18-letter words containing n, e, o, t, r, i

squinting modifier — a word or phrase that can modify either the words that precede it or those that follow, as frequently in the sentence Studying frequently is tedious.
standard deviation — a measure of dispersion in a frequency distribution, equal to the square root of the mean of the squares of the deviations from the arithmetic mean of the distribution.
stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
steering committee — a committee, especially of a deliberative or legislative body, charged with preparing the agenda of a session.
steller's sea lion — any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
strait of magellan — a strait between the mainland of S South America and Tierra del Fuego, linking the S Pacific with the S Atlantic. Length: 600 km (370 miles). Width: up to 32 km (20 miles)
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
strong derived set — the set of all strong accumulation points of a given set.
strong interaction — the interaction between gluons and between gluons and quarks that is responsible for the strong force.
strontium monoxide — a white insoluble solid substance used in making strontium salts and purifying sugar. Formula: SrO
student councillor — a student who is a member of a council or body representing the interests of students at a school, university or college
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
sun-dried tomatoes — tomatoes that have been dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
super giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.
superstring theory — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
supporting actress — an actress playing a supporting role
symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
take out insurance — take out insurance against something
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
telephone receiver — a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.
telford and wrekin — a unitary authority in W Central England, in Shropshire. Pop: 160 300 (2003 est). Area: 289 sq km (112 sq miles)
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
territorialization — to extend by adding new territory.
tertiary education — education, following secondary education at a school, at a college or university
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the dark continent — a term for Africa when it was relatively unexplored
the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the internationale — a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France
the kinetic theory — a theory of gases postulating that they consist of particles of negligible size moving at random and undergoing elastic collisions
the major rogation — April 25, observed by Christians as a day of solemn supplication for the harvest and marked by processions, special prayers, and blessing of the crops
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the nether regions — the genitals
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the northern irish — the people who live in or come from Northern Ireland
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the uncircumcision — the gentiles
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
there you go again — Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past.
there's no telling — You use there's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation.
thermionic current — an electric current produced by the flow of thermions.
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thin on the ground — If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts

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