18-letter words containing o, i, l, s, a, n

spackling compound — spackle
special collection — a collection of materials segregated from a general library collection according to form, subject, age, condition, rarity, source, or value.
spin stabilization — a technique by which a bullet, rocket, etc, is made to spin around its longitudinal axis to assist it in maintaining a steady flight path
standard of living — a grade or level of subsistence and comfort in everyday life enjoyed by a community, class, or individual: The well-educated generally have a high standard of living.
standoff insulator — a type of insulator that supports an electrical conductor at a distance from other elements or surfaces.
statement of claim — law: first pleading
stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
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.
stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
stinking chamomile — mayweed.
stirling's formula — a relation that approximates the value of n factorial (n!), expressed as .
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
sub-classification — to arrange in subclasses.
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.
sugarloaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
super giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
telecommunications — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
television cabinet — a cabinet on which a television set is placed or in which it is encased
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
television station — station (def 8).
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
the magnolia state — a nickname referring to Mississippi
the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
to lick into shape — If you lick, knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.
to save one's life — If you say that someone cannot do something to save their life, you are emphasizing that they do it very badly.
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
to spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
transition element — any element in any of the series of elements with atomic numbers 21–29, 39–47, 57–79, and 89–107, that in a given inner orbital has less than a full quota of electrons.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
tristan und isolde — a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.
trobriand islander — a native or inhabitant of the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea
ultrasonic testing — the scanning of material with an ultrasonic beam, during which reflections from faults in the material can be detected: a powerful nondestructive test method
ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
unconstitutionally — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
universal coupling — a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
video installation — an art installation incorporating video footage
video surveillance — a system of monitoring activity in an area or building using a television system in which signals are transmitted from a television camera to the receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit
watson-crick model — a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.
wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
western alienation — a feeling of resentment by some inhabitants of western Canada against perceived favouritism by the national government towards the eastern provinces

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