14-letter words containing t, o, e, s
- droit de suite — a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death
- droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- dust collector — A dust collector is a vessel or piece of equipment for the removal of dust from a gas.
- dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- duty-free shop — airport: untaxed goods store
- east liverpool — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- east northport — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- east palo alto — a town in W central California, on the S shore of San Francisco Bay.
- east st. louis — a city in SW Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri.
- east-northeast — the point on a compass midway between east and northeast.
- east-southeast — the point on a compass midway between east and southeast.
- eastern europe — geography: Russia, Baltic Republics, etc.
- easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- ecclesiologist — One versed in ecclesiology.
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- ecocatastrophe — a disaster caused by changes in the environment.
- ectocommensals — Plural form of ectocommensal.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- educationalist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- effective dose — the amount of a drug, or level of radiation exposure, that is sufficient to achieve the desired clinical improvement.
- effortlessness — The state of being effortless; facility.
- eightsome reel — a Scottish dance for eight people
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electric storm — a violent atmospheric disturbance in which the air is highly charged with static electricity, causing a storm
- electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
- electrocutions — Plural form of electrocution.
- electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
- electrokinesis — (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
- electrologists — Plural form of electrologist.
- electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
- electroosmosis — osmosis through a membrane that is caused by the action of an electric field, usually such a field generated by two electrodes, one on each side of the membrane
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- electrosensory — Of or pertaining to the ability of a biological organism to perceive electrical impulses.
- electroshocked — Simple past tense and past participle of electroshock.
- electrostatics — The study of stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
- electrosurgery — Surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- elevator shaft — passage for a lift
- ellesmere port — a port in NW England, in NW Cheshire on the Mersey estuary and Manchester Ship Canal. Pop: 66 265 (2001)
- emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
- emprosthotonos — Alternative form of emprosthotonus.
- emprosthotonus — (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.