23-letter words containing s, i, n, u, t

relative sunspot number — a number indicating the degree of sunspot activity on the sun as a factor of observer idiosyncrasies, the number of sunspot groups, and the number of individual sunspots.
residual current device — a circuit-breaking device installed in electrical equipment to protect the operator from electrocution
residual debt insurance — Residual debt insurance is a type of risk insurance that banks often require when granting a loan, which is used to guarantee that the loan is repaid in the event of death or disability.
route of administration — A route of administration is the means by which a drug or agent enters the body, such as by mouth or by injection.
rsa data security, inc. — (cryptography, company) (After Rivest, Shamir, Adleman - see RSA) A recognised world leader in cryptography, with millions of copies of its software encryption and authentication installed and in use worldwide. RSA's technologies are the global de facto standard for public key cryptography and digital signatures, and are part of existing and proposed standards for the Internet, ITU-T, ISO, ANSI, PKCS, IEEE and business and financial networks around the world.
russian orthodox church — the national Church of Russia, constituting a branch of the Eastern Church, presided over by the Patriarch of Moscow
saint george's mushroom — an edible whitish basidiomycetous fungus, Tricholoma gambosum, with a floury smell
securities exchange act — a law passed in 1934 establishing the SEC.
security association id — (networking) (SAID) A 32-bit field added to packet headers for encryption and authentication in the proposed Internet Protocol Version 6.
sidewalk superintendent — a bystander who watches the building, demolition, repair, or other work being done at a construction site.
smithsonian institution — an institution in Washington, D.C., founded 1846 with a grant left by James Smithson, for the increase and diffusion of knowledge: U.S. national museum and repository.
social education centre — a daycentre, run by a local authority, for people with learning disabilities and sometimes also for people who have physical disabilities or are mentally ill
social security payment — a payment of social security made to an individual
spirit of nitrous ether — ethyl nitrite spirit.
st. pierre and miquelon — two small groups of islands off the S coast of Newfoundland: an overseas territory of France; important base for fishing. 3 sq. mi. (240 sq. km). Capital: St. Pierre.
state-trading countries — countries whose export and import trading is government controlled
statutory maternity pay — the maternity pay a woman is legally entitled to
stew in one's own juice — to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
stimulus generalization — generalization (def 4a).
stimulus-generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
strategic business unit — an autonomous division or section with its own mission within a larger organization
stream of consciousness — unpunctuated prose
stream-of-consciousness — of, relating to, or characterized by a manner of writing in which a character's thoughts or perceptions are presented as occurring in random form, without regard for logical sequences, syntactic structure, distinctions between various levels of reality, or the like: a stream-of-consciousness novel; a stream-of-consciousness technique.
sub specie aeternitatis — from the standpoint of eternity; from a universal perspective
subscription television — pay television.
suit down to the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
superposition principle — principle of superposition.
supplementary insurance — Supplementary insurance is insurance coverage that is purchased in addition to an insurance policy to provide additional benefits or coverage.
sustainable agriculture — any of a number of environmentally friendly farming methods that preserve an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.
sustainable development — supporting economy via renewable resources
take sth in your stride — In British English, if you take a problem or difficulty in your stride, you deal with it calmly and easily. The American expression is take something in stride.
tangible user interface — (interface) An attempt to give physical form to digital information, making bits directly manipulable and perceptible by people. Tangible Interfaces will make bits accessible through augmented physical surfaces (e.g. walls, desktops, ceilings, windows), graspable objects (e.g. building blocks, models, instruments) and ambient media (e.g. light, sound, airflow, water-flow, kinetic sculpture) within physical environments.
terminal user interface — Textual User Interface
text processing utility — (language) (TPU) A DEC language for creation of text-processing interfaces, used to implement DEC's Extensible VAX Editor (EVE).
thompson submachine gun — a portable, .45-caliber, automatic weapon designed to be fired from the shoulder or hip.
thousand and one nights — a collection of Eastern folk tales derived in part from Indian and Persian sources and dating from the 10th century a.d.
to add insult to injury — You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse.
to be at your wit's end — If you say that you are at your wits' end, you are emphasizing that you are so worried and exhausted by problems or difficulties that you do not know what to do next.
to be in short trousers — to be a little boy
to bring the house down — If a person or their performance or speech brings the house down, the audience claps, laughs, or shouts loudly because the performance or speech is very impressive or amusing.
to count your blessings — If you tell someone to count their blessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining.
to jump to a conclusion — If you say that someone jumps to a conclusion, you are critical of them because they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts.
to make your skin crawl — If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted.
to put your mind to sth — If you put your mind to something, you start making an effort to do it.
to stick in your throat — If something sticks in your throat, you find it unacceptable.
trans-new guinea phylum — the largest grouping of the non-Austronesian languages of Papua and New Guinea and the surrounding regions
transcendental equation — an equation that involves transcendental functions.
transcendental function — a function that is not an algebraic function.
trellis code modulation — (TCM) A modulation technique with hardware error detection and correction.
trials and tribulations — difficult experiences

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?