17-letter words containing i, d, y, l, s, t
- absolute humidity — the humidity of the atmosphere, usually expressed as the number of grams of water contained in 1 cubic metre of air
- admiralty islands — a group of about 40 volcanic and coral islands in the SW Pacific, part of Papua New Guinea, in the Bismarck Archipelago: main island: Manus. Pop (whole province): 43 589 (2000). Area: about 2000 sq km (800 sq miles)
- angry fruit salad — (abuse) A bad visual-interface design that uses too many colours. (This term derives, of course, from the bizarre day-glo colours found in canned fruit salad). Too often one sees similar effects from interface designers using colour window systems such as X; there is a tendency to create displays that are flashy and attention-getting but uncomfortable for long-term use.
- assembly district — one of a fixed number of districts into which a state is divided, each district electing one member to the lower house of the state legislature.
- bitmapped display — bitmap display
- building industry — the economic sector comprising all companies involved in construction
- causality paradox — the hypothetical cause-and-effect of time travel and making changes in the past that would affect current actions.
- collision density — the rate at which collisions are occurring per unit volume per unit time, usually pertaining to the collisions of neutrons in a nuclear reactor.
- colloid chemistry — the study of colloids.
- courtship display — behaviour that is aimed at attracting a mate
- deadly nightshade — a poisonous Eurasian solanaceous plant, Atropa belladonna, having dull purple bell-shaped flowers and small very poisonous black berries
- delay instruction — delayed control-transfer
- dephosphorylation — the removal of a phosphate group from an organic compound, as in the changing of ATP to ADP.
- deterministically — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
- dimethylsulfoxide — DMSO.
- disability clause — a clause in a life-insurance policy providing for waiver of premium and sometimes payment of monthly income if the policyholder becomes totally and permanently disabled.
- disadvantageously — In a disadvantageous manner.
- display standards — display standard
- disproportionally — not in proportion; disproportionate.
- disrespectability — Lack of respectability.
- employee discount — When the employees of a store or other retail business are entitled to an employee discount, they do not have to pay the full price for goods they buy in the store.
- ethinyloestradiol — Alternative form of ethinylestradiol.
- feasibility study — (systems analysis) Part of the systems develpment life cycle which aims to determine whether it is sensible to develop some system. The most popular model of feasibility study is "TELOS", standing for Technical, Economic, Legal, Operational, Schedule. Technical Feasibility: does the technology exist to implement the proposed system? Is it a practical proposition? Economic Feasibility: is the system cost-effective? Do benefits outweigh costs? Legal Feasibility: is there any conflict between the proposed system and legal requirements, e.g. the Data Protection Act? Operational Feasibility: are the current work practices and procedures adequate to support the new system? Schedule Feasibility: can the system be developed in time? After the feasibility study, the requirements analysis should be carried out.
- homeland security — national defence
- hypsilophodontids — Plural form of hypsilophodontid.
- i wouldn't say no — You use 'I wouldn't say no' to indicate that you would like something, especially something that has just been offered to you.
- identity politics — political activity or movements based on or catering to the cultural, ethnic, gender, racial, religious, or social interests that characterize a group identity.
- idiosyncratically — pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual: The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.
- indestructibility — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- indistinguishably — In an indistinguishable manner; so that separate components or differences cannot be discerned.
- industrial injury — an injury sustained by an employee of an industrial company during the course of their work
- interdisciplinary — combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study: The economics and history departments are offering an interdisciplinary seminar on Asia.
- jurisprudentially — In terms of jurisprudence.
- kidney transplant — surgery to replace a kidney
- latter-day saints — a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- lazy daisy stitch — an embroidery stitch consisting of a long chain stitch, usually used in making flower patterns
- legal aid society — an organization providing free legal guidance and service to persons who cannot afford a lawyer.
- lifestyle disease — a disease that potentially can be prevented by changes in diet, environment, and lifestyle, such as heart disease, stroke, obesity, and osteoporosis
- liquidity cushion — a reserve fund of assets held by a company or person
- livingstone daisy — a gardener's name for various species of Mesembryanthemum, esp M. criniflorum, grown as garden annuals (though several are perennial) for their brightly coloured showy flowers: family Aizoaceae
- lymphadenopathies — Plural form of lymphadenopathy.
- mental disability — a general or specific intellectual handicap, resulting directly or indirectly from injury to the brain or from abnormal neurological development
- multidisciplinary — composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
- multimedia system — multimedia
- naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
- nial systems ltd. — Distributors of Q'NIAL. Address: Ottawa Canada. Telephone: Canada (613) 234 4188.
- nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
- partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
- plastics industry — the industry that makes plastics
- psychoeducational — designating or of psychological methods, as intelligence tests, used in evaluating learning ability
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