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17-letter words containing l, a, s, t, y

  • electrostatically — In an electrostatic manner, by electrostatic means.
  • elementary school — primary school
  • encephalomyelitis — Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, typically due to acute viral infection.
  • epistemologically — In a manner that pertains to epistemology.
  • 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.
  • flash photography — photography using a momentary flash of artificial light as a source of illumination.
  • footmen's gallery — the rearmost section of seats in the balcony of an English theater, especially in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
  • fraternal society — a club or other association, usually of men, having a limited membership and devoted to professional, religious, charitable, or social activities.
  • general secretary — the chief administrator of an organization
  • glastonbury chair — a folding chair having legs crossed front-to-back and having arms connected to the back and to the front seat rail.
  • glymphatic system — Anatomy. the system or process by which cerebrospinal fluid moves through channels formed by glia, cleansing the mammalian brain of harmful waste.
  • haematocrystallin — Alternative form of hematocrystallin.
  • heterochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth consisting of distinct sepals and petals
  • homeland security — national defence
  • hospitality suite — a suite or room, as in a hotel or convention center, rented by a business firm, political candidate, or the like, to meet and entertain clients, potential customers, etc.
  • hyper-peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
  • hyperbolic secant — a hyperbolic function that is the reciprocal of cosh; sech
  • hyperpolarisation — Alternative spelling of hyperpolarization.
  • hypocholesteremia — an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • illinois waterway — a waterway system in N Illinois made up of canals and rivers connecting Lake Michigan in Chicago with the Mississippi River. 336 miles (541 km) long.
  • illusionistically — In an illusionistic manner.
  • imperialistically — In an imperialistic manner.
  • implosion therapy — a form of behavior therapy involving intensive recollection and review of anxiety-producing situations or events in a patient's life in an attempt to develop more appropriate responses to similar situations in the future.
  • implosive-therapy — a form of behavior therapy involving intensive recollection and review of anxiety-producing situations or events in a patient's life in an attempt to develop more appropriate responses to similar situations in the future.
  • impressionability — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
  • improvisationally — In an improvisational way.
  • inconsequentially — The adverb form of inconsequential: to do something in a manner of little consequence.
  • 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
  • insurmountability — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
  • 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.
  • intersectionality — the theory that the overlap of various social identities, as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systemic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual (often used attributively): Her paper uses a queer intersectionality approach.
  • intestinal bypass — the surgical circumvention, by anastomosis, of a diseased portion of the intestine; also sometimes used to reduce nutrient absorption in morbidly obese patients.
  • intraspecifically — Between individuals of the same species.
  • it's your funeral — If someone says to you 'It's your funeral', they think your decision or your actions will have bad consequences for you, but they are unwilling to interfere.
  • jurisprudentially — In terms of jurisprudence.
  • kansas city style — a style of jazz developed in Kansas City, Mo., in the early 1930s, marked by a strong blues influence, the use of riffs as a characteristic formal device, and a less pronounced beat than that of the New Orleans or Chicago style of jazz.
  • kidney transplant — surgery to replace a kidney
  • klerer-may system — Early system from Columbia University with special mathematics symbols. Its reference manual was two pages long!
  • laboratory school — a school maintained by a college or university for the training of student teachers.
  • lady of the house — the female head of a household (usually preceded by the).
  • lance of courtesy — a lance having a blunt head to prevent serious injury by a jouster to an opponent.
  • 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
  • lithostratigraphy — the study or character of stratified rocks based solely on their physical and petrographic features.
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