15-letter words containing t, s
- esprit de corps — military, sport: team spirit
- estates general — States-General (sense 1)
- estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
- eta abstraction — eta conversion
- etesian climate — a climate having sunny, hot, dry summers and rainy winters.
- ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
- ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ethnopsychology — The scientific study of psychological concepts as they exist across different ethnic groups.
- ethyl cellulose — an ethyl ether of cellulose obtained as a white granular solid by treating wood pulp soaked in sodium hydroxide (alkali cellulose) with ethyl chloride: used in adhesives, plastics, insulation, etc.
- ethylene series — the homologous series of unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one double bond and have the general formula, CnH2n; alkene series
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- eureka stockade — a violent incident in Ballarat, Australia, in 1854 between gold miners and the military, as a result of which the miners won their democratic rights in the state parliament
- eustachian tube — part of the ear
- evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
- everlastingness — The state or quality of being everlasting.
- everly brothers — the. US pop singing duo comprising Don Everly (born 1937) and Phil Everly 1939–2014, noted for their close harmonies
- eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
- exaggeratedness — the quality of being exaggerated
- exceptionalness — The quality of being exceptional.
- excess capacity — unused production capacity
- excrementitious — Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
- excursion train — a train that is laid on for a special occasion such as a sports or cultural event
- exhaustlessness — the quality of being exhaustless
- exhibitionistic — Having a tendency toward exhibitionism.
- existence proof — non-constructive proof
- existentialists — Plural form of existentialist.
- expansion joint — structural feature: gap to allow for expansion or contraction
- expeditiousness — The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.
- expense account — account for expenses
- experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
- experientialist — A proponent of experientialism.
- experimentalism — An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
- experimentalist — One who performs experiments.
- export earnings — the earnings of a company or country that are generated through the export of goods or services
- expression tree — (mathematics, grammar) The syntax tree of an expression.
- expressionistic — Expressionist.
- extemporisation — Alternative spelling of extemporization.
- extended pascal — A superset of ANSI and ISO Pascal with many enhancements, including modules, separate compilation, type schemata, variable-length strings, direct-access files, complex numbers, initial values, constant expressions. ANSI/IEEE770X3.160-1989 and ISO 10206.
- extensification — The process of making something (more) extensive.
- extension cable — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
- extension light — a light on the end of a length of cable
- extensivization — the process of (something) becoming more extensive, esp in agriculture
- exteriorisation — Mental awareness of the form of something that cannot be directly visualised.
- external spline — any one of a series of narrow keys formed longitudinally around the circumference of a shaft that fit into corresponding grooves (internal splines) in a mating part: used to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
- externalisation — Alternative spelling of externalization.
- extralinguistic — Outside the realm of linguistics.
- extraordinaries — things that exceed the usual order, kind, or method
- extravagantness — The quality of being extravagant.
- extrinsicalness — Quality of being extrinsical.