16-letter words containing s, y, n
- abscission layer — a layer of parenchyma cells that is formed at the bases of fruits, flowers, and leaves before abscission. As the parenchyma disintegrates, the organ becomes separated from the plant
- accounts payable — A company's accounts payable are all the money that it owes to other companies for goods or services that it has received, or a list of these companies and the amounts owed to them.
- acetylene series — a group of similar hydrocarbons
- actinopterygians — Plural form of actinopterygian.
- adenohypophyseal — Alternative form of adenohypophysial.
- adenohypophysial — Relating to the adenohypophysis.
- administratively — pertaining to administration; executive: administrative ability.
- advisory opinion — an opinion given by a court on a case that does not settle the case but sets out the court's view of how the law or the constitution would apply to that case
- affluent society — a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available
- alexander nevsky — 1220?-63; Russ. military hero, statesman, & saint
- allegheny spurge — a low, shrubby evergreen plant, Pachysandra procumbens, having spikes of white or purplish flowers, native to the southeastern U.S. and widely cultivated as a ground cover.
- amebic dysentery — a form of dysentery caused by an amoeba (Entamoeba histolytica)
- andrei vishinsky — Andrei Yanuarievich [uhn-dryey yi-noo-ah-ryi-vyich] /ʌnˈdryeɪ yɪ nuˈɑ ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1883–1954, Soviet statesman.
- animal husbandry — the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals
- animal sanctuary — a place where animals are brought to live and be protected
- anomalistic year — the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days
- antagonistically — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
- anticyclogenesis — the intensification or development of an anticyclone.
- antihypertension — Pathology. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- antihypertensive — able to inhibit or control hypertension
- antimony sulfate — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-insoluble solid, Sb 2 (SO 4) 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- antimony sulfide — antimony pentasulfide.
- antirecessionary — used to counteract or offest the economic effects of a recession: the president's antirecessionary program.
- anxiety disorder — any of various mental disorders characterized by extreme anxiety and including panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder
- anxiety neurosis — a relatively mild form of mental illness characterized by extreme distress and agitation, often occurring without any obvious cause
- aratus of sicyon — 271–213 b.c, Greek general: leader of the Achaean League.
- archaeoastronomy — the scientific study of the beliefs and practices concerning astronomy that existed in ancient and prehistoric civilizations
- as likely as not — very probably
- ascending rhythm — rising rhythm.
- assembly routine — assembler (def 2a).
- astronomer royal — an honorary title awarded to an eminent British astronomer: until 1972, the Astronomer Royal was also director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory
- aulnay-sous-bois — a town in N central France, a suburb NE of Paris.
- aung san suu kyi — born 1945, Burmese politician; cofounder (1988) and general secretary (1988–91 and from 1995) of the National League for Democracy: Nobel peace prize 1991; released (2010) from a lengthy house arrest; elected to the Burmese House of Representatives in 2012
- aversion therapy — a method of suppressing an undesirable habit, such as excessive smoking, by causing the subject to associate an unpleasant effect, such as an electric shock or nausea, with the habit
- bastard mahogany — an Australian tree, Eucalyptus botryoides, of the myrtle family, having lance-shaped leaves and furrowed bark.
- batesian mimicry — mimicry in which a harmless species is protected from predators by means of its resemblance to a harmful or inedible species
- bearish tendency — a tendency for share prices to fall
- bertillon system — a system formerly in use for identifying persons, esp criminals, by means of a detailed record of physical characteristics
- birthday honours — (in Britain) honorary titles conferred on the official birthday of the sovereign
- birthday present — a gift given to someone on their birthday
- black-eyed susan — any of several North American plants of the genus Rudbeckia, esp R. hirta, having flower heads of orange-yellow rays and brown-black centres: family Asteraceae (composites)
- bob's your uncle — everything is or will turn out all right
- bodily functions — physical processes such as urination and defecation
- boston tea party — a raid in 1773 made by citizens of Boston (disguised as Indians) on three British ships in the harbour as a protest against taxes on tea and the monopoly given to the East India Company. The contents of several hundred chests of tea were dumped into the harbour
- boundary dispute — dispute between neighbours about the boundary between their properties
- brittany spaniel — a short-tailed French bird dog that typically has a smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
- brown-eyed susan — a composite plant, Rudbeckia triloba, of the southeastern U.S., having a single flower with yellow rays darkening to an orange orbrown at the base and a brownish-black disk.
- buckley's chance — no chance at all
- building society — In Britain, a building society is a business which will lend you money when you want to buy a house. You can also invest money in a building society, where it will earn interest. Compare savings and loan association.
- bullying tactics — the use of intimidation to gain one's objective
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