17-letter words containing s, i, y, h
- absolute humidity — the humidity of the atmosphere, usually expressed as the number of grams of water contained in 1 cubic metre of air
- abstinence theory — the theory that interest is payment for conserving current income.
- abyssinian church — the Monophysitic church founded by Frumentius in the 4th century a.d., and resembling the Coptic Church in doctrine, practice, and discipline, but using Ethiopic in its liturgy.
- acanthopterygians — Plural form of acanthopterygian.
- anachronistically — In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
- anti-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- antihypertensives — Plural form of antihypertensive.
- babi yar symphony — a symphony (1962) by Dimitri Dimitrievich Shostakovich.
- be that as it may — You say 'Be that as it may' when you want to move onto another subject or go further with the discussion, without deciding whether what has just been said is right or wrong.
- bird's-eye chilli — a small red hot-tasting chilli
- blue-sky thinking — Blue-sky thinking is the activity of trying to find completely new ideas.
- cache consistency — cache coherency
- chancery division — (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice
- chartered society — a society that has an official charter
- cholecystectomies — Plural form of cholecystectomy.
- classical pathway — the activation of complement by an antigen-antibody reaction. Compare alternative pathway.
- colloid chemistry — the study of colloids.
- comprehensibility — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- conspiracy theory — A conspiracy theory is a belief that a group of people are secretly trying to harm someone or achieve something. You usually use this term to suggest that you think this is unlikely.
- courtship display — behaviour that is aimed at attracting a mate
- cytotechnologists — the study of human cells to detect signs of cancer or other abnormalities.
- cytotrophoblastic — Relating to, or containing, cytotrophoblasts.
- damon and pythias — two friends noted for their mutual loyalty. Damon offered himself as a hostage for Pythias, who was to be executed for treason by Dionysius of Syracuse. When Pythias returned to save his friend's life, he was pardoned
- deadly nightshade — a poisonous Eurasian solanaceous plant, Atropa belladonna, having dull purple bell-shaped flowers and small very poisonous black berries
- dehydrochlorinase — an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen and chlorine atoms or ions from chlorinated hydrocarbons.
- dephosphorylation — the removal of a phosphate group from an organic compound, as in the changing of ATP to ADP.
- descending rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by the succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable followed by one or more unaccented syllables.
- despotic monarchy — absolute monarchy.
- desynchronisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of desynchronization.
- desynchronization — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- diaphragm pessary — a device for inserting into the vagina to deliver a drug, such as a contraceptive
- dimethylsulfoxide — DMSO.
- drive-by shooting — an incident in which a person, building, or vehicle is shot at by someone in a moving vehicle
- electrophysiology — The branch of physiology that deals with the electrical phenomena associated with nervous and other bodily activity.
- encephalomyelitis — Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, typically due to acute viral infection.
- ethinyloestradiol — Alternative form of ethinylestradiol.
- fee-paying school — a school which charges fees to parents of pupils
- firehose syndrome — (networking, jargon) An absence, failure or inadequacy of flow control mechanisms causing the sender to overwhelm the receiver. The implication is that, like trying to drink from a firehose, the consequenses are worse than just loss of data, e.g. the receiver may crash. See ping-flood.
- glastonbury chair — a folding chair having legs crossed front-to-back and having arms connected to the back and to the front seat rail.
- globus hystericus — the sensation of having a lump in the throat or difficulty in swallowing for which no medical cause can be found.
- glycosphingolipid — (biochemistry) a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide.
- glymphatic system — Anatomy. the system or process by which cerebrospinal fluid moves through channels formed by glia, cleansing the mammalian brain of harmful waste.
- go by the wayside — to be put aside on account of something more urgent
- go without saying — something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
- great grey shrike — the bird Lanius excubitor
- haematocrystallin — Alternative form of hematocrystallin.
- harmonic analysis — the calculation of Fourier series and their generalization.
- have it both ways — to try to get the best of a situation, argument, etc, by chopping and changing between alternatives or opposites
- heritage industry — an industry that manages the historical sites, buildings, and museums in a particular place, with the aim of encouraging tourism
- high-density disk — a computer storage disk capable of holding more than 720 kilobytes of data
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