16-letter words containing y, e, t, i, s
- conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.
- consumer society — You can use consumer society to refer to a society where people think that spending money on goods and services is very important.
- content analysis — analysis to determine the meaning, purpose, or effect of any type of communication, as literature, newspapers, or broadcasts, by studying and evaluating the details, innuendoes, and implications of the content, recurrent themes, etc.
- controversiality — The quality or state of being controversial.
- conversationally — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
- cosmetic surgery — Cosmetic surgery is surgery done to make a person look more attractive.
- cost-effectively — in a cost-effective way; efficiently
- cost-efficiently — cost-effective.
- cottage industry — A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone's home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery.
- critical density — the density of matter that would be required to halt the expansion of the universe
- crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
- cryoprecipitates — Plural form of cryoprecipitate.
- cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
- crystalline lens — a biconvex transparent elastic structure in the eye situated behind the iris, serving to focus images on the retina
- cytotechnologist — a technician who specializes in identifying cells and cellular abnormalities.
- debating society — a club, e.g. at a school or university, which regularly holds debates
- deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
- delaying tactics — techniques used to delay sth
- dental hygienist — a dentist's assistant skilled in dental hygiene
- depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
- destroying angel — a white slender very poisonous basidiomycetous toadstool, Amanita virosa, having a pronounced volva, frilled, shaggy stalk, and sickly smell
- digestive system — the system by which ingested food is acted upon by physical and chemical means to provide the body with absorbable nutrients and to excrete waste products; in mammals the system includes the alimentary canal extending from the mouth to the anus, and the hormones and enzymes assisting in digestion.
- dimethyl sulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
- discovery method — a largely unstructured, situational method or philosophy of teaching whereby students are permitted to find solutions to problems on their own or at their own pace, often jointly in group activities, either independent of or under the guidance of a teacher.
- display terminal — Visual Display Unit
- do-it-yourselfer — an advocate or enthusiast of do-it-yourself
- dramatic society — an amateur dramatics club
- dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
- e-carrier system — (communications) A series of digital transmission formats promulgated by the ITU and used outside of North America and Japan. The basic unit of the E-carrier system is the DS0, which has a transmission rate of 64 Kbps, and is commonly used for one voice circuit. The E1 format consists of 32 DS0 channels, for a total capacity of 2.048 Mbps. E2, E3, E4, and E5 circuits carry multiple E1 channels multiplexed, resulting in transmission rates of up to 565.148 Mbps. The E-carrier system is similar to, and compatible with, the T-carrier system used in North America, but has higher capacity since it uses out-of-band signaling in contrast to the in-band signaling or bit-robbing used in the T-system.
- earthly paradise — Bible: Garden of Eden
- east gwillimbury — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- ecclesiastically — of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
- elective surgery — when someone chooses to have an operation which is not absolutely medically necessary
- electrochemistry — The branch of chemistry that deals with the relations between electrical and chemical phenomena.
- electrolytic gas — a mixture of two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen by volume, formed by the electrolysis of water
- electrosynthesis — synthesis produced by means of an electric current
- energy-intensive — using large amount of energy
- enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
- erythroblastosis — A medical condition in which erythroblasts are abnormally found in the blood.
- eschatologically — In an eschatological manner.
- ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
- evangelistically — In an evangelistic manner.
- exhaust analysis — An exhaust analysis is an examination of the constituents of an engine's gases, vapors, and particulates.
- federalist party — a political group that favored the adoption by the states of the Constitution.
- fertility symbol — an object, esp a phallic symbol, used in fertility-cult ceremonies to symbolize regeneration
- first-time buyer — someone who is buying his or her first house
- flabbergastingly — Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly.
- fraternity house — a house occupied by a college or university fraternity.
- friendly society — law: mutual group providing benefits