16-letter words containing on
- (at) second hand — not from the original source; indirectly
- 3com corporation — (company, networking) A manufacturer of local area network equipment. 3Com was founded in 1979. They acquired BICC Data Networks in 1992, Star-Tek in 1993, Synernetics in 1993, Centrum in 1994, NiceCom in 1994 AccessWorks, Sonix Communications, Primary Access and Chipcom in 1995 and Axon and OnStream Networks in 1996. They merged with U.S. Robotics in 1997.
- a la bonne heure — at the right moment.
- a pox on someone — an expression of intense disgust or aversion for someone
- above and beyond — in addition to
- abscission layer — a layer of parenchyma cells that is formed at the bases of fruits, flowers, and leaves before abscission. As the parenchyma disintegrates, the organ becomes separated from the plant
- absolute monarch — a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
- absorbent cotton — raw cotton made absorbent by the removal of its wax: used for surgical dressings, etc.
- accession number — the number given to record a new addition to a collection
- accommodationism — A policy of being accommodating.
- accommodationist — a person who seeks to promote adaptation to or compromise with an opposing point of view
- accordion pleats — tiny knife pleats
- acculturationist — a person who studies the process of acculturation.
- action committee — a group of people who come together to organize and supervise others who are fighting for a particular cause or carrying out a particular task
- 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
- activated carbon — a porous highly adsorptive form of carbon used to remove colour or impurities from liquids and gases, in the separation and extraction of chemical compounds, and in the recovery of solvents
- activation order — an instruction to create, mobilize, or organize a unit
- addition polymer — a polymer formed by the direct reaction of two or more monomers, and with no resulting water or other by-product.
- adirondack chair — a sturdy armchair for outdoor use, made of wide wooden slats, with a sloping back and a seat often slanting down toward it.
- administrational — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
- advisory opinion — an opinion given by a court on a case that does not settle the case but sets out the court's view of how the law or the constitution would apply to that case
- aestheticisation — Act or process of aestheticising.
- aestheticization — Alternative form of aestheticisation.
- affectionateness — The state or quality of being affectionate.
- african honeybee — killer bee.
- ai international — (company) One of distributors of Prolog++, subsumed by Customer Engagement Company before December 1998.
- air conditioning — Air conditioning is a method of providing buildings and vehicles with cool dry air.
- alizarin crimson — a pigment used in painting, derived from anthraquinone and characterized by its red color and transparency.
- all too/only too — You use all too or only too to emphasize that something happens to a greater extent or degree than is pleasant or desirable.
- alloyed junction — a semiconductor junction used in some junction transistors and formed by alloying metal contacts, functioning as emitter and collector regions, to a wafer of semiconductor that acts as the base region
- alpha conversion — (theory) In lambda-calculus and reduction, the renaming of a formal parameter in a lambda abstraction. This does not change the meaning of the abstraction. For example: \ x . x+1 <--> \ y . y+1 If the actual argument to a lambda abstraction contains instances of the abstraction's formal parameter then it is necessary to rename the parameter before applying the abstraction to avoid name capture.
- alpha-interferon — interferon (def 2).
- aluminium bronze — any of a range of copper alloys that contain between 5 and 10 per cent aluminium
- amende honorable — a public apology and reparation made to satisfy the honour of the person wronged
- amidinohydrazone — any of a group of pesticides, originally developed as antimalarial and antitubercular drugs, that impair cell respiration in cockroaches, red ants, and other insects.
- ammonia solution — ammonia (def 2).
- ammonia-solution — a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH 3 , usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
- ammonium acetate — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, NH 4 (C 2 H 3 O 2), used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and meat preservatives.
- ammonium cyanate — a white, crystalline solid, CH 4 N 2 O, soluble in alcohol, that is converted into urea when heated.
- ammonium lactate — a colorless to yellow, water-soluble, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 9 NO 3 , used chiefly in electroplating.
- ammonium nitrate — a colourless highly soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in explosives and pyrotechnics. Formula: NH4NO3
- ammonium sulfate — an ammonium salt, (NH4)2SO4, made chiefly from synthetic ammonia and used in making fertilizers, in treating water, etc.
- ammunition depot — a place where ammunition is stored
- ammunition pouch — a pouch for carrying ammunition
- an iota/one iota — You can use an iota or one iota to emphasize a negative statement. Not an iota or not one iota means not even to a small extent or degree.
- anathematization — to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
- 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
- anderson shelter — a small prefabricated air-raid shelter of World War II consisting of an arch of corrugated metal and designed to be partly buried in people's gardens and covered with earth for protection
- anharmonic ratio — cross ratio.
- animal companion — an animal that is kept as a companion; pet.
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