16-letter words containing e, l, y, s, i, u
- maximilien sully — Maximilien de Béthune [mak-see-mee-lyan duh bey-tyn] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ də beɪˈtün/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman.
- multiuser system — a computer system in which multiple terminals connect to a host computer that handles processing tasks.
- myelosuppression — (medicine) A reduction of bone marrow activity that leads to a lower concentration of platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells.
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
- papillary muscle — one of the small bundles of muscles attached to the ventricle walls and to the chordae tendineae that tighten these tendons during ventricular contraction.
- personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
- quintessentially — of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
- sb will be lucky — If you say that someone will be lucky to do or get something, you mean that they are very unlikely to do or get it, and will definitely not do or get any more than that.
- security analyst — a person who specializes in evaluating information regarding stocks and bonds.
- security blanket — a blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security.
- security council — the division of the United Nations charged with maintaining international peace, composed of five permanent members (U.S., Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China) and ten temporary members, each serving for two years.
- self-sufficiency — able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance: The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.
- single occupancy — a type of travel accommodation, as at a hotel, for one person in a room.
- sodium cyclamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NaC 6 NH 1 2 SO 3 , that has been used as a sweetening agent: banned by the FDA in 1970.
- sodium methylate — a white, free-flowing, flammable powder, CH 3 ONa, decomposed by water to sodium hydroxide and methyl alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- st. lucie cherry — mahaleb.
- stereoregularity — (of a polymer) the degree to which successive configurations in space along the chain follow a simple rule. Also called tacticity. Compare configuration (def 4).
- synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
- taimyr peninsula — a peninsula in the N Russian Federation in Asia, between the Kara and Laptev seas.
- the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
- the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
- two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
- unostentatiously — (of a person) in a manner that is not trying to impress people with one's wealth or importance
- unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- utility software — system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.