16-letter words containing a, l, s, t, o

stock allocation — Stock allocation is the decisions made about how quantities held at a central point will be distributed amongst several outlets in a retail chain.
stomach stapling — Stomach stapling is an operation in which part of the stomach is removed in order to help a person to eat less and lose weight.
stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
stop-loss clause — a limitation on the amount of loss sustained by the insured without compensation in a given period.
storage terminal — A storage terminal is a building or area with large tanks for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
strawberry blond — reddish blond.
strongyloidiasis — an intestinal disease caused by infection with the nematode worm Strongyloides stercoralis
subcartilaginous — partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
sugar plantation — a large area of land where sugar is grown
sulfamethoxazole — an antimicrobial substance, C 1 0 H 1 1 N 3 O 3 S, used against a variety of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, as in the treatment of certain urinary tract infections and skin infections.
summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
summational tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, higher in pitch than either
summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
supernationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
supranationalism — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
sweet almond oil — almond oil (def 1).
tablets of stone — Stone is used in expressions such as set in stone and tablets of stone to suggest that an idea or rule is firm and fixed, and cannot be changed.
take holy orders — to become ordained
take one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
take one's leave — to go away; depart
take one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
take one's place — to take up one's usual or specified position
teachers college — a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.
technical school — college of further and vocational education
tell one's beads — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
the creole state — a nickname for Louisiana
the eastern bloc — (formerly) the Soviet bloc
the lion's share — the largest portion
the south island — the largest island of New Zealand, separated from the North Island by the Cook Strait. Pop: 1 048 200 (2013 est). Area: 153 947 sq km (59 439 sq miles)
the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
thermal neutrons — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
thousand islands — a group of about 1500 islands between the US and Canada, in the upper St Lawrence River: administratively divided between the two countries
throw oneself at — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
to call it quits — If you say that you are going to call it quits, you mean that you have decided to stop doing something or being involved in something.
to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
to let off steam — If you let off steam, you get rid of your energy, anger, or strong emotions with physical activity or by behaving in a noisy or violent way.
to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
to move a muscle — If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
to say the least — at the minimum
to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
to stand or fall — If an idea, claim, or attempt stands or falls on something, its truth or success depends on that thing.
topical-sentence — a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
torricelli's law — the law that states that the speed of flow of a liquid from an orifice is equal to the speed that it would attain if falling freely a distance equal to the height of the free surface of the liquid above the orifice.

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