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16-letter words that end in ent

  • external student — a student studying a university subject extramurally
  • fertile crescent — an agricultural region extending from the Levant to Iraq.
  • for a/one moment — If you say that you do not believe for a moment or for one moment that something is true, you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it could possibly be true.
  • forwarding agent — freight forwarder.
  • fourth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting unlawful search and seizure of personal property.
  • garden apartment — an apartment on the ground floor of an apartment building having direct access to a backyard or garden.
  • graduate student — postgraduate-level student
  • granger movement — a campaign for state control of railroads and grain elevators, especially in the north central states, carried on during the 1870s by members of the Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange) a farmers' organization that had been formed for social and cultural purposes.
  • grignard reagent — any of the group of reagents produced by the interaction of magnesium and an organic halide, usually in the presence of an ether, and having the general formula RMgX, where R is an organic group and X is a halogen: used in the Grignard reaction.
  • head arrangement — a roughly outlined musical arrangement that is played from memory and is often learned by ear.
  • humboldt current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
  • hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
  • hyper-excitement — an excited state or condition.
  • hyperintelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
  • identity element — the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.
  • in one's element — If you say that someone is in their element, you mean that they are in a situation they enjoy.
  • in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
  • income statement — an accounting of income and expenses that indicates a firm's net profit or loss over a certain period of time, usually one year.
  • informed consent — a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.
  • insect repellent — chemical that deters insects
  • interappointment — Between appointments.
  • interest payment — a payment of interest on a loan or mortgage
  • inverted mordent — a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone one degree above it.
  • irminger current — a branch of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N past the W coast of Iceland and then W.
  • it's no accident — You begin a sentence with 'it's no accident' if you want to suggest that something was done deliberately or has a logical explanation, although it might give the impression of having happened by chance.
  • labour agreement — a contract between workers and managers setting out working conditions, wages, etc
  • labrador current — a cold ocean current flowing southwards off the coast of Labrador and meeting the warm Gulf Stream, causing dense fogs off the coast of Newfoundland
  • legal department — the department that deals with legal matters
  • letter of intent — a letter indicating that the writer has the serious intention of doing something, such as signing a contract in the circumstances specified. It does not constitute either a promise or a contract
  • lever escapement — an escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate.
  • lightbulb moment — a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition
  • local government — the administration of the civic affairs of a city, town, or district by its inhabitants rather than by the state or country at large.
  • lump sum payment — money: one-off payment
  • macroenvironment — (biology) The large-scale and long-term environment and conditions that affect an organism.
  • malapportionment — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • microconstituent — a microscopically small constituent of a metal or alloy.
  • microenvironment — the environment of a small area or of a particular organism; microhabitat.
  • moral rearmament — a worldwide movement initiated by Frank Buchman in 1938 as a successor to the Oxford Group, and maintaining that the practice of high morality in public and private life is the key to world betterment. Abbreviation: MRA.
  • mortgage payment — instalment paid on a housebuyer's loan
  • needs assessment — (systems)   A systematic process to acquire an accurate, thorough picture of a system's strengths and weaknesses, in order to improve it and meet existing and future challenges.
  • neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
  • nucleating agent — a substance used to seed clouds to control rainfall and fog formation
  • over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
  • pairs tournament — an event in a sport such as tennis or darts open to pairs of competitors
  • photoluminescent — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
  • pincers movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
  • policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
  • private judgment — personal opinion formed independently of the expressed position of an institution, as in matters of religion or politics.
  • progress payment — an instalment of a larger payment made to a contractor for work carried out up to a specified stage of the job
  • purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
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