14-letter words containing ele
- grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
- h.g.j. moseley — Henry Gwyn Jeffreys [gwin] /gwɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1915, English physicist: pioneer in x-ray spectroscopy.
- hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
- horace greeley — Horace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.
- inline element — (web) Any HTML element that is rendered in the same position as normal plain text, i.e. to the right of the preceding text (for left-to-right scripts). This contrasts with a block-level elements that is always placed below the preceding text line. Inline elements typically specify formatting, e.g. (bold), or the kind of content, e.g.
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- interelectrode — existing between multiple electrodes
- khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
- local election — an election to select members for a local council
- mephistopheles — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- microcelebrity — a celebrity whose fame is relatively narrow in scope and likely to be transient
- microelectrode — a very small electrode
- monotheletical — like a monothelete
- multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
- myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
- noncelebration — the failure to enjoy or take part in a celebration
- nonelectrolyte — Physical Chemistry. Also called electrolytic conductor. a conducting medium in which the flow of current is accompanied by the movement of matter in the form of ions. any substance that dissociates into ions when dissolved in a suitable medium or melted and thus forms a conductor of electricity.
- optoelectronic — the branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, transform, transmit, or sense optical, infrared, or ultraviolet radiation, as cathode-ray tubes, electroluminescent and liquid crystal displays, lasers, and solar cells.
- orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
- paddle-wheeler — a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel
- parallelepiped — a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
- pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- photoelectrode — an electrode that, following the absorption of light, can initialize electrochemical transformations
- phototelegraph — of or relating to phototelegraphy
- pink elephants — a facetious name applied to hallucinations caused by drunkenness
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
- radiotelemeter — the equipment used for radiotelemetry
- radiotelemetry — the use of radio waves for transmitting information from a distant instrument to a device that indicates or records the measurements
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- rangeley lakes — chain of lakes in W Me. & NE N.H.
- relentlessness — that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
- relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
- rule of eleven — the rule that when a player leads his or her fourth-highest card in any suit its numerical value subtracted from eleven gives the number of higher cards of that suit held by the other players.
- selection rule — any of several rules designating allowed transitions between quantum states in terms of the quantum numbers associated with the states.
- selenious acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, H 2 SeO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.
- self-selection — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
- skeleton staff — the minimum staff needed by a company during a time where most staff do not normally work, such as a holiday, weekend, etc
- slave bracelet — a braceletlike, ornamental circlet or chain worn around the ankle.
- smokeless fuel — fuel which burns without producing smoke
- smokeless zone — an area designated by the local authority where only smokeless fuels are permitted
- spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- teleconference — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
- teleconnection — a connection via telephone or television
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- telegraph pole — A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system.