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17-letter words containing f, i, l, u, s

  • potassium sulfate — a crystalline, water-soluble solid, K 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, alums, and mineral water, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
  • procurator fiscal — In the Scottish legal system, the procurator fiscal is a public official who puts people on trial.
  • professional foul — In football, if a player commits a professional foul, they deliberately do something which is against the rules in order to prevent another player from scoring a goal.
  • purple of cassius — a purple pigment precipitated as a sol by the interaction of gold chloride and a solution of stannic acid and stannous chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of ruby glass, ceramic glazes, and enamels.
  • pyrosulfuric acid — a strong, crystalline acid, H2S2O7, prepared commercially as a heavy, oily, fuming liquid: used in making explosives and dyes, as a sulfating agent, etc.
  • qualified success — If you describe something as a qualified success, you mean that it is only partly successful.
  • recursion formula — a formula for determining the next term of a sequence from one or more of the preceding terms.
  • refuse collection — the collection of rubbish and waste, usually in a rubbish or refuse truck, before final disposal
  • russian wolfhound — borzoi.
  • self-constituting — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
  • self-introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • self-priming pump — A self-priming pump is a pump that will clear its passages of air and start pumping.
  • self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
  • 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.
  • separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
  • silk manufacturer — a person or business that is involved in the manufacture of silk thread and fabric
  • sinus of valsalva — any of the pouches of the aorta and the pulmonary artery opposite the flaps of the semilunar valves into which blood returning to the heart flows, closing the valves.
  • south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
  • spanish influenza — the pandemic respiratory infection that spread throughout the world during 1917–18.
  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • speech difficulty — a problem encountered in speaking
  • 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.
  • strike-slip fault — a geological fault on which the movement is along the strike of the fault
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • thiosulfuric acid — an acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , that may be regarded as sulfuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulfur.
  • thistle butterfly — any nymphalid butterfly of the genus Vanessa, as the red admiral or painted lady.
  • 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
  • wallis and futuna — French overseas territory in the South Pacific, northeast of the Fiji Islands: it consists of two groups of islands (Wallis Islands and Futuna Islands): c. 106 sq mi (275 sq km); pop. 14,000
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