14-letter words containing ete
- heteroplasties — Plural form of heteroplasty.
- heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
- heterosexually — In a heterosexual way.
- heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
- heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
- heterostrophic — (of a shell) twisting or turning in a different direction
- heterozygosity — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- incompetencies — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
- incompleteness — not complete; lacking some part.
- indeterminable — not determinable; incapable of being ascertained.
- indeterminably — In an indeterminable manner.
- indeterminates — Plural form of indeterminate.
- intensitometer — a device used to measure x-ray intensity in radiography in order to determine correct exposure time.
- interdetermine — to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
- interferometer — Optics. a device that separates a beam of light into two ray beams, usually by means of reflection, and that brings the rays together to produce interference, used to measure wavelength, index of refraction, and astronomical distances.
- intervalometer — an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.
- iron meteorite — a meteorite that is composed mainly of iron and nickel
- kaieteur falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
- kaieteur-falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
- kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
- metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc.
- metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
- metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
- meteoric water — ground water that has recently originated from the atmosphere
- meteorological — pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.
- meteorologists — Plural form of meteorologist.
- microdetection — the measurement of small quantities
- micrometeorite — A micrometeoroid that has entered the earth’s atmosphere.
- micrometeoroid — A microscopic particle in space or of extraterrestrial origin that is small enough so that if it enters the earth’s atmosphere, it will not burn up but drift to the earth’s surface instead.
- micropyrometer — an optical pyrometer used to measure the temperature of small glowing bodies.
- millivoltmeter — A voltmeter that is sensitive enough to produce readings on the millivolt scale.
- misinterpreted — Simple past tense and past participle of misinterpret.
- multiparameter — Having, or employing multiple parameters.
- nineteenth man — the first reserve in a team
- nondeterminism — (computing) Dependence on factors other than initial state and input.
- ophthalmometer — an instrument for measuring the reflection of an image on the surface of the cornea and other capacities of the eye, used chiefly for determining the presence and degree of astigmatism.
- overdetermined — excessively or unduly determined.
- pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
- perimeter wall — a wall that serves as a boundary around something
- petermann peak — a mountain in E Greenland. 9645 feet (2940 meters).
- postdeterminer — a member of a subclass of English adjectival words, including ordinal and cardinal numbers, that may be placed after an article or other determiner and before a descriptive adjective, as first and three in the first three new chapters.
- predeterminate — determined beforehand; predetermined.
- predeterminism — the belief that everything is predetermined
- pretensionless — without pretension
- pretermination — of the period before termination (esp of employment)
- pyrophotometer — a form of pyrometer that measures temperature by optical or photometric means.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- radiotelemeter — the equipment used for radiotelemetry
- roentgenometer — an instrument for measuring the intensity of x-rays.
- saccharomycete — a single-celled yeast of the family Saccharomycetaceae, having no mycelium.