17-letter words containing d, i, r, t, y, e
- purdue university — http://purdue.edu/.
- radial (ply) tire — a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords running at right angles to the center line of the tread: it provides better handling, etc. than a bias ply tire
- radial keratotomy — a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.
- radiant intensity — a measure of the amount of radiation emitted from a point expressed as the radiant flux per unit solid angle leaving this source
- radiation therapy — x-rays used as treatment
- radioactive decay — decay (def 8).
- read-write memory — a type of computer memory that you can write to as well as read from
- ready and waiting — If you want to emphasize that a person is properly prepared for something, or that something can now be used, you can say that they are ready and waiting.
- refractory period — a short period after a nerve or muscle cell fires during which the cell cannot respond to additional stimulation.
- reiter's syndrome — a disease of unknown cause, occurring primarily in adult males, marked by urethritis, conjunctivitis, and arthritis.
- 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.
- secondary quality — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
- serendipity berry — miracle fruit (def 2).
- sodium pyroborate — borax1 .
- split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
- 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 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.
- thermoperiodicity — the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
- to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
- to open your mind — If something opens your mind to new ideas or experiences, it makes you more willing to accept them or try them.
- tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
- turbidity current — a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.
- understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- university degree — an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
- yesterday evening — during the evening of the day preceding today
- yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today
- 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.