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17-letter words containing e, a, r, n, i

  • spherical polygon — a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.
  • spiny-headed worm — any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates.
  • spiritual healing — faith healing
  • split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
  • split personality — multiple personality.
  • spotted sandpiper — a North American sandpiper, Actitis macularia, that has brownish-gray upper parts and white underparts, and is spotted with black in the summer.
  • spread your wings — if you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience
  • spring cankerworm — the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm)
  • square centimeter — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one centimeter on each side. 2 , sq. cm. Abbreviation: cm.
  • squash vine borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Melittia satyriniformis, that bores into the stems of squash and related plants.
  • sri international — (company)   One of the world's largest contract research firms. Founded in 1946 in conjuction with Stanford University as the Stanford Research Institute, they later became fully independent and were incorporated as a non-profit organisation under U.S. and California laws. SRI does research and development in many areas, independently and for hire. They produce and sell reports on the independent research. Address: Menlo Park, California, USA; Cambridge, UK.
  • 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.
  • stare in the face — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • stars and stripes — US national flag
  • stationary engine — an engine mounted in a fixed position, as one used for driving generators, compressors, etc.
  • statutory meeting — company shareholders' discussion
  • steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
  • stellar evolution — the sequence of changes that occurs in a star as it ages
  • stolen generation — Aboriginal children removed from their families and placed in institutions or fostered by White families between 1910 and 1970
  • storm in a teacup — a violent fuss or disturbance over a trivial matter
  • strange interlude — a play (1928) by Eugene O'Neill.
  • straw in the wind — If you say that an incident or piece of news is a straw in the wind, you mean that it gives an indication of what might happen in the future.
  • stray capacitance — undesired capacitance in equipment, occurring between the wiring, between the wiring and the chassis, or between components and the chassis
  • stress relaxation — Stress relaxation is a gradual reduction in stress with time at constant strain.
  • subclavian artery — either of a pair of arteries, one on each side of the body, that carry the main supply of blood to the arms.
  • subclavian groove — either of two grooves in the first rib, one for the main artery (subclavian artery) and the other for the main vein (subclavian vein) of the arm
  • subordinated debt — a debt that an unsecured creditor can only claim, in the event of a liquidation, after the claims of secured creditors have been paid
  • subscription rate — the price charged for a subscription
  • substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
  • sufficient reason — the principle that nothing happens by pure chance, but that an explanation must always be available
  • super-nationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
  • superaerodynamics — the branch of aerodynamics that deals with gases at very low densities.
  • superalimentation — nourishment; nutrition.
  • supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
  • superregeneration — regeneration in which a signal is alternately amplified and quenched at a frequency slightly above the audible range to achieve high sensitivity with a single tube.
  • support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
  • 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.
  • synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
  • tabernacle mirror — a mirror of c1800, having columns and a cornice, usually gilt, with a painted panel over the mirror.
  • taiping rebellion — a movement of religious mysticism and agrarian unrest in China between 1850 and 1864 which weakened the Manchu dynasty but was eventually suppressed with foreign aid
  • take in good part — to respond to (teasing) with good humour
  • take no prisoners — to be uncompromising and resolute in one's actions
  • take-no-prisoners — wholeheartedly aggressive; zealous; gung-ho: a businessman with a take-no-prisoners attitude toward dealmaking.
  • teacher education — training to become a teacher, usually at an institution of higher education
  • teaching practice — Teaching practice is a period that a student teacher spends teaching at a school as part of his or her training.
  • teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
  • technical drawing — the study and practice, esp as a subject taught in school, of the basic techniques of draughtsmanship, as employed in mechanical drawing, architecture, etc
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