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17-letter words containing e, i, f, l, s, o

  • self-annihilation — self-destruction; suicide.
  • self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • self-commendation — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
  • self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
  • self-conditioning — Also called operant conditioning, instrumental conditioning. a process of changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject each time an action is performed until the subject associates the action with pleasure or distress.
  • self-confirmation — the act of confirming.
  • self-consecration — the act of setting oneself to a task or vocation without ordination by others or by a religious body.
  • self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
  • self-constituting — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
  • self-dissociation — an act or instance of dissociating.
  • self-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
  • self-flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
  • self-incompatible — not capable of self-pollination.
  • self-introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
  • self-presentation — an act of presenting.
  • self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
  • self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
  • self-recollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
  • self-renunciation — renunciation of one's own will, interests, etc.
  • self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
  • self-rising flour — Self-rising flour is flour that makes cakes rise when they are cooked because it has chemicals added to it.
  • self-satisfaction — a usually smug satisfaction with oneself, one's achievements, etc.
  • semi-professional — actively engaged in some field or sport for pay but on a part-time basis: semiprofessional baseball players.
  • sidesaddle flower — a pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
  • silicon rectifier — a rectifier consisting of a semiconductor diode using crystalline silicon
  • sister of loretto — a member of a congregation of sisters founded at Loretto, Kentucky, in 1812 and engaged in educational and missionary works.
  • smoke-filled room — a place, as a hotel room, for conducting secret negotiations, effecting compromises, devising strategy, etc.
  • softvelocity inc. — (company)   The distributors of the Clarion family of application development systems.
  • south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
  • sports facilities — places and things for doing sports
  • 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.
  • statue of liberty — a large copper statue, on Liberty Island, in New York harbor, depicting a woman holding a burning torch: designed by F. A. Bartholdi and presented to the U.S. by France; unveiled 1886.
  • sulfonyl chloride — a colorless liquid, SO 2 Cl 2 , having a very pungent odor and corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes: used as a chlorinating or sulfonating agent.
  • temple of artemis — the temple at Ephesus dedicated to Artemis.
  • the facts of life — the details of sexual behaviour and reproduction, esp as told to children
  • the first line of — If you refer to a method as the first line of, for example, defence or treatment, you mean that it is the first or most important method to be used in dealing with a problem.
  • the life and soul — a person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness
  • thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
  • troilus butterfly — spicebush swallowtail.
  • unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
  • unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
  • unprofessionalism — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
  • unselfconsciously — in an unselfconscious manner
  • 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.
  • ventilation shaft — a shaft in a mine, tunnel, or building used for providing ventilation or fresh air
  • welfare economics — a branch of economics concerned with improving human welfare and social conditions chiefly through the optimum distribution of wealth, the relief or reduction of unemployment, etc.
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