16-letter words containing s, i, l, a, d, r
- divisional court — a high court in which at least two judges sit
- domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
- double solitaire — a game of solitaire for two persons, each player usually having a pack and layout but pooling foundations with the opponent.
- double-breasting — the practice of employing nonunion workers, especially in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher-paid union workers.
- dry distillation — destructive distillation.
- dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
- duplessis-mornay — Philippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), Mornay, Philippe de.
- earnings-related — An earnings-related payment or benefit provides higher or lower payments according to the amount a person was earning while working.
- earthly paradise — Bible: Garden of Eden
- ellesmere island — a Canadian island in the Arctic Ocean: part of Nunavut; mountainous, with many glaciers. Area: 212 688 sq km (82 119 sq miles)
- endocranial cast — a cast made of the inside of a cranial cavity to show the size and shape of the brain: used esp in anthropology
- ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
- extension ladder — a ladder that can be made longer by pulling out an extra section
- extradimensional — (jargon, science fiction) Originating outside the known physical reality of the universe.
- farquhar islands — an island group in the Indian Ocean: administratively part of the Seychelles
- federal district — a district in which the national government of a country is located, especially one in Latin America.
- federal register — a bulletin, published daily by the U.S. federal government, containing the schedule of hearings before Congressional and federal agency committees, together with orders, proclamations, etc., released by the executive branch of the government.
- federalist party — a political group that favored the adoption by the states of the Constitution.
- feel constrained — If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.
- firework display — a public event at which fireworks are set alight
- floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
- forward analysis — An analysis which determines properties of the output of a program from properties of the inputs.
- four-dimensional — of a space having points, or a set having elements, which require four coordinates for their unique determination.
- frederic mistral — Frédéric [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, French Provençal poet: Nobel prize 1904.
- friendly islands — Tonga
- gallium arsenide — a crystalline and highly toxic semiconductor, GaAs, used in light-emitting diodes, lasers, and electronic devices.
- garbage disposal — A garbage disposal or a garbage disposal unit is a small machine in the kitchen sink that breaks down waste matter so that it does not block the sink.
- garfield heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- gasoline-powered — using gasoline as fuel
- glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
- governors island — an island in New York Bay at the S end of the East River: U.S. military post. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- handling charges — a fee paid to cover the packaging, transport, etc, of a commodity
- himachal pradesh — a state in N India. 21,495 sq. mi. (55,673 sq. km). Capital: Shimla.
- hydraulic radius — the ratio of the cross-sectional area to the perimeter of a pipe, outlet, or the like, through which a fluid is flowing.
- indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
- indian wrestling — arm wrestling
- indiscriminantly — Misspelling of indiscriminately.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- industrial union — a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry.
- industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
- inter-divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- interdimensional — Between dimensions.
- interrelatedness — reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
- intradermal test — a test for immunity or allergy to a particular antigen by observing the local reaction following injection of a small amount of the antigen into the skin.
- irremediableness — The state or quality of being irremediable.
- isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
- it is early days — Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process.
- italian dressing — a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic, oregano, red peppers, etc.
- jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
- kingdom of arles — a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200