17-letter words containing p, l, y, m
- semi-permeability — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
- simplicity itself — If you say that something is simplicity itself, you are emphasizing that it is very simple or easy.
- spectrum analyser — an instrument that splits an input waveform into its frequency components, which are then displayed
- spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
- stymphalian birds — a flock of predacious birds of Arcadia that were driven away and killed by Hercules as one of his labors.
- suction lipectomy — the removal of fatty tissue by making a small incision in the skin, loosening the fat layer, and withdrawing it by suction.
- sunday supplement — a special section incorporated in the Sunday editions of many newspapers, often containing features on books, celebrities, home entertainment, gardening, and the like.
- supply and demand — economy: basic market theory
- supply management — business purchasing
- terminal capacity — The terminal capacity is the volume which can be stored in a terminal (= building or area with tanks).
- the olympic flame — the flame that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
- the olympic torch — a torch that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
- the underemployed — underemployed people
- to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
- tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
- uncompassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- unemployment line — When people talk about the unemployment line, they are talking about the state of being unemployed, especially when saying how many people are unemployed.
- unemployment rate — percentage of population without jobs
- unsympathetically — in a manner that is not characterized by feeling or showing sympathy
- varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
- visually impaired — (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a handicap.
- yield the palm to — to acknowledge the superiority of; admit to defeat by