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17-letter words containing h, e, a, s, t

  • quantum chemistry — the application of quantum mechanics to the study of chemical phenomena.
  • quantum mechanics — a theory of the mechanics of atoms, molecules, and other physical systems that are subject to the uncertainty principle. Abbreviation: QM.
  • racial harassment — persecution on the basis of race
  • rehospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
  • respiratory chain — a series of mitochondrial proteins that transport electrons of hydrogen, released in the Krebs cycle, from acetyl coenzyme A to inhaled oxygen to form H 2 O: the energy released in the process is conserved as ATP.
  • reverse apartheid — a perceived bias against White people following the end of Apartheid
  • rhetorical stress — stress required by the meaning of a line, as distinguished from that required by the meter.
  • rheumatic disease — any of a group of diseases of the connective tissue, of uncertain causes, including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and rheumatic fever
  • rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
  • rhodope mountains — a mountain range in SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula extending along the border between Bulgaria and Greece. Highest peak: Golyam Perelik (Bulgaria), 2191 m (7188 ft)
  • rich site summary — (web, standard)   (RSS, blog, feed) A family of standard web document types containing regularly updated, short articles or news items. RSS documents (generally called "RSS feeds", "news feeds" or just "feeds") can be read with an RSS reader like BottomFeeder or Feedly. These are sometimes called "aggregators" because they combine multiple RSS feeds which the user can browse as a single list. The RSS reader tracks which articles the use has read, and is typically set to show only new articles, hence the idea of a "feed" or flow of new items. Most RSS feeds are based on RDF. RDF is a structured document format for describing textual resources such as news articles available on the web. RSS originally stood for "RDF Site Summary" as it was designed to provide short descriptions of (changes to) a website. Because it provides a standard way to deliver, or "syndicate", news or updates from one site to another, RSS is sometimes expanded as "Really Simple Syndication". It is closely associated with blogs, most of which provide an RSS feed of articles.
  • right parenthesis — (character)   ")". ASCII character 41. Common names: right paren; right parenthesis; right; close; thesis ("(" = paren); close paren; close parenthesis; right parenthesis; right banana. Rare: already ("(" = so); rparen; ITU-T: closing parenthesis; close round bracket, right round bracket, INTERCAL: wane ("(" = wax); unparenthisey ("(" = parenthisey); right ear. Paired with left parenthesis.
  • rubarth's disease — a common, rapidly progressing viral hepatitis of dogs and other carnivores, often confused with canine distemper.
  • saint christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
  • salt of the earth — an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest elements of society.
  • save one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
  • save shoe leather — to avoid wearing out shoes, as by taking a bus rather than walking
  • saved by the bell — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
  • sawed-off shotgun — rifle with a short barrel
  • saxe-coburg-gotha — a member of the present British royal family, from the establishment of the house in 1901 until 1917 when the family name was changed to Windsor.
  • say the unsayable — to express an opinion thought to be too controversial to mention
  • scarlet firethorn — a Eurasian evergreen, thorny shrub, Pyracantha coccinea, of the rose family, having white, hairy flower clusters and bright red berries.
  • scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
  • scattered showers — showers that are scattered across an area, or that occur at intervals throughout the day
  • schematic capture — The process of entering the logical design of an electronic circuit into a CAE system by creating a schematic representation of components and interconnections.
  • schiff-s--reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • school attendance — a measure of the number of children who attend school and the amount of time they are present
  • scrape the barrel — to be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
  • seat-of-the-pants — using or based on experience, instinct, or guesswork: a seat-of-the-pants management style.
  • self-annihilation — self-destruction; suicide.
  • semidetached mode — (programming)   A term used by COCOMO to describe a project development somewhere between organic and embedded. The team members have a mixture of experienced and inexperienced personnel. The software to be developed has some characteristics of both organic and embedded modes. Semidetached software can be as large as 300K DSIs.
  • semisophisticated — somewhat sophisticated.
  • september weather — weather characteristic of the month of September, esp in being unpredictable as summer is ending and autumn is beginning
  • set one's hand to — to sign (a document)
  • seventh amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing trial by jury.
  • sexual harassment — unwelcome sexual advances made by an employer or superior, especially when compliance is made a condition of continued employment or advancement.
  • shake one's booty — to dance
  • share certificate — a certificate of deposit issued by a credit union.
  • shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
  • shetland sheepdog — one of a breed of small sheepdogs resembling a miniature collie, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • shipping articles — articles of agreement.
  • shit on a shingle — creamed chipped beef or ground beef in a sauce, served on toast.
  • shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
  • shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
  • shorter catechism — one of the two catechisms established by the Westminster Assembly in 1647, used chiefly in Presbyterian churches.
  • shorthold tenancy — letting of a dwelling for between one and five years at a fair rent
  • shouting distance — hailing distance.
  • shower attachment — a device fixed to taps to make a shower
  • shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
  • significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
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