14-letter words containing en
- beta-endorphin — a potent endorphin released by the anterior pituitary gland in response to pain, trauma, exercise, or other forms of stress.
- betterment tax — a tax on an increase in the value of property effected by improvement
- between whiles — now and then; at intervals
- big government — a form of government characterized by high taxation and public spending and centralization of political power
- binding energy — the energy that must be supplied to a stable nucleus before it can undergo fission. It is equal to the mass defect
- biocontainment — the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.
- bioengineering — People sometimes use bioengineering to talk about genetic engineering.
- bioequivalence — the equality of strength, bioavailability, and dosage of various drug products
- bioluminescent — the production of light by living organisms.
- black selenium — an allotropic form of selenium occurring as a black, amorphous, water-insoluble, light-sensitive powder: used chiefly in photoelectric cells.
- blended family — a social unit consisting of two previously married parents and the children of their former marriages
- block calendar — a calendar in the form of a block of sheets each printed with the date of one day
- botanic garden — a place in which plants are grown, studied, and exhibited
- bottle gentian — closed gentian.
- bouleversement — an overthrow or reversal; violent turmoil
- boundary fence — a fence between properties
- bowel movement — the discharge of faeces; defecation
- boxed comments — (programming) Comments that occupy several lines by themselves; so called because in assembler and C code they are often surrounded by a box in a style similar to this: /************************************************* * * This is a boxed comment in C style * *************************************************/ Common variants of this style omit the asterisks in column 2 or add a matching row of asterisks closing the right side of the box. The sparest variant omits all but the comment delimiters themselves; the "box" is implied. Opposite of winged comments.
- brazil current — a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean flowing SE along the E coast of Brazil.
- broken consort — a musical ensemble with instruments of different types or families, as string and woodwind, especially for Renaissance music.
- broken society — a perceived or apparent general decline in moral values
- broken-hearted — Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- burschenschaft — a students' fraternity, originally one concerned with Christian ideals, patriotism, etc
- bush carpenter — a rough-and-ready unskilled workman
- business agent — a representative of a labor union local, who investigates working conditions, negotiates contracts, etc.
- butylene group — any of four bivalent isomeric groups having the formula –C 4 H 8 –.
- by appointment — If something can be done by appointment, people can arrange in advance to do it at a particular time.
- cable's length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
- calendar clock — a clock that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time, and sometimes indicates the phases of the moon and other periodical data.
- calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
- calendar watch — a watch that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time.
- call screening — a facility that plays an announcement and records messages, enabling the person called to decide whether or not to answer the call
- caloric energy — energy measured in calories
- camp pendleton — a U.S. Marine Corps base in SW California on the Gulf of Santa Catalina.
- cancer patient — a person who is receiving medical treatment for a malignant growth or tumour
- canes venatici — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Ursa Major that contains the globular cluster M3 and the spiral whirlpool galaxy M51
- cape peninsula — (in South Africa) the peninsula and the part of the mainland on which Cape Town and most of its suburbs are located
- carcinogenesis — the development of cancerous cells from normal ones
- carcinogenetic — Of or pertaining to carcinogenesis; forming cancer cells.
- cardiocentesis — surgical puncture of the heart
- care attendant — (in Britain) a person who is paid to look after one or more severely handicapped people by visiting them frequently and staying when needed, but who does not live in
- carpenter moth — any of various large moths of the family Cossidae, the larvae of which bore beneath and cause damage to tree bark
- case sensitive — case sensitivity
- case statement — switch statement
- case-sensitive — In computing, if a written word such as a password is case-sensitive, it must be written in a particular form, for example using all capital letters or all small letters, in order for the computer to recognize it.
- casement cloth — a sheer fabric made of a variety of fibers, used for window curtains and as backing for heavy drapery or decorative fabrics.
- cash dispenser — A cash dispenser is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account using a special card.
- catchment area — The catchment area of a school, hospital, or other service is the area that it serves.
- catechumenship — the office or position of a catechumen
- cayenne pepper — Cayenne pepper or cayenne is a red powder with a hot taste which is made from dried peppers and is used to flavour food.