17-letter words containing s, a, t, y, r, i
- sodium pyroborate — borax1 .
- sorolla y bastida — Joaquín [hwah-keen] /ʰwɑˈkin/ (Show IPA), 1863–1923, Spanish painter.
- spastic paralysis — a condition in which the muscles affected are marked by tonic spasm and increased tendon reflexes.
- spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
- spectroscopically — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
- spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
- split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
- split personality — multiple personality.
- st. crispin's day — October 25: anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt (1415).
- stationary engine — an engine mounted in a fixed position, as one used for driving generators, compressors, etc.
- statue of liberty — a large copper statue, on Liberty Island, in New York harbor, depicting a woman holding a burning torch: designed by F. A. Bartholdi and presented to the U.S. by France; unveiled 1886.
- statutory holiday — a public holiday; a holiday all workers are entitled to
- statutory meeting — company shareholders' discussion
- stereolithography — a process for creating three-dimensional objects using a computer-controlled laser to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from a liquid photopolymer that solidifies.
- stray capacitance — undesired capacitance in equipment, occurring between the wiring, between the wiring and the chassis, or between components and the chassis
- stymphalian birds — a flock of predacious birds of Arcadia that were driven away and killed by Hercules as one of his labors.
- subclavian artery — either of a pair of arteries, one on each side of the body, that carry the main supply of blood to the arms.
- synchronistically — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
- tertiary consumer — a carnivore at the topmost level in a food chain that feeds on other carnivores; an animal that feeds only on secondary consumers.
- tertiary syphilis — the third stage of syphilis, characterized by involvement of the internal organs, especially the brain, spinal cord, heart, and liver.
- the varsity match — a sporting fixture between Oxford and Cambridge university rugby teams
- thirty years' war — the war, often regarded as a series of wars (1618–48), in central Europe, initially involving a conflict between German Protestants and Catholics and later including political rivalries with France, Sweden, and Denmark opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
- transatlantically — crossing or reaching across the Atlantic: a transatlantic liner.
- transitory action — an action that can be brought in any country regardless of where it originated
- tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
- understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- urogenital system — the urinary tract and reproductive organs
- varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
- 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
- visitors' gallery — a balcony in a building such as a parliament or court where members of the public can sit
- westminster abbey — a Gothic church in London, England.
- yesterday evening — during the evening of the day preceding today
- yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today
- zygomatic process — any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.