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16-letter words containing s, t, o, r, y, l

  • southerly buster — a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature
  • stereoregularity — (of a polymer) the degree to which successive configurations in space along the chain follow a simple rule. Also called tacticity. Compare configuration (def 4).
  • stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
  • strawberry blond — reddish blond.
  • strongyloidiasis — an intestinal disease caused by infection with the nematode worm Strongyloides stercoralis
  • synchrocyclotron — a type of cyclotron that synchronizes its accelerating voltage with particle velocity in order to compensate for the relativistic mass increase of the particle as it approaches the speed of light.
  • take holy orders — to become ordained
  • the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
  • the story of mel — The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
  • the yellow press — (formerly) popular newspapers publishing sensational stories
  • thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
  • two-stroke cycle — See under two-cycle.
  • utility software — system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
  • vegetable oyster — salsify.
  • voluntary muscle — muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.
  • voluntary school — a school that promotes specific religious beliefs and which is funded by a local education authority but was not established by the authority
  • voluntary sector — the part of the economy that consists of non-profit-making organizations, as opposed to the public and private sectors
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