bus — a bus which only stops at a small number of predetermined stops, rather than on request
  • line composition — type produced on a linecaster
  • line of position — a line connecting all the possible positions of a ship or aircraft, as determined by a single observation. Abbreviation: LOP.
  • listen to reason — be persuaded
  • lloyd's register — a publication, issued annually by Lloyd's, consisting of a list of all of the world's seagoing vessels and including such information as their age, tonnage, and classification.
  • long time no see — I haven't seen you for a long time
  • long-established — having a long history; old
  • loose connection — an imperfect electrical connection, as in a plug or car engine
  • lose one's shirt — a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
  • lost river range — a mountain range in E central Idaho. Highest peak, Borah Peak (also highest in the state), 12,662 feet (3862 meters).
  • manganese violet — a moderate to strong purple color.
  • marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
  • medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • 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.
  • microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
  • microelectronics — the technology dealing with the design, development, and construction of electronic systems utilizing extremely small elements, especially solid-state devices employing microminiaturization.
  • 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.
  • middle stone age — the Mesolithic period.
  • mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
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