19-letter words containing n, y, s, t

secondary-intention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
segmentation cavity — blastocoel.
self-congratulatory — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
self-responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
senatorial courtesy — the practice in the U.S. Senate of confirming only those presidential appointees approved by both senators from the state of the appointee, or by the senior senator of the president's party.
sensory deprivation — the experimental or natural reduction of environmental stimuli, as by physical isolation or loss of eyesight, often leading to cognitive, perceptual, or behavioral changes, as disorientation, delusions, or panic.
sequential analysis — the analysis of data obtained from a sample the size of which is not fixed in advance, but is selected based on the outcome of the sampling as it proceeds.
sessional indemnity — the remuneration paid to a member of the Canadian parliament.
sexual stereotyping — the formation or promotion of a fixed general idea or image of how men and women will behave
signalling system 7 — (protocol) (SS7) A protocol suite used for communication with, and control of, telephone central office switches and their attached processors.
simulation analysis — (language, simulation) (SIMAN) A simulation language, especially for manufacturing systems, developed by C. Dennis Pegden in 1983.
single life annuity — A single life annuity is an annuity where only one life is covered.
smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
social anthropology — study of human culture
spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
st. anthony's cross — a T -shaped cross.
st. lawrence seaway — a series of channels, locks, and canals between Montreal and the mouth of Lake Ontario, a distance of 182 miles (293 km), enabling most deep-draft vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean, up the St. Lawrence River, to all the Great Lakes ports: developed jointly by the U.S. and Canada.
st.-germain-en-laye — a city in N France, near Paris: royal château and forest; treaties 1570, 1632, 1679, 1919.
stanford university — (education) A University in the city of Palo Alto, California, noted for work in computing, especially artificial intelligence. See SAIL.
stationary engineer — a person who runs or is licensed to run a stationary engine.
stationers' company — a company or guild of the city of London composed of booksellers, printers, dealers in writing materials, etc., incorporated in 1557.
stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
strawberry geranium — a plant, Saxifraga stolonifera (or S. sarmentosa), of the saxifrage family, native to eastern Asia, that has rounded, variegated leaves and numerous threadlike stolons and is frequently cultivated as a houseplant.
strontium hydroxide — a white, slightly water-soluble powder, Sr(OH) 2 , or its crystalline octahydrate (strontium hydrate) used chiefly in the refining of beet sugar.
subsistence economy — an economy which produces only enough output for its own consumption and does not attempt to accumulate wealth
sulfureted hydrogen — hydrogen sulfide.
supplementary angle — either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 180°.
supplementary story — follow-up (def 3b).
suspension geometry — Suspension geometry is the geometric arrangement of the parts of a suspension system, and the value of the lengths and angles within it.
suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
sympathetic contact — behavior toward an individual based on the individual's personal makeup rather than on his or her group membership.
symptomatic anthrax — blackleg.
synthetic detergent — any synthetic substance, other than soap, that is an effective cleanser and functions equally well as a surface-active agent in hard or soft water.
system requirements — specifications needed to run a program
systems engineering — an engineer who specializes in the implementation of production systems.
take sth personally — If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are criticizing you in particular.
tall poppy syndrome — a tendency to disparage any person who has achieved great prominence or wealth
tetramethyldiarsine — an oily slightly water-soluble poisonous liquid with garlic-like odour. Its derivatives are used as accelerators for rubber
the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
the london assembly — the devolved legislature of London, based in City Hall, Southwark
the open university — (in Britain) a university founded in 1969 for mature students studying by television and radio lectures, correspondence courses, local counselling, and summer schools
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
to follow your nose — If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route.
to lick your wounds — If you say that someone is licking their wounds, you mean that they are recovering after being defeated or made to feel ashamed or unhappy.
to rack your brains — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.
to suck someone dry — If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.
tourette's syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
trumpet honeysuckle — an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.
twenty-six counties — the counties of the Republic of Ireland

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