17-letter words containing a, u, l, d, e, r
- rough-legged hawk — a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents.
- rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
- russell's paradox — a paradox of set theory in which an object is defined in terms of a class of objects that contains the object being defined, resulting in a logical contradiction.
- russell, bertrand — Bertrand Russell
- san andreas fault — an active strike-slip fault in W United States, extending from San Francisco to S California and forming the on-land portion of the western margin of the North American Plate.
- secondary quality — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
- securities dealer — a person who buys and sells securities
- sexual dimorphism — the condition in which the males and females in a species are morphologically different, as with many birds.
- shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
- simulated leather — fake leather that is an imitation of real leather and is usually made from a cheaper material
- small waved umber — a brownish geometrid moth, Horisme vitalbata, that is cryptically marked to merge with tree bark
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- spruce gall aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
- square-shouldered — having the shoulders held back, giving a straight form to the upper part of the back.
- stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
- stannous fluoride — a white, crystalline powder, SnF 2 , slightly soluble in water: used as a source of fluorine in the prevention of dental caries, especially as a toothpaste additive.
- strange interlude — a play (1928) by Eugene O'Neill.
- subsidiary ledger — (in accounting) a ledger containing a group of detailed and related accounts the total of which is summarized in the control account.
- sulfurated potash — a yellowish-brown mixture consisting mainly of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate, used in treating mange.
- surgical dressing — a dressing made of cotton, used for incisions made during surgery
- surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
- sustained-release — (of a drug or fertilizer) capable of gradual release of an active agent over a period of time, allowing for a sustained effect; timed-release; long-acting; prolonged-action; slow-release.
- temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
- the evil day/hour — If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
- thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
- thermal underwear — underwear designed to retain body heat in cold temperatures.
- thread-legged bug — any of certain insects of the family Reduviidae, characterized by an elongated, slender body and long frail legs, the front pair of which are raptorial.
- tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
- trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
- understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- undulatory theory — wave theory (def 1).
- unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unrealized losses — Unrealized losses are losses from the decrease in value of an asset that you still own.
- urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
- used-car salesman — a person who sells used cars
- valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
- vanilla-flavoured — having been flavoured with vanilla extract or essence
- vascular cylinder — stele (sense 3)
- visually impaired — (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a handicap.
- vulcan death grip — (jargon) A variant of Vulcan nerve pinch derived from a Star Trek classic epsisode where a non-existant "Vulcan death grip" was used to fool Romulans that Spock had killed Kirk.
- yield to maturity — The yield to maturity of a bond is the rate of return on the bond if it is held to its maturity date.