17-letter words containing s, a, l, d, o, i
- surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
- swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
- telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
- the life and soul — a person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness
- the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
- thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
- thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
- thiosulfuric acid — an acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , that may be regarded as sulfuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulfur.
- three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
- tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
- trobriand islands — a group of coral islands in the Solomon Sea, north of the E part of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Area: about 440 sq km (170 sq miles)
- trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
- unrealized losses — Unrealized losses are losses from the decrease in value of an asset that you still own.
- veiltail goldfish — an artificially bred, indoor variety of goldfish, usually golden or calico and of a spheroid shape, having a fully divided, drooping tail fin exceeding the body in length.
- video disk player — a device that reads the information on a video disc
- visible radiation — electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres
- washington island — an island off the Door Peninsula, NE Wisconsin, in NW Lake Michigan. 20 sq. mi. (50 sq. km).
- well-accomplished — completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
- wild sweet potato — man-of-the-earth.
- williams syndrome — an abnormality in the genes involved in calcium metabolism, resulting in learning difficulties
- windowglass shell — capiz.