16-letter words containing el
- nathanael greene — Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
- natural religion — religion based on principles derived solely from reason and the study of nature.
- network meltdown — (networking) (By analogy with catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor) An event that causes saturation, or near saturation, of a network. Network meltdown usually results from illegal or misrouted packets (see Chernobyl packet) and typically lasts only a short time. It may also be caused by a hardware fault. It is the network equivalent of thrashing.
- neuroborreliosis — A disorder of the central nervous system caused by a spirochete of the genus Borrelia.
- neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- new philadelphia — a city in E Ohio.
- no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nonfiction novel — a narrative dealing with real events and people, written in the form of a novel.
- north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
- northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
- nouvelle cuisine — a modern style of French cooking that emphasizes the use of the finest and freshest ingredients simply and imaginatively prepared, often with fresh herbs, the artful arrangement and presentation of food, and the use of reduced stocks in place of flour-thickened sauces.
- nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- nuclear umbrella — a guarantee from a country or state that possesses nuclear weapons to a country that does not that they will defend them
- ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
- on the sidelines — in the area along the sidelines
- on the telephone — having a phone conversation
- one's level best — the best one can do
- orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
- outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
- overwhelmingness — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- panel discussion — a formal discussion before an audience for which the topic, speakers, etc., have been selected in advance.
- parallel fortran — (language) (Pfortran) Extensions to Fortran by Ridgway Scott <[email protected]> of Houston University. Pfortran provides a shared memory SIMD model on message passing computers. It was under development in 1994.
- parallel haskell — (language, parallel) (pH) A parallel variant of Haskell incorporating ideas from Id and Sisal. pH is under development. Mailing list: [email protected]
- parallel parking — parking along curb in line with other vehicles
- parallel sailing — sailing along a parallel of latitude.
- parallel sysplex — (operating system) A Sysplex that uses one or more coupling facilities.
- parallelepipedon — a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
- pelagian islands — a group of Italian islands (Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione) in the Mediterranean, between Tunisia and Malta. Pop: 6066 (2004 est). Area: about 27 sq km (11 sq miles)
- pelagic division — the biogeographic realm or zone that comprises the open seas and oceans, including water of all depths.
- pelican crossing — place to cross road
- perez de cuellar — Javier [hah-vyer] /hɑˈvyɛr/ (Show IPA), born 1920, Peruvian diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations 1982–91; prime minister of Peru 2000–2001.
- personnel agency — an agency for placing employable persons in jobs; employment agency.
- photoelectricity — electricity induced by electromagnetic radiation, as in certain processes, as the photoelectric and photovoltaic effects, photoconductivity, and photoionization.
- photoelectrotype — an electrotype made by photographic means.
- piezoelectricity — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
- pique oneself on — to be proud of
- pledged delegate — (in the US) a delegate at a national party convention who is mandated to vote for a particular candidate
- plumber's helper — plunger (def 3).
- porcelain enamel — a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion.
- post-elizabethan — of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
- pressure welding — the welding together of two objects by holding them together under pressure.
- pride oneself on — to be proud of
- primary election — primary (def 15a).
- primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
- programme seller — someone who sells written or printed lists of the events, performers, etc, in a theatre performance
- pseudo-religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.