18-letter words containing s, i, l, v, a, n

minimally invasive — (of medical treatments or procedures) requiring only a small incision or the insertion of an instrument into a body cavity; involving minimal damage of body tissue: minimally invasive endoscopy.
negative cash flow — the situation when income is less than payments
neovascularization — the development of new blood vessels, especially in tissues where circulation has been impaired by trauma or disease.
non-conversational — able or ready to converse; given to conversation.
nova scotia salmon — an Atlantic salmon, especially from the waters off Nova Scotia, cured in the local manner.
offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
overspecialization — excessive specialization, as in a field of study.
pennsylvania dutch — the descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland.
physical inventory — To carry out a physical inventory is to count all the stock on hand.
post-revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
postviral syndrome — debilitating condition occurring as a sequel to viral illness
prepositional verb — a combination of verb and preposition, often with idiomatic meaning, differing from other phrasal verbs in that an object must always follow the preposition, as take after in The children take after their mother.
revolutionary wars — American Revolution.
russian revolution — Also called February Revolution. the uprising in Russia in March, 1917 (February Old Style), in which the Czarist government collapsed and a provisional government was established.
school-leaving age — the minimum age that children are legally allowed to leave school - in Britain and the United States, this is 16
seasonal variation — season-related variation
selective abortion — the aborting of particular embryos for medical or social reasons
self-advertisement — a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc.
significance level — (in the statistical test of a hypothesis) the maximum probability of a Type I error for all distributions consistent with the null hypothesis.
slobodan milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
social environment — the environment developed by humans as contrasted with the natural environment; society as a whole, especially in its relation to the individual.
solvent extraction — Solvent extraction is the separation of a particular substance from a mixture by dissolving that substance in a solvent that will dissolve it, but which will not dissolve any other substance in the mixture.
st. lawrence river — a river in SE Canada, flowing NE from Lake Ontario, forming part of the boundary between New York and Ontario, and emptying into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 760 miles (1225 km) long.
standard of living — a grade or level of subsistence and comfort in everyday life enjoyed by a community, class, or individual: The well-educated generally have a high standard of living.
survival mechanism — something you or your body does automatically, in order to survive in a dangerous or unpleasant situation
technical reserves — Technical reserves are amounts of money set aside to pay for underwriting liabilities.
television cabinet — a cabinet on which a television set is placed or in which it is encased
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
television station — station (def 8).
thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
to save one's life — If you say that someone cannot do something to save their life, you are emphasizing that they do it very badly.
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
transylvanian alps — a mountain range in S Romania; a SW extension of the Carpathian Mountains. Highest peak: Mount Negoiu, 2548 m (8360 ft)
traveling salesman — a male representative of a business firm who travels in an assigned territory soliciting orders for a company's products or services.
universal coupling — a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
universal debugger — (tool, parallel) (udb) KSR's interactive source level debugger for serial and parallel programs written in KSR, Fortran, KSR C and KSR1 assembly language. Udb is a source level debugger for testing and debugging serial and parallel programs; it is compatible with GDB and dbx. The user can direct udb either by typing commands or graphically through an X-based window interface; the latter provides simultaneous display of source code, I/O and instructions. For parallel programs, operations can be carried out per-thread.
universal language — an auxiliary language that is used and understood everywhere.
universal negative — a proposition of the form “No S is P.” Symbol: E, e.
universal suffrage — suffrage for all persons over a certain age, usually 18 or 21, who in other respects satisfy the requirements established by law.
universalizability — the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation
university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
venture capitalist — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
video installation — an art installation incorporating video footage
video surveillance — a system of monitoring activity in an area or building using a television system in which signals are transmitted from a television camera to the receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit
visible panty line — the line of someone's underwear which can be seen through trousers
winged everlasting — a bushy composite plant, Ammobium alatum, of Australia, having winged branches, javelin-shaped leaves, and white flowers.
yves saint laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.

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