16-letter words containing e, y, l, s, n
- 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
- thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
- tinnevelly senna — any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- transcendentally — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
- transcrystalline — situated within or passing through the crystals of a substance.
- transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
- 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.
- vinylidene resin — any synthetic resin in which the basic structure consists of the H2C:CR2 group, where R usually is a halogen
- voluntary muscle — muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.
- voluntary sector — the part of the economy that consists of non-profit-making organizations, as opposed to the public and private sectors
- welfare payments — government benefits
- whole nine yards — a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
- yellowstone lake — a lake in NW Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park. 20 miles (32 km) long; 140 sq. mi. (363 sq. km).