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

  • internationalise — (British spelling) To make something international; to involve multiple nations.
  • internationalism — the principle of cooperation among nations, for the promotion of their common good, sometimes as contrasted with nationalism, or devotion to the interests of a particular nation.
  • internationalist — an advocate of internationalism.
  • interrelatedness — reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
  • intertestamental — of or relating to the period between the close of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament.
  • intestinal flora — microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract
  • intradermal test — a test for immunity or allergy to a particular antigen by observing the local reaction following injection of a small amount of the antigen into the skin.
  • intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
  • inverted nipples — nipples which do not project from the breast but are retracted
  • invisible assets — assets that are not physical, such as services or good will
  • irrepressibility — The quality of being irrepressible.
  • irresistibleness — The quality of being irresistible.
  • irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
  • isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
  • isoamyl benzoate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 15 O 2 , having a sharp, fruitlike odor: used in cosmetics.
  • 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.
  • it is early days — Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process.
  • italian dressing — a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic, oregano, red peppers, etc.
  • james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
  • 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
  • japanese gelatin — agar (def 1).
  • japanese lantern — Chinese lantern.
  • joint resolution — a resolution adopted by both branches of a bicameral legislative assembly and requiring the signature of the chief executive to become law.
  • karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
  • kekulé structure — the structure of many molecules, notably benzene, suggested by Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–96), the German chemist
  • kepler telescope — astronomical telescope.
  • killer satellite — an orbiting satellite that can be maneuvered to approach a target satellite and destroy it by exploding
  • 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.
  • lake havasu city — a city in W central Arizona.
  • lake saint clair — a lake between SE Michigan and Ontario: linked with Lake Huron by the St Clair River and with Lake Erie by the Detroit River. Area: 1191 sq km (460 sq miles)
  • language isolate — isolate (def 9).
  • lateral meristem — meristem located along the sides of a part, as a stem or root.
  • latter-day saint — a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • 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.
  • laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
  • law of exponents — the theorem stating the elementary properties of exponents, as the property that the product of the same bases, each raised to an exponent, is equal to the base raised to the sum of the exponents: xa ⋅ xb = xa + b .
  • 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.
  • lead by the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
  • leading question — a question so worded as to suggest the proper or desired answer.
  • learner's permit — A learner's permit is a license that allows you to drive a vehicle before you have passed your driving test.
  • least flycatcher — a small flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, of eastern North America.
  • leconte de lisle — Charles Marie [sharl ma-ree] /ʃarl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1818–94, French poet.
  • left parenthesis — (character)   "(". ASCII character 40. Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open; paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen; ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with right parenthesis (")").
  • 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
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