16-letter words containing cle
- antarctic circle — the imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66° 32′ S; it marks the southernmost point at which the sun appears above the level of the horizon at the winter solstice
- arteriosclerosis — Arteriosclerosis is a medical condition in which the walls of your arteries become hard and thick, so your blood cannot flow through them properly.
- arteriosclerotic — degenerative changes in the arteries, characterized by thickening of the vessel walls and accumulation of calcium with consequent loss of elasticity and lessened blood flow.
- article of faith — If something is an article of faith for a person or group, they believe in it totally.
- article of virtu — an object that it interesting because of its rarity, beauty or appeal to a connoisseur
- auditory vesicle — the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
- binuclear family — a social unit composed of an extended family, usually the children and subsequent spouses of divorced parents.
- bob's your uncle — everything is or will turn out all right
- cascade particle — the least massive member of the xi particle family.
- charged particle — an atomic particle with a positive or negative charge, as an electron, proton, or helium ion
- charmed particle — See at charmed (def 2).
- chemonucleolysis — treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into the disk to dissolve tissue.
- chiclet keyboard — (hardware, abuse) A keyboard with a small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys that look like pieces of Chiclets chewing gum. Used especially to describe the original IBM PCjr keyboard. Vendors unanimously liked these because they were cheap, and a lot of early portable and laptop computers were launched with them. Customers rejected the idea with almost equal unanimity, and chiclets are not often seen on anything larger than a digital watch any more.
- clean technology — techniques used in manufacturing processes that minimize the damage caused to the environment
- cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
- cleansing tissue — a small piece of absorbent paper, used especially for removing cleansing cream and cosmetics and also serving as a disposable handkerchief.
- cleanup campaign — an organized programme to clean up a place, typically organized at a local or regional level
- clearance volume — The clearance volume is the volume remaining above the piston of an engine when it reaches top dead center.
- clearance-papers — the act of clearing.
- clearsightedness — The property of being clearsighted.
- clermont-ferrand — a city in S central France: capital of Puy-de-Dôme department; industrial centre. Pop: 140 957 (2011)
- come full circle — to arrive back at one's starting point
- concurrent clean — (language) An alternative name for Clean 1.0.
- cycle of erosion — the hypothetical sequence of modifications to the earth's surface by erosion, from the original uplift of the land to the ultimate low plain, usually divided into the youthful, mature, and old stages
- definite article — The word 'the' is sometimes called the definite article.
- denuclearization — The act or process of denuclearizing.
- deoxyribonucleic — (genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
- ecclesiastically — of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
- electric vehicle — An electric vehicle is a vehicle that is driven by an electric motor which draws its current either from storage batteries or from overhead cables.
- ethnic cleansing — genocide
- geological cycle — Geology. a continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again.
- george mcclellan — George Brinton [brin-tn] /ˈbrɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1826–85, Union general in the American Civil War.
- germinal vesicle — the large, vesicular nucleus of an ovum before the polar bodies are formed.
- great-granduncle — an uncle of one's grandfather or grandmother.
- hydrologic cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
- in a cleft stick — If you say that a person or organization is in a cleft stick, you mean that they are in a difficult situation which will bring them problems and harm whatever they decide to do.
- kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
- krebs urea cycle — urea cycle.
- nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
- nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
- nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
- nuclear medicine — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.
- nuclear membrane — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
- nuclear transfer — the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo
- nuclear umbrella — a guarantee from a country or state that possesses nuclear weapons to a country that does not that they will defend them
- nucleating agent — a substance used to seed clouds to control rainfall and fog formation
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
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