16-letter words that end in nt
- counter-argument — A counter-argument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
- counterinsurgent — of or relating to counterinsurgency
- counterstatement — a statement made to deny or refute another statement.
- crease-resistant — (of a fabric, garment, etc) designed to remain uncreased when subjected to wear or use
- cromwell current — an equatorial Pacific current, flowing eastward from the Hawaiian Islands to the Galápagos Islands
- customary tenant — a tenant occupying a property under the customs of the manor, often a low-status tenant with little security of tenure
- davidson current — a winter countercurrent that flows N along the W coast of the U.S.
- day of atonement — Yom Kippur
- disclosing agent — a vegetable dye, administered as a liquid or in tablet form (disclosing tablet), that stains plaque, making it readily apparent on the teeth
- disembarrassment — Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity.
- disestablishment — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
- disfranchisement — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- dispersing agent — a surface-active substance added to a suspension, usually a colloid, to improve the separation of particles and to prevent settling or clumping
- domestic servant — person employed to do household chores
- drag coefficient — a measure of the drag of an object in a moving fluid, esp air
- duplex apartment — an apartment with rooms on two connected floors.
- early retirement — retirement before established age
- economic migrant — person: seeks work abroad
- electric current — flow of electricity
- embourgeoisement — (chiefly UK) The taking-up of middle-class attitudes or values; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
- energy-efficient — A device or building that is energy-efficient uses relatively little energy to provide the power it needs.
- exchange student — sb who studies abroad
- exciting current — the current in a field winding.
- external student — a student studying a university subject extramurally
- feather merchant — a person who avoids responsibility and effort; loafer.
- fertile crescent — an agricultural region extending from the Levant to Iraq.
- first lieutenant — an officer ranking next above second lieutenant and next below a captain.
- flight attendant — an airline employee who serves meals, attends to passengers' comfort, etc., during a flight.
- 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.
- gastro-resistant — A gastro-resistant tablet is designed to temporarily withstand attack by stomach acid.
- 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.
- gunnery sergeant — a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant and below a first or master sergeant.
- half-blind joint — a corner dovetail joint visible on one face only.
- head arrangement — a roughly outlined musical arrangement that is played from memory and is often learned by ear.
- heart transplant — surgery to replace a patient's heart
- 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.
- image consultant — imagemaker.
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- in one's element — If you say that someone is in their element, you mean that they are in a situation they enjoy.
- in the ascendant — If someone or something is in the ascendant, they have or are getting more power, influence, or popularity than other people or things.
- in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.