16-letter words containing ue
- 8 queens problem — eight queens puzzle
- accrued dividend — an accumulated unpaid dividend on preferred stock.
- accrued expenses — an expense which has been incurred but has not yet been paid
- accrued interest — interest which has been earned since an investment was made or since a previous interest payment
- affluent society — a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available
- allele frequency — the frequency of occurrence or proportions of different alleles of a particular gene in a given population.
- alternative fuel — An alternative fuel is any automotive fuel other than gasoline and diesel fuel.
- antitorque rotor — (on certain helicopters) a small rotor on the tail, turning in the vertical plane and providing a thrust whose torque opposes and compensates for the torque of the main rotor.
- azuero peninsula — a peninsula in SW Panama, bordered on the E by the Gulf of Panama.
- barbecue stopper — a controversial current-affairs issue
- basque provinces — an autonomous region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the 19th century. Pop: 1 840 700 (2003 est). Area: about 7250 sq km (2800 sq miles)
- becquerel effect — the electromotive force produced by the unequal illumination of two identical electrodes placed in an electrolyte.
- beg the question — If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
- benguela current — a strong ocean current in the South Atlantic, flowing northward along the SW coast of Africa
- benoit samuelson — Joan (Joan Benoit) born 1957, U.S. distance runner: first Olympic marathon women's winner, 1984.
- biological value — the nutritional effectiveness of the protein in a given food, expressed as the percentage used by the body of either the total protein consumed or the digestible protein available.
- bite your tongue — either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
- blue dawn-flower — a tropical American vine, Ipomoea acuminata, of the morning glory family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers that turn from blue to pink.
- blue huckleberry — tangleberry.
- blue in the face — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blue mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
- blue-green algae — any of a division (Cyanophycota) of photosynthetic monerans, microorganisms that contain a blue pigment which obscures the chlorophyll; cyanobacteria
- blue-ribbon jury — a jury composed of persons having more than ordinary education and presumably exceptional intelligence and perceptiveness, selected by the court on the motion of plaintiff or defendant to try cases of unusual complexity or importance.
- blue-winged teal — a small North American duck (Anas discors) found on ponds and rivers
- bluegrass region — a region in central Kentucky, famous for its horse farms and fields of bluegrass.
- bouquet larkspur — a plant, Delphinium grandiflorum, of eastern Asia, having blue or whitish flowers and hairy fruit.
- boutique brewery — microbrewery.
- burning question — urgent matter for discussion
- call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- canada bluegrass — a Eurasian grass, Poa compressa, naturalized in North America, having creeping rootstocks and bluish-green leaves.
- cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
- chinese chequers — a board game played with marbles or pegs
- cleansing tissue — a small piece of absorbent paper, used especially for removing cleansing cream and cosmetics and also serving as a disposable handkerchief.
- consequentialism — the doctrine that an action is right or wrong according as its consequences are good or bad
- consequentialist — the theory that human actions derive their moral worth solely from their outcomes or consequences.
- consequentiality — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- counterguerrilla — (of operations, conflicts, etc) conducted against guerrillas
- cut-up technique — a technique of writing involving cutting up lines or pages of prose and rearranging these fragments, popularized by the novelist William Burroughs (1914–97)
- cutoff frequency — a frequency level above or below which a device fails to respond or operate efficiently
- delphi technique — a forecasting or decision-making technique that makes use of written questionnaires to eliminate the influence of personal relationships and the domination of committees by strong personalities
- drogue parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- eigenfrequencies — Plural form of eigenfrequency.
- equine influenza — a respiratory disease of horses, caused by the Orthomyxoviridae type A virus, characterized by a fever and persistent cough
- freshly squeezed — You can describe juice that has been recently pressed out of fruit as freshly squeezed.
- fuel consumption — use of a material to generate power
- garcia y iniguez — Calixto [kah-lees-taw] /kɑˈlis tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1839?–98, Cuban lawyer, soldier, and revolutionist.
- gas liquefaction — Gas liquefaction is the process of refrigerating a gas to a temperature that is below its critical temperature in order to form a liquid.
- gonzález márquez — Felipe (feˈlipe). born 1942, Spanish statesman; prime minister of Spain (1982–96)
- government issue — (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies.
- great blue heron — a large American heron, Ardea herodias, having bluish-gray plumage.
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