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17-letter words containing f, i, s, t, e

  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • specific humidity — the ratio of the mass of water vapor in air to the total mass of the mixture of air and water vapor.
  • speech difficulty — a problem encountered in speaking
  • spiritus frumenti — whiskey.
  • 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.
  • stare in the face — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • 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.
  • stay of execution — If you are given a stay of execution, you are legally allowed to delay obeying an order of a court of law.
  • stereospecificity — (of a reaction) producing a simple stereoisomer.
  • stock certificate — a certificate evidencing ownership of one or more shares of stock in a corporation.
  • 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
  • strike-slip fault — a geological fault on which the movement is along the strike of the fault
  • striped killifish — a killifish, Fundulus majalis, of the Atlantic coast of the U.S., the female of which is marked with black stripes.
  • suffice it to say — Suffice it to say or suffice to say is used at the beginning of a statement to indicate that what you are saying is obvious, or that you will only give a short explanation.
  • sufficient reason — the principle that nothing happens by pure chance, but that an explanation must always be available
  • sustentation fund — a fund, esp in the Church of Scotland, to augment the support of ministers
  • teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
  • temple of artemis — the temple at Ephesus dedicated to Artemis.
  • the bag of tricks — every device; everything
  • the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
  • the facts of life — the details of sexual behaviour and reproduction, esp as told to children
  • the final whistle — a blast on a referee's whistle to indicate that a game is over
  • 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
  • the life sciences — sciences such as biology, botany, physiology, zoology which are concerned with the study of living organisms
  • the right side of — in favour with
  • the south pacific — the part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator
  • the tet offensive — an offensive launched in January–February 1968 by the North Vietnamese Army and the Vietcong. Coinciding with the first day of the Tet, it was a surprise attack on South Vietnamese cities, including Saigon
  • thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
  • think in terms of — If you say that you are thinking in terms of doing a particular thing, you mean that you are considering it.
  • thistle butterfly — any nymphalid butterfly of the genus Vanessa, as the red admiral or painted lady.
  • thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
  • to raise the roof — If a group of people inside a building raise the roof, they make a very loud noise, for example by singing or shouting.
  • traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
  • transfer function — The transfer function of a circuit is the ratio of the response to the input.
  • troilus butterfly — spicebush swallowtail.
  • under the sign of — during that portion of the year when the sun is passing through and thus subject to the influence of (a specified sign of the zodiac)
  • unity of interest — the equal interest in property held by joint tenants
  • unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
  • 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
  • wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception
  • wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.
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