14-letter words starting with e
- electrologists — Plural form of electrologist.
- electrolytical — Dated form of electrolytic.
- electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
- electromotance — an electromotive force
- electromyogram — A record or display produced by electromyography.
- electron model — (electronics) A model of semiconductor behaviour in which donors contribute the charge of an electron, and acceptors contribute a space for same, in effect contributing a fictional positive charge of similiar magnitude. Physicists use the electron model. Some language theorists consider language and the electron to be models in themselves. Contrast hole model.
- electroneutral — (physics) Having no net electric charge.
- electronic ink — a material consisting of microscopic cells that can be turned from white to black and vice versa with the application of a small electric charge allowing electronically stored text to appear on a paper-like substance
- electronically — By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.
- electroosmosis — osmosis through a membrane that is caused by the action of an electric field, usually such a field generated by two electrodes, one on each side of the membrane
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- electrosensory — Of or pertaining to the ability of a biological organism to perceive electrical impulses.
- electroshocked — Simple past tense and past participle of electroshock.
- electrostatics — The study of stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
- electrosurgery — Surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.
- electrotherapy — The use of electric currents passed through the body to stimulate nerves and muscles, chiefly in the treatment of various forms of paralysis.
- electrothermal — concerned with both electricity and heat, esp the production of electricity by heat
- electrotreater — An electrotreater is a type of coalescer in which droplets are charged electrically to increase their attraction to each other.
- electrovalence — Alternative form of electrovalency.
- electrovalency — (physics) The net electric charge on an ion.
- electrowinning — a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis
- elegiac stanza — a quatrain in iambic pentameters with alternate lines rhyming
- elementariness — The state or condition of being elementary.
- elephant grass — any of various stout tropical grasses or grasslike plants, esp Pennisetum purpureum, and Typha elephantina, a type of reed mace
- elephant shrew — any small active African mammal of the family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea, having an elongated nose, large ears, and long hind legs
- elephant's-ear — any aroid plant of the genus Colocasia, of tropical Asia and Polynesia, having very large heart-shaped leaves: grown for ornament and for their edible tubers
- eleutheromania — A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
- elevated train — a train that runs on an elevated railway
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- elevator pitch — an informal an extremely short and pithy version of a sales pitch or business plan
- elevator shaft — passage for a lift
- eleventh chord — a chord much used in jazz, consisting of a major or minor triad upon which are superimposed the seventh, ninth, and eleventh above the root
- eleventh grade — the eleventh year of school, when students are 16 or 17 years old
- ellesmere port — a port in NW England, in NW Cheshire on the Mersey estuary and Manchester Ship Canal. Pop: 66 265 (2001)
- ellice islands — group of islands in the WC Pacific, north of Fiji: under British control, 1892-1978; name changed to Tuvalu in 1976 and as such became independent in 1978
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- embarrassments — Plural form of embarrassment.
- embellishingly — in an embellishing manner
- embellishments — A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
- emblematically — In an emblematic manner.
- emergency call — a telephone call to the emergency services made during an emergency
- emergency exit — door, way out
- emergency fund — a sum of money set aside by a country, group, or organization for use in an emergency
- emergency room — hospital: casualty department
- emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
- emergency ward — a ward in a hospital that deals with patients who need emergency treatment
- emilia-romagna — a region of N central Italy, on the Adriatic: rises from the plains of the Po valley in the north to the Apennines in the south. Capital: Bologna. Pop: 4 030 220 (2003 est). Area: 22 123 sq km (8628 sq miles)
- éminence grise — a person who wields power and influence unofficially or behind the scenes