17-letter words containing s, t, o, l, e, n

continental shelf — The continental shelf is the area which forms the edge of a continent, ending in a steep slope to the depths of the ocean.
continental slope — a steep slope separating a continental shelf and a deep ocean basin.
contraflow system — a system of traffic lanes whose normal direction is reversed to allow traffic to move during repairs or an accident
contrasuggestible — responding or tending to respond to a suggestion by doing or believing the opposite
control structure — (programming) One of the instructions, statements or groups of statements in a programming language which determines the sequence of execution of other instructions or statements (the control flow). In assembly language this typically consists of jumps and conditional jumps along with procedure call and return though some architectures include other constructs such as an instruction which skips the following instruction depending on some condition (PDP?), various kinds of loop instructions (later Motorola 680x0) or conditional execution of all instructions (Advanced RISC Machine). Basic control structures (whatever their names in particular languages) include "if CONDITION then EXPRESSION else EXPRESSION", the switch statement, "while CONDITION do EXPRESSION", "gosub", the suspect "goto" and the much-feared "come from". Other constructs handle errors and exceptions such as traps and interrupts.
controversialness — The state or quality of being controversial.
conventionalities — Plural form of conventionality.
conversationalist — A good conversationalist is someone who talks about interesting things when they have conversations.
coordinate clause — one of two or more clauses in a sentence having the same status and introduced by coordinating conjunctions
counterchallenges — Plural form of counterchallenge.
cross-correlation — the correlation between two sequences of random variables in a time series
cryptocrystalline — (of rocks) composed of crystals that can be distinguished individually only by the use of a polarizing microscope
culture diffusion — the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
customs clearance — the permission to take goods into or out of a country once customs requirements have been satisfied
cytotechnologists — the study of human cells to detect signs of cancer or other abnormalities.
d-shell connector — (hardware) One of the family of connectors: DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-50, DE-9, and DEH-15 [VGA]. The "D" is the shape of the shell, the next letter determines connector size, and the number is the maximum pin count.
david livingstone — David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.
de-specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
decriminalisation — (chiefly, British) Alternative form of decriminalization.
defamiliarisation — (arts) The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them.
dehospitalization — hospitalization insurance.
delay instruction — delayed control-transfer
dematerialisation — The act or process of dematerializing.
denationalisation — Alternative spelling of denationalization.
denominationalism — adherence to particular principles, esp to the tenets of a religious denomination; sectarianism
denominationalist — One imbued with a denominational spirit.
depersonalisation — Alternative spelling of depersonalization.
depersonalization — the act or an instance of depersonalizing
dephlogisticating — Present participle of dephlogisticate.
dephosphorylation — the removal of a phosphate group from an organic compound, as in the changing of ATP to ADP.
designer clothing — Designer clothing is fashionable or luxury clothing made by, or carrying the label of, a well-known fashion designer.
developmentalists — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
directionlessness — Absence of direction.
disadvantageously — In a disadvantageous manner.
dispensationalism — the interpreting of history as a series of divine dispensations.
dissolve in tears — weep
distribution line — A distribution line is a line or system for distributing power from a transmission system to a consumer that operates at less than 69,000 volts.
dobell's solution — a clear, yellowish, aqueous solution of sodium borate, sodium bicarbonate, phenol, and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic and astringent for the nose and throat.
dollars-and-cents — considered strictly in terms of money: from a dollars-and-cents viewpoint.
domestic violence — physical abuse in the home
doorstep salesman — a door-to-door salesman
double insulation — Double insulation is insulation that consists of both basic insulation and supplementary insulation.
douglas engelbart — (person) Douglas C. Engelbart, the inventor of the mouse. On 1968-12-09, Douglas C. Engelbart and the group of 17 researchers working with him in the Augmentation Research Center at Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, California, USA, presented a 90-minute live public demonstration of the on live system, NLS, they had been working on since 1962. The presentation was a session in the of the Fall Joint Computer Conference held at the Convention Center in San Francisco, and it was attended by about 1000 computer professionals. This was the public debut of the computer mouse, hypertext, object addressing, dynamic file linking and shared-screen collaboration involving two persons at different sites communicating over a network with audio and video interface. The original 90-minute video: Hyperlinks, Mouse, Web-board.
down-at-the-heels — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
east indian lotus — a southern Asian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, of the water lily family, having fragrant pink or rose flowers.
elastic stockings — something made of elastic which you wear on your legs to aid circulation
electric constant — the permittivity of free space, which has the value 8.854 187 × 10–12 farad per metre
electroanesthesia — Anesthesia induced by cranial electrotherapy stimulation.
electroconvulsive — Of or relating to the treatment of mental illness by the application of electric shocks to the brain.
electrodeposition — The deposition of a metal on a cathode during electrolysis; used as a method of purification.

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