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16-letter words containing n, o, i, l, y

  • simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
  • simply-connected — (of a set or domain) having a connected complement.
  • single occupancy — a type of travel accommodation, as at a hotel, for one person in a room.
  • slang dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering the words, phrases, and idioms that reflect the least formal speech of a language. These terms are often metaphorical and playful, and are likely to be evanescent as the spoken language changes from one generation to another. Much slang belongs to specific groups, as the jargon of a particular class, profession, or age group. Some is vulgar. Some slang terms have staying power as slang, but others make a transition into common informal speech, and then into the standard language. An online slang dictionary, such as the Dictionary.com Slang Dictionary, provides immediate information about the meaning and history of a queried term and its appropriateness or lack of appropriateness in a range of social and professional circumstances.
  • sole beneficiary — the only beneficiary
  • sony playstation — Playstation
  • stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
  • strongyloidiasis — an intestinal disease caused by infection with the nematode worm Strongyloides stercoralis
  • sulfanilyl group — the para form of the group C 6 H 6 NO 2 S–, derived from sulfanilic acid.
  • synchronous idle — (character)   (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
  • tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
  • the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
  • the holy trinity — God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
  • the leonine city — a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
  • the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
  • thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
  • transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
  • trinitroglycerin — nitroglycerin.
  • tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Compare extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def 1), willy-willy.
  • unapologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
  • uncoincidentally — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
  • uncompromisingly — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
  • unconfirmability — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
  • unconventionally — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
  • unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
  • unostentatiously — (of a person) in a manner that is not trying to impress people with one's wealth or importance
  • unproportionally — having due proportion; corresponding.
  • utility function — a function relating specific goods and services in an economy to individual preferences
  • ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
  • vinylidene group — the bivalent group C 2 H 2 , derived from ethylene.
  • vinylpyrrolidone — Vinylpyrrolidone is a substance used as a binder in pharmaceuticals.
  • volatility index — beta (def 6).
  • whole nine yards — a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
  • wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
  • woolly manzanita — a tree or shrub, Arctostaphylos tomentosa, of the heath family, common from British Columbia to California, having broad leaves, with the underside covered with white hairs, and white flowers.
  • yellow pimpernel — Lysimachia nemorum
  • yellow poinciana — royal poinciana.
  • yellow underwing — any of several species of noctuid moths (Noctua and Anarta species), the hind wings of which are yellow with a black bar
  • yellowfin (tuna) — a tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellow fins and a yellow stripe on each side, important as a game and food fish and found worldwide in warm seas
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