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17-letter words containing s, i, t, u, a, o

  • coitus reservatus — the deliberate delaying or avoidance of orgasm during intercourse
  • colour separation — the division of a coloured original into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black so that plates may be made for print reproduction. Separation may be achieved by electronic scanning or by photographic techniques using filters to isolate each colour
  • communicativeness — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
  • computer graphics — the use of a computer to produce and manipulate pictorial images on a video screen, as in animation techniques or the production of audiovisual aids
  • conceptualisation — The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.
  • consequentialness — The quality or state of being consequential.
  • consolidated fund — a fund into which tax revenue is paid in order to meet standing charges, esp interest payments on the national debt
  • constitutionalism — the principles, spirit, or system of government in accord with a constitution, esp a written constitution
  • constitutionalist — an adherent or advocate of constitutionalism or of an existing constitution.
  • constitutionality — In a particular political system, the constitutionality of a law or action is the fact that it is allowed by the constitution.
  • constitutionalize — to provide with a constitution
  • construction loan — the act or fact of taking out.
  • consubstantiation — the doctrine that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists within the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
  • contextualisation — Alt form contextualization.
  • continental crust — that part of the earth's crust that underlies the continents and continental shelves
  • contradistinguish — to differentiate by means of contrasting or opposing qualities
  • contrasuggestible — responding or tending to respond to a suggestion by doing or believing the opposite
  • coordinate clause — one of two or more clauses in a sentence having the same status and introduced by coordinating conjunctions
  • counter-espionage — Counter-espionage is the same as counter-intelligence.
  • counter-signature — a signature added by way of countersigning.
  • counteraccusation — An accusation made in reply to another accusation.
  • counterparty risk — the risk that a person who is a party to a contract will default on their obligations under that contract
  • countersignatures — Plural form of countersignature.
  • courtship display — behaviour that is aimed at attracting a mate
  • cross-utilization — to make use of in an additional or different way.
  • cutaneous quittor — a purulent infection of horses and other hoofed animals, characterized by an acute inflammation of soft tissue above the hoof and resulting in suppuration and sloughing of the skin and usually lameness.
  • cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
  • delay instruction — delayed control-transfer
  • digital audiodisk — a compact disk containing an audio program.
  • dipterocarpaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae, a family of trees chiefly native to tropical SE Asia, having two-winged fruits. Many species yield useful timber and resins
  • disadvantageously — In a disadvantageous manner.
  • disqualifications — Plural form of disqualification.
  • disruptive action — action performed by protestors, workers, etc that causes the disruption of a service
  • double insulation — Double insulation is insulation that consists of both basic insulation and supplementary insulation.
  • ductus arteriosis — a fetal blood vessel that connects the left pulmonary artery directly to the descending aorta, normally closing after birth.
  • east indian lotus — a southern Asian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, of the water lily family, having fragrant pink or rose flowers.
  • equation of state — any equation that expresses the relationship between the temperature, pressure, and volume of a substance
  • executive mansion — the White House (in Washington, D.C.), official home of the President of the U.S.
  • exhaust emissions — Exhaust emissions are substances that come out of an exhaust system into the atmosphere.
  • fish out of water — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
  • fluvioterrestrial — (of animals) able to live in rivers and on land
  • foundation course — A foundation course is a course that you do at some colleges and universities in order to prepare yourself for a longer or more advanced course.
  • fourier transform — a mapping of a function, as a signal, that is defined in one domain, as space or time, into another domain, as wavelength or frequency, where the function is represented in terms of sines and cosines.
  • fulgencio batista — Fulgencio [fool-hen-syaw] /fulˈhɛn syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar) 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.
  • functional isomer — any of several structural isomers that have the same molecular formula but with the atoms connected in different ways and therefore falling into different functional groups.
  • get a rise out of — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
  • glastonbury chair — a folding chair having legs crossed front-to-back and having arms connected to the back and to the front seat rail.
  • go out of fashion — be dated
  • go without saying — something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
  • graduated pension — the money that an employee receives after retirement if they have paid into the graduated pension scheme
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