18-letter words containing c, i, t, y, o

scottish secretary — the Secretary of State for Scotland, head of the Scotland Office, a UK government department with responsibility for some Scottish affairs
secondary industry — manufacturing, services, etc.
security of tenure — (in Britain) the right of a tenant to continue to occupy a dwelling or site unless the landlord obtains a court order for possession of the property or termination of the tenancy agreement
self-contradictory — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
significant symbol — a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.
six-finger country — an isolated area considered as being inhabited by people who practise inbreeding
sling psychrometer — a psychrometer so designed that the wet-bulb thermometer can be ventilated, to expedite evaporation, by whirling in the air.
society of friends — a Christian denomination, founded in England c. 1650 by George Fox, that has no formal creed, liturgy, or priesthood and rejects violence in human relations, esp. warfare
sodium thiocyanate — a white powder or colorless, deliquescent crystals, NaSCN, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in medicine in the treatment of hypertension.
solubility product — the maximum number of undissociated ions, of an electrolyte in a saturated solution, capable at a given temperature of remaining in equilibrium with the undissolved phase of the solution.
specific viscosity — a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid, expressed as the ratio of the absolute viscosity of the fluid to that of a reference fluid (usually water in the case of liquids)
spectrocolorimetry — the quantitative measure of colors by spectrophotometry.
spectroheliography — the process of obtaining an image of the sun in light of a particular wavelength, such as calcium or hydrogen, showing the distribution of the element over the surface and in the solar atmosphere, using a spectroheliograph
sperry corporation — (company) The company which merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation. Divisions included Sperry Univac, Sperry Flight Systems, and others. Some of these were sold off after the merger.
spherical geometry — the branch of geometry that deals with figures on spherical surfaces.
stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
statutory sick pay — the pay an employee is legally entitled to when sick
stoichiometrically — of or relating to stoichiometry.
stokely carmichael — Hoagland Howard [hohg-luh nd] /ˈhoʊg lənd/ (Show IPA), ("Hoagy") 1899–1981, U.S. songwriter and musician.
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
synthetic division — a simplified procedure for dividing a polynomial by a linear polynomial.
synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
systematic phoneme — a phonological unit in generative phonology representing an underlying form that takes into account the relationship between phonological patterns and morphological variation, as the unit underlying the second vowel in both derive and derivative.
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
tertiary education — education, following secondary education at a school, at a college or university
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
the kinetic theory — a theory of gases postulating that they consist of particles of negligible size moving at random and undergoing elastic collisions
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
to lay it on thick — If someone is laying it on thick or is laying it on, they are exaggerating a statement, experience, or emotion in order to try to impress people.
to take the mickey — If you take the mickey out of someone or something, you make fun of them, usually in an unkind way.
traditional policy — a life assurance policy in which the policyholder's premiums are paid into a general fund and his or her investment benefits are calculated according to actuarial formulae
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
unconstitutionally — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
unisys corporation — (company) The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. Unisys is one of the largest providers of information services, technology, and software in the world. They employ about 49,000 people and do business in some 100 countries. In 1994 about 80 percent of revenue was derived from commercial information systems and services, with the remainder coming from electronic systems and services for the defense market. The defense business was sold to Loral in early 1995. Slightly more than half of Unisys's revenue is from business in the United States. They specialise in providing business-critical solutions, based on open information networks, for organisations that operate in transaction-intensive environments. These organisations include financial services companies, airlines, telecommunications companies, government agencies, and other commercial enterprises. In August 1994, quarterly sales were $1799M and profits $50M.
unit-linked policy — a life-assurance policy, the investment benefits of which are directly in proportion to the number of units in a unit trust purchased on the policyholder's behalf
vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
with flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party

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