18-letter words containing elec
- board of elections — a bipartisan board appointed usually by local authorities and charged with control of elections and voting procedure.
- dielectric heating — the heating of a nonconducting substance caused by dielectric loss when the material is placed in a variable electric field.
- electoral district — an area that is considered as unit for the purposes of an election
- electoral register — An electoral register is an official list of all the people who have the right to vote in an election.
- electric discharge — electricity emitted
- electric potential — the work required to transfer a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a given point against an electric field
- electrical circuit — An electrical circuit is a complete route that an electric current can flow around.
- electrical failure — an instance when an electricity supply stops working
- electricity strike — a time when workers at an electricity company stop supplying power as a protest at working conditions
- electroacupuncture — the insertion into the body of one or more needles through which an electric current is passed
- electrocardiograms — Plural form of electrocardiogram.
- electrocardiograph — A machine used for electrocardiography.
- electrocorticogram — a record of brain waves obtained by placing electrodes directly on the surface of the exposed cerebral cortex
- electrocyclization — (organic chemistry) an electrocyclic reaction.
- electrodesiccation — The drying of tissue, and the prevention of bleeding, using a high-frequency electric current.
- electrodynamometer — An instrument that measures electric current by indicating the strength of repulsion or attraction between the magnetic fields of two sets of coils, one fixed and one movable.
- electroluminescent — Having the quality of electroluminescence.
- electron telescope — an astronomical telescope with an attachment for converting the infrared radiation emitted from the surface of planets into a visible image
- electron transport — the metabolic process in mitochondria or chloroplasts, in which electrons are transferred in stages from energy-rich compounds to molecular oxygen with liberation of energy
- electronic banking — the transfer of money between financial institutions through an exchange of electronic signals over a network
- electronic editing — editing of a sound or vision tape recording by electronic rerecording rather than by physical cutting
- electronic mailbox — a device used to store electronic mail
- electronic meeting — (messaging) The use of a network of personal computers to improve communication that takes place in a meeting. Electronic meetings are effective with as few as two participants and with over 100 participants. Participants can be face-to-face in a meeting room or distributed around the world. They may all be participating at the same time or different times.
- electronic receipt — An electronic receipt is one created in a computerized cash register, or by an online retailer. It will usually show the date and time, how payment is made, and other details of the sale.
- electronic tagging — Electronic tagging is a system in which a criminal or suspected criminal has an electronic device attached to them which enables the police to know if they leave a particular area.
- electronic warfare — the military use of electronics to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use and to protect friendly use of electromagnetic radiation equipment
- electrophotography — Any of several methods of photocopying in which an image is created and then transferred between surfaces using static electricity.
- electroretinograms — Plural form of electroretinogram.
- electrostatic lens — an electron lens consisting of a system of metal electrodes, the electrostatic field of which focuses the charged particles
- electrostatic unit — any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the electric constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number
- electrotherapeutic — Relating to electrotherapeutics.
- electrovalent bond — a type of chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains the electron to form a negative ion. The resulting ions are held together by electrostatic attraction
- enantioselectivity — (chemistry) The selectivity of a reaction towards one of a pair of enantiomers.
- hydrogen electrode — a standard reference electrode with a potential of zero, used in pH measurements, consisting of a platinum-black surface covered with hydrogen bubbles.
- magnetoelectricity — electricity developed by the action of magnets.
- photoelectric cell — photocell.
- selective abortion — the aborting of particular embryos for medical or social reasons
- selective breeding — the raising of animals with particular genetic traits through careful choice of parents
- static electricity — a stationary electric charge built up on an insulating material.
- telecommunications — 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 electric chair — an electrified chair for executing criminals
- the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
- thermoelectrometer — an instrument for measuring a charge or voltage by means of the heat it produces in a resistance.
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