16-letter words containing o, y
- stereoregularity — (of a polymer) the degree to which successive configurations in space along the chain follow a simple rule. Also called tacticity. Compare configuration (def 4).
- 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.
- storage capacity — amount of room or space
- strawberry blond — reddish blond.
- street directory — a directory containing an alphabetical list of streets along with other information such as the names and addresses of householders and tradespeople
- 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.
- surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- surveyor's level — level (def 8a).
- symbolical books — the books containing the creeds, beliefs, or doctrine of religious groups that have emerged since the Reformation
- syncategorematic — Traditional Logic. of or relating to a word that is part of a categorical proposition but is not a term, as all, some, is.
- synchrocyclotron — a type of cyclotron that synchronizes its accelerating voltage with particle velocity in order to compensate for the relativistic mass increase of the particle as it approaches the speed of light.
- synchronous dram — Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
- synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
- sysdeco mimer ab — (company) Part of the international software group Sysdeco Group AS. They developed the MIMER RDBMS. Address: Uppsala, Sweden.
- system on a chip — A system on a chip combines most of a system's elements on a single integrated circuit or chip.
- systematic error — a persistent error that cannot be attributed to chance.
- systems software — Computers. a collection of system programs for use with a particular computer system.
- take holy orders — to become ordained
- tephrochronology — a geochronologic technique based on the dating of layers of volcanic ash.
- terms of payment — The terms of payment of a sale state how and when an invoice is to be paid.
- territorial army — The Territorial Army is a British armed force whose members are not professional soldiers but train as soldiers in their spare time.
- tertiary college — a college system incorporating the secondary school sixth form and vocational courses
- tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
- thalidomide baby — a baby that has physical abnormalities due to the drug thalidomide being taken by the mother while the baby was still a developing fetus
- the body politic — the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state
- the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
- the devil to pay — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- the easy way out — least demanding solution
- the high country — sheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps, New Zealand
- the hitler youth — a Nazi paramilitary youth organization (1922-45)
- the holy trinity — God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
- the honor system — a reliance on people to behave properly without supervision
- the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- the leonine city — a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
- the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
- the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
- the one and only — incomparable and unique
- the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
- the story of mel — The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
- the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
- the years of sth — the period when sth happened or existed
- the yellow press — (formerly) popular newspapers publishing sensational stories
- there you are/go — You say 'there you are' or 'there you go' when you are offering something to someone.
- there's no hurry — If you say to someone 'There's no hurry' or 'I'm in no hurry' you are telling them that there is no need for them to do something immediately.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- 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.
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.