22-letter words containing s, e, a, l, i, o
- unemployment insurance — a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed.
- united empire loyalist — any of the American colonists who settled in Canada during or after the War of American Independence because of loyalty to the British Crown
- universal postal union — an international organization, formed in Bern, Switzerland (1875), that administers and regulates international postal service. Abbreviation: UPU.
- universal product code — a bar code that indicates price, product classification, etc., and can be read electronically, as at checkout counters in supermarkets. Abbreviation: UPC.
- unprofessional conduct — activity that is contrary to the accepted code of conduct of a profession
- unreasonable behaviour — conduct by a spouse sufficient to cause the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage
- van der waals equation — an equation of state relating the pressure, volume, and absolute temperature of a gas, taking into account the finite size of the molecules and the attractive force between them.
- varicella zoster virus — a type of herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
- video display terminal — Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT.
- wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
- what sb/sth looks like — If you ask what someone or something looks like, you are asking for a description of them.
- white australia policy — an unofficial term for an immigration policy designed to restrict the entry of non-White people into Australia
- william's bon chrétien — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit
- wolfram research, inc. — (company) The company founded by Stephen Wolfram in August 1987 to develop Mathematica which was released in June 1988 for the Macintosh and is now available on over 20 platforms. The company has offices in the United Kingdom and Tokyo, Japan. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- woman police constable — a policewoman of the lowest rank
- yellow-shafted flicker — a North American woodpecker C. auratus, which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail
- yosemite national park — a national park in E California. 1182 sq. mi. (3060 sq. km).
- zodiacal constellation — any of the 12 constellations after which the signs of the zodiac are named: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, or Pisces