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17-letter words containing r, s, v

  • superconductivity — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
  • supermassive star — Astronomy. a star with a mass more than fifty times the mass of the sun.
  • supernova remnant — an expanding shell of gas, with accompanying strong radio and x-ray emissions, produced by a supernova.
  • supervision order — an order by a juvenile court requiring a named probation officer or local-authority social worker to advise, assist, and befriend a child or young person who is the subject of care proceedings, over a period of up to three years
  • supervisory board — a board of management of which nonmanagerial workers are members, having supervisory powers over some aspects of management decision-making
  • survival instinct — the instinct in humans and animals to do things in a dangerous situation that will prevent them from dying
  • survivor syndrome — a characteristic group of symptoms, including recurrent images of death, depression, persistent anxiety, and emotional numbness, occurring in survivors of disaster.
  • sybase sql server — Adaptive Server Enterprise
  • synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
  • telephone service — a company or public utility that provides a telephone-operating service
  • television rights — the rights to televise something, such as a sporting event
  • television screen — the flat vertical surface in a television set on which pictures are shown
  • the driver's seat — the position of control or dominance
  • the seven sisters — a group of seven liberal arts colleges in the north-eastern United States, comprised of Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley Colleges; they were all founded as institutions for women, although Radclife and Vassar are no longer solely for female students.
  • the varsity match — a sporting fixture between Oxford and Cambridge university rugby teams
  • traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
  • transferable vote — a vote that is transferred to a second candidate indicated by the voter if the first is eliminated from the ballot
  • transverse engine — an engine which is fitted side-to-side across the axis of a vehicle
  • turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
  • twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
  • twenty four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
  • twenty-four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
  • twenty-four-seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
  • ultraconservative — extremely conservative, especially in politics.
  • uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • universal algebra — (logic)   The model theory of first-order equational logic.
  • universal grammar — a grammar that attempts to establish the properties and constraints common to all possible human languages.
  • university degree — an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
  • vacuum aspiration — menstrual extraction.
  • vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
  • valence electrons — an electron of an atom, located in the outermost shell (valence shell) of the atom, that can be transferred to or shared with another atom.
  • valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
  • valsalva maneuver — a forced expiratory effort against a closed glottis that decreases intrathoracic pressure, hampering venous return to the heart, and that can be used to inflate the Eustachian tubes and adjust pressure in the middle ear.
  • varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
  • vascular cylinder — stele (sense 3)
  • vehicle insurance — Vehicle insurance is insurance purchased for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other road vehicles.
  • velaric airstream — a current of mouth air produced by the action of the tongue, operant in forming click sounds.
  • venereal diseases — sexually transmitted disease. Abbreviation: VD.
  • ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
  • verkhoyansk range — a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, in E Siberia, Russia. About 600 miles (970 km) long.
  • vermiform process — vermiform appendix.
  • vertical analysis — the conversion of an organization's profits and losses into overall percentages
  • vestibular system — the sensory mechanism in the inner ear that detects movement of the head and helps to control balance
  • vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
  • video disk player — a device that reads the information on a video disc
  • vinaigrette sauce — a tart sauce of oil, vinegar, and seasonings, sometimes including chopped capers, pickles, etc., usually served cold with salads.
  • visible radiation — electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres
  • visitation rights — the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
  • visitors' gallery — a balcony in a building such as a parliament or court where members of the public can sit
  • visually impaired — (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a handicap.
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