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17-letter words containing t, i, s, e, l

  • rehospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
  • relativistic mass — the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases.
  • res ipsa loquitur — the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed.
  • revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
  • reverse lightning — a faint discharge of blue light from the top of a thunderstorm cloud that propagates upward: extends approximately from the bottom to the top of the stratosphere and is not detectable from the ground.
  • rhetorical stress — stress required by the meaning of a line, as distinguished from that required by the meter.
  • rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
  • rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
  • ringer's solution — an aqueous solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium in the same concentrations as normal body fluids, used chiefly in the laboratory for sustaining tissue.
  • rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
  • roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.
  • saint elmo's fire — corona discharge.
  • salt negotiations — international diplomatic discussions carried out in connection with SALT
  • salt-rising bread — a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
  • san quentin quail — jailbait.
  • sandro botticelli — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
  • satellite station — a radio or television station that receives programs from another station and rebroadcasts at a different wavelength.
  • scarlet firethorn — a Eurasian evergreen, thorny shrub, Pyracantha coccinea, of the rose family, having white, hairy flower clusters and bright red berries.
  • scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
  • scarlet pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
  • schmidt telescope — a wide-angle reflecting telescope used primarily for astronomical photography, in which spherical aberration and coma are reduced to a minimum by means of a spherical mirror with a corrector plate near its focus.
  • sea-island cotton — a long-staple cotton, Gossypium barbadense, raised originally in the Sea Islands and now grown chiefly in the West Indies.
  • second lieutenant — an Army, Air Force, or Marine officer of the lowest commissioned rank. Compare ensign (def 4).
  • secondary quality — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
  • securities dealer — a person who buys and sells securities
  • selective amnesia — the deliberate forgetting of something
  • selective service — compulsory military service.
  • self-administered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
  • self-annihilation — self-destruction; suicide.
  • self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • self-commendation — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
  • self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
  • self-conditioning — Also called operant conditioning, instrumental conditioning. a process of changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject each time an action is performed until the subject associates the action with pleasure or distress.
  • self-confirmation — the act of confirming.
  • self-consecration — the act of setting oneself to a task or vocation without ordination by others or by a religious body.
  • self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
  • self-constituting — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-dissociation — an act or instance of dissociating.
  • self-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
  • self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
  • self-flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
  • self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • self-incompatible — not capable of self-pollination.
  • self-interpreting — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
  • self-introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • self-presentation — an act of presenting.
  • self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
  • self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
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