17-letter words containing m, i, s, a, v
- sentimental value — personal, emotional significance
- silver star medal — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a bronze star with a small silver star at the center, awarded for gallantry in action
- sliding vane pump — A sliding vane pump is a pump in which the vanes (=flat parts) are the main sealing element between the suction and discharge areas.
- small-leaved lime — Tilia cordata: a tiliaceous deciduous tree of the N temperate genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves and small fragrant yellowish flowers: cultivated for timber and as shade trees
- sodium-vapor lamp — an electric lamp in which sodium vapor is activated by current passing between two electrodes, producing a yellow, glareless light: used on streets and highways.
- supermassive star — Astronomy. a star with a mass more than fifty times the mass of the sun.
- synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
- the varsity match — a sporting fixture between Oxford and Cambridge university rugby teams
- the-invisible-man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
- unimaginativeness — the quality of being unimaginative
- universal grammar — a grammar that attempts to establish the properties and constraints common to all possible human languages.
- vacuum aspiration — menstrual extraction.
- valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
- van diemen's land — former name of Tasmania.
- varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
- velaric airstream — a current of mouth air produced by the action of the tongue, operant in forming click sounds.
- vestibular system — the sensory mechanism in the inner ear that detects movement of the head and helps to control balance
- visually impaired — (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a handicap.