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