21-letter words containing o, n, l, i, e, r

rolling in the aisles — (of an audience) overcome with laughter
royal victorian order — (in Britain) an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1896, membership of which is conferred for special services to the sovereign
salam-weinberg theory — the electroweak theory.
san gabriel mountains — a mountain range in S California, N of Los Angeles. Highest peak, San Antonio Peak, 10,080 feet (3072 meters).
schlieren photography — a type of photography which records schlieren
school superintendent — an official whose job is to oversee school administration within a district
schoolgirl complexion — a smooth, clear complexion, such as schoolgirls are considered to have
scintillation counter — a device for detecting and measuring radioactivity, having a crystal scintillator, a photoelectric cell sensitive to the light from scintillations, and an amplifier.
self-characterization — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
sequoia national park — a national park in central California: giant sequoia trees. 604 sq. mi. (1565 sq. km).
set the world on fire — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
sierra madre oriental — the system of mountains in the east of Mexico
signal-to-noise ratio — the ratio of one parameter, such as power of a wanted signal to the same parameter of the noise at a specified point in an electronic circuit, etc
silicon tetrachloride — a colorless, fuming liquid, SiCl 4 , used chiefly for making smoke screens and various derivatives of silicon.
silicon tetrafluoride — a colorless, fuming gas, SiF 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fluosilicic acid.
simple actor language — (language) (SAL) A minimal actor language, used for teaching in:
single spanish burton — a tackle having a runner as well as the fall supporting the load, giving a mechanical advantage of three, neglecting friction.
sinusoidal projection — an equal-area projection in which parallels are straight lines spaced at regular intervals, the central meridian is a straight line one-half the length of the equator, and the other meridians are curves symmetrical to the central meridian.
siren call/siren song — A siren call or siren song is the appeal that something has although it is harmful or dangerous.
social inquiry report — (in Britain) a report on a person and his or her circumstances, which may be required by a court before sentencing and is made by a probation officer or a social worker from a local authority social services department
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
special correspondent — a journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone
spherical coordinates — Usually, spherical coordinates. any of three coordinates used to locate a point in space by the length of its radius vector and the angles this vector makes with two perpendicular polar planes.
spin angular momentum — to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
stabilization-process — the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
statutory declaration — a declaration made under statutory authority before a justice of the peace or commissioner for oaths which may in certain cases be substituted for a statement on oath
stock list department — (in an American stock exchange) the department dealing with monitoring compliance with its listing requirements and rules
stop loss reinsurance — Stop loss reinsurance is a form of reinsurance under which the reinsurer pays the cedant's losses in any year over a particular percentage of the earned premium.
subliminal perception — perception of or reaction to a stimulus that occurs without awareness or consciousness
supergranulation cell — one of a number of large convection cells in the photosphere and chromosphere of the sun, each having a diameter of 10,000–20,000 miles (16,000–32,000 km) and lasting longer than a day.
surface of revolution — a surface formed by revolving a plane curve about a given line.
systeme international — Système International d'Unités
tartarian honeysuckle — an Asian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, having fragrant, white to pink flowers.
teleological argument — the argument purporting to prove the existence of God from empirical facts, the premise being that the universe shows evidence of order and hence design
terrestrial radiation — long-wave electromagnetic radiation in the form of heat emitted from the earth's surface and atmosphere.
tetrabromofluorescein — eosin (def 1).
the battle of britain — from August to October 1940, the prolonged bombing of S England by the German Luftwaffe and the successful resistance by the RAF Fighter Command, which put an end to the German plan of invading Britain
the built environment — the buildings and all other things constructed by human beings
the central provinces — the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec
the middle of nowhere — remote place
the moral high ground — If you say that someone has taken the moral high ground, you mean that they consider that their policies and actions are morally superior to the policies and actions of their rivals.
the oldest profession — prostitution
thermal decomposition — Thermal decomposition is the process in which a chemical species breaks down when its temperature is increased.
thermal power station — a power station in which heat is converted into electricity
to fall into the trap — If someone falls into the trap of doing something, they think or behave in a way which is not wise or sensible.
to lay down your life — If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live.
to lay something bare — If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
to let your hair down — If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.
to risk life and limb — If someone risks life and limb, they do something very dangerous that may cause them to die or be seriously injured.
to throw in the towel — If you throw in the towel, you stop trying to do something because you realize that you cannot succeed.

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