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16-letter words containing r, e, o, i, l

  • source materials — publications from which information is obtained
  • sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
  • speak for itself — be self-evident
  • spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
  • spring snowflake — a European amaryllidaceous plant, Leucojum vernum, with white nodding bell-shaped flowers
  • square kilometer — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. 2 , sq. km. Abbreviation: km.
  • st. clair shores — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
  • stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
  • stenothermophile — a stenothermophilic bacterium.
  • 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.
  • stop-limit order — stop order.
  • storage terminal — A storage terminal is a building or area with large tanks for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
  • sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
  • sulphur trioxide — a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable (alpha-) form is usually obtained as silky needles. It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide, and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO3
  • sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
  • summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
  • sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
  • sun in splendour — a representation of the sun with rays and a human face
  • superciliousness — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
  • superior general — the superior of an order or congregation.
  • supernationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
  • synchronous idle — (character)   (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
  • telecommunicator — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
  • teleconferencing — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
  • terminal adaptor — (networking, hardware)   (TA) Equipment used to adapt Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. A Terminal Adaptor is typically packaged like a modem, either as a stand-alone unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX). A Terminal Adaptor does not interoperate with a modem; it replaces it.
  • terminal moraine — a moraine marking the farthest advance of a glacier or ice sheet.
  • 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.
  • texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
  • the first couple — the US president and their spouse
  • the hill of tara — the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings, in Co Meath near Dublin
  • 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 lion's share — the largest portion
  • the little karoo — a high arid plateau in South Africa
  • the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
  • the worried well — people who are healthy but are concerned about becoming ill and so take medication or see a medical practitioner when they don't need to
  • thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
  • thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
  • thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
  • thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • this-worldliness — concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.
  • three-point line — Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line (three-point line)
  • 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.
  • thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
  • thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
  • through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
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