16-letter words containing en
- 's hertogenbosch — a city in the S Netherlands, capital of North Brabant province: birthplace of Hieronymus Bosch. Pop: 133 000 (2003 est)
- 8 queens problem — eight queens puzzle
- a mensa et thoro — denoting or relating to a form of divorce in which the parties remain married but do not cohabit: abolished in England in 1857
- a propos de rien — apropos of nothing; with reference to nothing in particular.
- abdominocentesis — (surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar.
- aberdeen terrier — Scottish terrier.
- absentmindedness — Alternative form of absent-mindedness.
- absorbent cotton — raw cotton made absorbent by the removal of its wax: used for surgical dressings, etc.
- accidental death — death that was caused unintentionally
- accrued dividend — an accumulated unpaid dividend on preferred stock.
- accrued expenses — an expense which has been incurred but has not yet been paid
- accumulativeness — The state or qualities of being accumulative.
- acetylene series — a group of similar hydrocarbons
- achievement test — a test designed to measure the effects that learning and teaching have on individuals
- acknowledgements — Plural form of acknowledgement.
- action potential — a localized change in electrical potential, from about –70 mV to +30 mV and back again, that occurs across a nerve fibre during transmission of a nerve impulse
- adenohypophyseal — Alternative form of adenohypophysial.
- adenohypophysial — Relating to the adenohypophysis.
- adjutant general — a member of the Army Board responsible for personnel and administrative functions
- adventitiousness — The degree to which a thing is adventitious.
- adventure racing — a contest in which teams compete in an expedition-length race which involves two or more sporting disciplines, often running, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, and elements of navigation and orienteering
- affectionateness — The state or quality of being affectionate.
- affluent society — a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available
- age of innocence — a novel (1920) by Edith Wharton.
- agency agreement — an agreement between a business and an agent appointed to promote its interests
- airmail envelope — an envelope made of the very thin blue paper that is used to send letters by airmail
- akiba ben joseph — a.d. c50–c135, rabbi and scholar: systematizer of Jewish oral law on which the Mishnah is based.
- alaska peninsula — an extension of the mainland of SW Alaska between the Pacific and the Bering Sea, ending in the Aleutian Islands. Length: about 644 km (400 miles)
- aleutian current — a current in the Pacific Ocean that flows eastward between latitudes 40° and 50° N.
- alexandria senna — See under senna (def 2).
- alimentary canal — The alimentary canal in a person or animal is the passage in their body through which food passes from their mouth to their anus.
- alkylating agent — any cytotoxic drug containing alkyl groups, such as chlorambucil, that acts by damaging DNA; widely used in chemotherapy
- all-encompassing — all-embracing.
- allegheny spurge — a low, shrubby evergreen plant, Pachysandra procumbens, having spikes of white or purplish flowers, native to the southeastern U.S. and widely cultivated as a ground cover.
- allele frequency — the frequency of occurrence or proportions of different alleles of a particular gene in a given population.
- alligator wrench — a wrench having a V -shaped pair of serrated jaws set at right angles to the shank for turning cylindrical or irregularly shaped parts.
- alliterativeness — The state or quality of being alliterative.
- alpha-adrenergic — of or having to do with an alpha receptor
- amebic dysentery — a form of dysentery caused by an amoeba (Entamoeba histolytica)
- amende honorable — a public apology and reparation made to satisfy the honour of the person wronged
- amending formula — a specified process or procedure by which a constitution may be amended
- american english — the form of English spoken in the US
- amusement arcade — An amusement arcade is a place where you can play games on machines which work when you put money in them.
- an end in itself — If you consider something to be an end in itself, you do it because it seems desirable and not because it is likely to lead to something else.
- analytical entry — a bibliographic record of part of an item for which a comprehensive bibliographic record has been made, as a single play or essay in an anthology, a subject in a comprehensive work, or a part of a multivolume set of books.
- ancienne-lorette — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- ancient monument — a historical building or the remains of one, usually dating from no later than the medieval period, that has been designated as worthy of preservation and is often in the care of a government department
- andrew tanenbaum — (person) Professor Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1941-) of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Tanenbaum is famous for his work and books on computer architecture, operating systems and networks. He wrote the textbook "Computer Networks", Second Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1981, which describes the International Standards Organisation, Open Systems Interconnection (ISO-OSI) network model. See Amoeba, Mac-1, Mic-1, Mic-2, Micro Assembly Language, MINIX, MicroProgramming Language, standard.
- anger management — Anger management is a set of guidelines that are designed to help people control their anger.
- angular momentum — a property of a mass or system of masses turning about some fixed point; it is conserved in the absence of the action of external forces
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