16-letter words containing ens
- menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- misapprehensions — Plural form of misapprehension.
- miscomprehension — the act or process of comprehending.
- multidimensional — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- non-apprehension — anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
- offensive weapon — an instrument designed to be used in attack, or an object which may be used in attack
- on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
- overcompensating — Present participle of overcompensate.
- overcompensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
- overcompensatory — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
- pension benefits — the benefits that are paid to a person in accordance with his pension scheme
- pension mortgage — an arrangement whereby a person takes out a mortgage and pays the capital repayment instalments into a pension fund and the interest to the mortgagee. The loan is repaid out of the tax-free lump sum proceeds of the pension plan on the borrower's retirement
- pension provider — the company or organization that makes provision for a person's pension
- personal pension — a private pension scheme in which an individual contributes part of his or her salary to a financial institution, which invests it so that a lump sum is available on retirement; this is then used to purchase an annuity
- photosensitivity — the quality of being photosensitive.
- polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
- progressive lens — a multifocal eyeglass lens that provides a continuous range of focal power between near and far distances.
- ranelagh gardens — a public garden in Chelsea opened in 1742: a centre for members of fashionable society to meet and promenade. The gardens were closed in 1804
- relative density — specific gravity.
- selling expenses — Selling expenses are expenses that are related to sales activities, such as delivery costs and salespeople's wages.
- sensationalistic — subject matter, language, or style producing or designed to produce startling or thrilling impressions or to excite and please vulgar taste.
- sense perception — perception by the senses rather than by the intellect.
- sensible horizon — the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
- sensory overload — being overwhelmed by sights, sounds, etc.
- simple extension — an extension field of a given field, obtained by forming all polynomials in a specified element with coefficients contained in the given field.
- stevenson screen — a shelter for meteorological instruments, consisting of a raised white louvred box
- supersensitivity — extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
- suspense account — an account in which items are temporarily entered until their final disposition is determined.
- suspension point — one of a group of dots, usually three, used in written material to indicate the omission of a word or words
- tensile strength — the resistance of a material to longitudinal stress, measured by the minimum amount of longitudinal stress required to rupture the material.
- tension headache — a headache caused by muscle tension resulting from stress or overwork
- thaddeus stevens — Alfred, 1817–75, English painter and sculptor.
- the heavens open — If the heavens open, it suddenly starts raining very heavily.
- twin-lens camera — a camera having two separately mounted lenses coordinated to eliminate parallax errors or for making stereoscopic photographs.
- twin-lens reflex — See under reflex camera. Abbreviation: TLR.
- un-reprehensible — deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
- uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- undercompensated — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- vauxhall gardens — a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859
- ward christensen — (person) The inventor of XMODEM and of the BBS. Ward did physics in college and programmed mainframes for IBM. Ward and friend Randy Suess set up their BBS on first on 1978-02-16 in Chicago. It ran on an S-100 computer with 64k RAM and two single-sided 8" 250kB diskettes.
- well-compensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.