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

solar prominence — prominence (def 3).
solid dispersion — Solid dispersion is the process of dispersing a solid through a liquid in order to increase contact.
solid propellant — a rocket propellant in solid form, usually containing a mixture or combination of fuel and oxidizer.
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
stenothermophile — a stenothermophilic bacterium.
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.
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.
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.
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.
the first couple — the US president and their spouse
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.
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.
thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
to bite your lip — If you bite your lip or your tongue, you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in the circumstances.
to play for time — If you play for time, you try to make something happen more slowly, because you do not want it to happen or because you need time to think about what to do if it happens.
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
torsion pendulum — a pendulum the weight of which is rotated alternately in opposite directions through a horizontal plane by the torsion of the suspending rod or spring: used for clocks intended to run a long time between windings.
transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers
trapezoidal rule — a numerical method for evaluating the area between a curve and an axis by approximating the area with the areas of trapezoids.
trial separation — an experimental period of living apart
triple-expansion — noting a power source, especially a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders.
tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Compare extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def 1), willy-willy.
two-percent milk — Two-percent milk is milk from which some of the cream has been removed.
uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
vapor channeling — Vapor channeling exists when vapor flow is distributed in an unequal way in a distillation vessel or stage.
ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
verneuil process — a process for making synthetic rubies, sapphires, spinels, etc., by the fusion at high temperatures of powdered compounds.
videodisc player — an electronic device for playing videodiscs through a television set.
vinylidene group — the bivalent group C 2 H 2 , derived from ethylene.
vinylpyrrolidone — Vinylpyrrolidone is a substance used as a binder in pharmaceuticals.
walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
world exposition — world's fair.
yellow pikeperch — the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.
yellow pimpernel — Lysimachia nemorum

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