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17-letter words containing e, l, d, r, i, t

  • securities dealer — a person who buys and sells securities
  • self-administered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
  • self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
  • sheltered housing — accommodation designed esp for the elderly or infirm consisting of a group of individual premises, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
  • 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
  • simulated leather — fake leather that is an imitation of real leather and is usually made from a cheaper material
  • sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
  • single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
  • sleep deprivation — a condition in which you have not had enough sleep
  • slenderness ratio — aspect ratio (def 4a).
  • slenderness-ratio — Aeronautics. the ratio of the span of an airfoil to its mean chord.
  • social democratic — A social democratic party is a political party whose principles are based on social democracy.
  • south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
  • split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
  • 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.
  • strange interlude — a play (1928) by Eugene O'Neill.
  • stratified sample — a sample that is not drawn at random from the whole population, but separately from a number of disjoint strata of the population in order to ensure a more representative sample
  • striped killifish — a killifish, Fundulus majalis, of the Atlantic coast of the U.S., the female of which is marked with black stripes.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
  • temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
  • terephthalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the para isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and textile fibers.
  • 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.
  • the little dipper — a small faint constellation, the brightest star of which is the Pole Star, lying 1° from the true celestial pole
  • the outside world — You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.
  • the silken ladder — a one-act opera by Rossini, telling the story of Giulia, who is secretly married to Dorvil; he visits her bedroom every night by climbing up a ladder made of silk. Giulia's guardian, Dormont, expects her to marry Blansac, but she introduces Blansac to her cousin Lucilla; after much confusion, the two couples are joyfully united
  • the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
  • thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
  • thermal radiation — electromagnetic radiation emitted by all matter above a temperature of absolute zero because of the thermal motion of atomic particles.
  • three mile island — an island in the Susquehanna River, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, SE of Harrisburg: scene of a near-disastrous accident at a nuclear plant in 1979 that raised the issue of nuclear-energy safety.
  • three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
  • to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
  • transcendentalism — transcendental character, thought, or language.
  • transcendentalist — transcendental character, thought, or language.
  • transcendentalize — to cause to become transcendent.
  • tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
  • tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
  • trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
  • tuberculin-tested — (of milk) produced by cows that have been certified as free of tuberculosis
  • understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
  • unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
  • 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
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