17-letter words containing lec
- isoelectric point — the pH at which a substance is electrically neutral or at which it is at its minimum ionization.
- kiloelectron volt — 1000 electron-volts. Abbreviation: keV, kev.
- kvatro telecom as — (company) The company that maintains Mary. Address: Trondheim, Norway.
- law of reflection — the principle that when a ray of light, radar pulse, or the like, is reflected from a smooth surface the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence, and the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
- mains electricity — electricity supplied to a building through wires
- mechanoelectrical — Describing the production of electricity by mechanical motion; especially in a transducer.
- megaelectron volt — million electron volts.
- midterm elections — elections held halfway through the term of office of a president during which governors, etc, but not a president, are elected
- molecular biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
- molecular formula — a chemical formula that indicates the kinds of atoms and the number of each kind in a molecule of a compound.
- molecular orbital — Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state.
- natural selection — the process by which forms of life having traits that better enable them to adapt to specific environmental pressures, as predators, changes in climate, or competition for food or mates, will tend to survive and reproduce in greater numbers than others of their kind, thus ensuring the perpetuation of those favorable traits in succeeding generations.
- off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
- positive electron — positron.
- reflection nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that reflects the light of neighboring stars.
- refuse collection — the collection of rubbish and waste, usually in a rubbish or refuse truck, before final disposal
- rental collection — a group of books, in a public or other free library, for which a borrower must pay a fee.
- selective amnesia — the deliberate forgetting of something
- selective service — compulsory military service.
- self-recollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- silver collection — a collection that consists of silver coins that is made at a meeting etc
- telecommunicating — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
- telecommunication — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
- the electoral map — a map showing the distribution of constituencies over a country
- thermoelectricity — electricity generated by heat or temperature difference, as in a thermocouple.
- valence electrons — an electron of an atom, located in the outermost shell (valence shell) of the atom, that can be transferred to or shared with another atom.