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.