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16-letter words containing s, i, l, u, r, e

  • smelting furnace — an industrial oven used to heat ore in order to extract metal
  • social insurance — any of various forms of insurance in which a government is an insurer, especially such insurance that provides assistance to disabled or unemployed workers and to aged persons.
  • social structure — structure (def 9).
  • sour-milk cheese — cottage cheese made from sour milk.
  • source materials — publications from which information is obtained
  • spiritual healer — a faith healer
  • spiritual incest — marriage or a sexual relationship between persons related by spiritual affinity or with a person under a solemn vow of chastity
  • square kilometer — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. 2 , sq. km. Abbreviation: km.
  • st. lucie cherry — mahaleb.
  • stereoregularity — (of a polymer) the degree to which successive configurations in space along the chain follow a simple rule. Also called tacticity. Compare configuration (def 4).
  • striped squirrel — any squirrel with stripes on its back, as a chipmunk.
  • sulfarsphenamine — a yellow, water-soluble, arsenic-containing powder, C 1 4 H 1 4 As 2 N 2 Na 2 O 8 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of syphilis.
  • sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
  • sulphur trioxide — a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable (alpha-) form is usually obtained as silky needles. It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide, and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO3
  • sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
  • summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
  • summer lightning — distant sheet lightning without audible thunder, which typically occurs on a summer evening
  • sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
  • sun in splendour — a representation of the sun with rays and a human face
  • superciliousness — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
  • superficialities — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superior general — the superior of an order or congregation.
  • supernationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
  • superserviceable — overly disposed to be of service; officious.
  • surface integral — the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given surface into sections of area approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the areas times the value of a given function of three variables at some point on each section.
  • synchronous idle — (character)   (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
  • taimyr peninsula — a peninsula in the N Russian Federation in Asia, between the Kara and Laptev seas.
  • texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
  • the first couple — the US president and their spouse
  • the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
  • the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
  • torsion pendulum — a pendulum the weight of which is rotated alternately in opposite directions through a horizontal plane by the torsion of the suspending rod or spring: used for clocks intended to run a long time between windings.
  • transalpine gaul — an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
  • travel insurance — insurance which covers losses that may be incurred while travelling, such as medical expenses, flight cancellations, lost luggage, etc
  • ultra-liberalism — extremely liberal, especially in politics.
  • un-reprehensible — deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
  • uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
  • unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
  • unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
  • universalization — to make universal.
  • unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
  • unrealized gains — Unrealized gains are gains from the increase in value of an asset that you still own.
  • unskilled worker — a worker who does not have any special skill or training
  • upland sandpiper — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
  • upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
  • utility software — system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
  • vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
  • verneuil process — a process for making synthetic rubies, sapphires, spinels, etc., by the fusion at high temperatures of powdered compounds.
  • verruca vulgaris — the common wart.
  • vestibular nerve — the part of the auditory nerve in the inner ear that carries sensory information related to body equilibrium.
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