17-letter words containing s, i, l, u, r
- south lanarkshire — a council area of S Scotland, comprising the S part of the historical county of Lanarkshire: included within Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: has uplands in the S and part of the Glasgow conurbation in the N: mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Hamilton. Pop: 303 010 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
- southern triangle — the constellation Triangulum Australe.
- spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
- spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
- spiritual bouquet — the spiritual presentation of a good work to another person.
- spiritual healing — faith healing
- spot-illustration — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spruce gall aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
- square millimeter — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one millimeter on each side. 2 , sq. mm. Abbreviation: mm.
- square the circle — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
- stannous fluoride — a white, crystalline powder, SnF 2 , slightly soluble in water: used as a source of fluorine in the prevention of dental caries, especially as a toothpaste additive.
- state legislature — laws of a country
- 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
- stellar evolution — the sequence of changes that occurs in a star as it ages
- strange interlude — a play (1928) by Eugene O'Neill.
- stretch limousine — a limousine that has been lengthened to provide extra seating accommodation and more legroom
- strike-slip fault — a geological fault on which the movement is along the strike of the fault
- 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.
- subclavian groove — either of two grooves in the first rib, one for the main artery (subclavian artery) and the other for the main vein (subclavian vein) of the arm
- subsidiary ledger — (in accounting) a ledger containing a group of detailed and related accounts the total of which is summarized in the control account.
- subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
- sulfonyl chloride — a colorless liquid, SO 2 Cl 2 , having a very pungent odor and corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes: used as a chlorinating or sulfonating agent.
- super-nationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
- super-terrestrial — pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
- superalimentation — nourishment; nutrition.
- supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
- supra-nationalism — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
- supralapsarianism — the doctrine that the decree of election preceded human creation and the Fall (opposed to infralapsarianism).
- surgical dressing — a dressing made of cotton, used for incisions made during surgery
- surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
- survival instinct — the instinct in humans and animals to do things in a dangerous situation that will prevent them from dying
- sustained-release — (of a drug or fertilizer) capable of gradual release of an active agent over a period of time, allowing for a sustained effect; timed-release; long-acting; prolonged-action; slow-release.
- tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
- technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- teething troubles — Teething troubles are the same as teething problems.
- textual criticism — lower criticism.
- the outside world — You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.
- thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
- thiosulfuric acid — an acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , that may be regarded as sulfuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulfur.
- thistle butterfly — any nymphalid butterfly of the genus Vanessa, as the red admiral or painted lady.
- to lick your lips — If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.
- to little purpose — with little (or no) result or effect; pointlessly
- to lose your grip — If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things.
- to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
- to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
- triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.
- troilus butterfly — spicebush swallowtail.
- trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.