17-letter words containing d, e, v, i, t
- received standard — the form of educated English spoken originally in southern England and having Received Pronunciation as a chief distinguishing feature.
- relative humidity — the amount of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that the air could hold at the given temperature; the ratio of the actual water vapor pressure to the saturation vapor pressure. Abbreviation: RH, rh.
- remittance advice — a letter sent by a customer to a supplier, to let them know that their invoice has been paid
- reproductive cell — gamete.
- reverse apartheid — a perceived bias against White people following the end of Apartheid
- second derivative — the derivative of the derivative of a function: Acceleration is the second derivative of distance with respect to time.
- silver star medal — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a bronze star with a small silver star at the center, awarded for gallantry in action
- sleep deprivation — a condition in which you have not had enough sleep
- st. vitus's dance — St. Vitus's dance.
- superconductivity — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- the driver's seat — the position of control or dominance
- 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.
- to have a mind to — If you have a mind to do something, you want, intend, or choose to do it.
- traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
- turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
- university degree — an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
- valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
- veiltail goldfish — an artificially bred, indoor variety of goldfish, usually golden or calico and of a spheroid shape, having a fully divided, drooping tail fin exceeding the body in length.
- vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
- visible radiation — electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres
- voidable contract — a contract or agreement that is capable of being made of no legal effect or made void
- 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.
- well-investigated — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- white-winged dove — a common dove, Zenaida asiatica, of the southwestern U.S. to Chile.
- wild service tree — either of two European trees, Sorbus domestica, bearing a small, acid fruit that is edible when overripe, or S. torminalis (wild service tree) bearing a similar fruit.
- wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.
- with a heavy hand — in a heavy manner; without delicacy or grace
- wood preservative — a coating applied to timber as a protection against decay, insects, weather, etc
- yesterday evening — during the evening of the day preceding today