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17-letter words containing s, i, g, l, a, t

  • magnesium sulfate — a white, water-soluble salt, MgSO 4 , used chiefly in medicine and in the processing of leather and textiles.
  • magnetoelasticity — the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied.
  • make light of sth — If you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is.
  • management skills — skills regarding the technique, practice, or science of managing a company, business, etc
  • may/might as well — If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it.
  • messier catalogue — a catalogue of 103 nonstellar objects, such as nebulae and galaxies, prepared in 1781–86. An object is referred to by its number in this catalogue, for example the Andromeda Galaxy is referred to as M31
  • midsagittal plane — a plane passing through the nasion when the skull is oriented in the Frankfurt horizontal.
  • ministering angel — a spirit who is believed to look after the needs of a particular person or group
  • mystical theology — the branch of theology dealing with mysticism and mystical experiences.
  • naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
  • navigation lights — lights on an aircraft
  • negative catalyst — an inhibitor.
  • nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
  • non-assignability — capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
  • nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
  • osculating circle — circle of curvature.
  • otolaryngologists — Plural form of otolaryngologist.
  • paralysis agitans — Parkinson's disease
  • partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
  • pascal's triangle — a triangular arrangement of the binomial coefficients of the expansion (x + y) n for positive integral values of n.
  • physical training — fitness coaching
  • pittsburg landing — a village in SW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: battle of Shiloh in 1862.
  • postural drainage — a therapy for clearing congested lungs by placing the patient in a position for drainage by gravity, often accompanied by percussion with hollowed hands.
  • quasi-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
  • rectangle slinger — polygon pusher
  • salt negotiations — international diplomatic discussions carried out in connection with SALT
  • salt-rising bread — a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
  • scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
  • self-flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
  • self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
  • septicemic plague — an especially dangerous form of plague in which the infecting organisms invade the bloodstream. Compare plague (def 2).
  • sexual generation — the gametophyte generation in the alternation of generations in plants that produces a zygote from male and female gametes.
  • shipping articles — articles of agreement.
  • shit on a shingle — creamed chipped beef or ground beef in a sauce, served on toast.
  • shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
  • similar triangles — triangles that are similar due to the equality of corresponding angles and the proportional similarity of the corresponding sides
  • single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
  • sleeping quarters — the rooms where people sleep in a large building or complex or on a boat etc
  • social accounting — the analysis of the economy by sectors leading to the calculation and publication of economic statistics, such as gross national product and national income
  • social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
  • social notworking — the practice of spending time unproductively on social networking websites, esp when one should be working
  • solicitor general — a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general.
  • south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
  • southern triangle — the constellation Triangulum Australe.
  • spectroheliograph — an apparatus for making photographs of the sun with a monochromatic light to show the details of the sun's surface and surroundings as they would appear if the sun emitted only that light.
  • spinal meningitis — infection of spinal membrane
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