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17-letter words containing t, r, a, i, o, s

  • south-west africa — a former name of Namibia.
  • southern rhodesia — a former name (until 1964) of Zimbabwe (def 1).
  • southern triangle — the constellation Triangulum Australe.
  • spectroheliograph — an apparatus for making photographs of the sun with a monochromatic light to show the details of the sun's surface and surroundings as they would appear if the sun emitted only that light.
  • spectroradiometer — an instrument for determining the radiant-energy distribution in a spectrum, combining the functions of a spectroscope with those of a radiometer.
  • spectroscopically — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
  • spenserian sonnet — a sonnet employing the rhyme scheme abab, bcbc, cdcd, ee.
  • sperrin mountains — a mountain range in NW Northern Ireland
  • spiritual bouquet — the spiritual presentation of a good work to another person.
  • split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
  • split personality — multiple personality.
  • sports facilities — places and things for doing sports
  • spot-illustration — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
  • spotted sandpiper — a North American sandpiper, Actitis macularia, that has brownish-gray upper parts and white underparts, and is spotted with black in the summer.
  • sri international — (company)   One of the world's largest contract research firms. Founded in 1946 in conjuction with Stanford University as the Stanford Research Institute, they later became fully independent and were incorporated as a non-profit organisation under U.S. and California laws. SRI does research and development in many areas, independently and for hire. They produce and sell reports on the independent research. Address: Menlo Park, California, USA; Cambridge, UK.
  • standard function — a subprogram provided by a translator that carries out a task, for example the computation of a mathematical function, such as sine, square root, etc
  • stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
  • stannous fluoride — a white, crystalline powder, SnF 2 , slightly soluble in water: used as a source of fluorine in the prevention of dental caries, especially as a toothpaste additive.
  • stationary engine — an engine mounted in a fixed position, as one used for driving generators, compressors, etc.
  • statue of liberty — a large copper statue, on Liberty Island, in New York harbor, depicting a woman holding a burning torch: designed by F. A. Bartholdi and presented to the U.S. by France; unveiled 1886.
  • statutory holiday — a public holiday; a holiday all workers are entitled to
  • statutory meeting — company shareholders' discussion
  • steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
  • stellar evolution — the sequence of changes that occurs in a star as it ages
  • stereolithography — a process for creating three-dimensional objects using a computer-controlled laser to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from a liquid photopolymer that solidifies.
  • stochastic matrix — a square matrix with positive entries totaling 1 in each row.
  • stock certificate — a certificate evidencing ownership of one or more shares of stock in a corporation.
  • stolen generation — Aboriginal children removed from their families and placed in institutions or fostered by White families between 1910 and 1970
  • storm in a teacup — a violent fuss or disturbance over a trivial matter
  • strait of otranto — a stretch of water between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea; of strategic importance during World War I
  • stress relaxation — Stress relaxation is a gradual reduction in stress with time at constant strain.
  • subordinated debt — a debt that an unsecured creditor can only claim, in the event of a liquidation, after the claims of secured creditors have been paid
  • subscription rate — the price charged for a subscription
  • subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
  • sufficient reason — the principle that nothing happens by pure chance, but that an explanation must always be available
  • sun-2 workstation — (computer)   A Unix workstation produced by Sun Microsystems, Inc., based on the Motorola 68000. Followed by the Sun-3 Workstation.
  • sun-3 workstation — (computer)   A Unix workstation produced by Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the 1980s, based on the Motorola 68020. Successor to the Sun-2 Workstation, followed by the Sun-4 Workstation. The Sun-3 had a custom MMU. A couple of mutant models used an entirely different architecture.
  • sun-4 workstation — (computer)   A Unix workstation produced by Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the late 1980s[?], based on SPARC processors. The Sun-4 followed the Sun-3 Workstation. Later SPARC-based workstations were called "SPARCstations".
  • super-nationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
  • superalimentation — nourishment; nutrition.
  • supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
  • superregeneration — regeneration in which a signal is alternately amplified and quenched at a frequency slightly above the audible range to achieve high sensitivity with a single tube.
  • support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
  • supra-nationalism — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
  • surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
  • swainson's thrush — a North American thrush, Catharus ustulatus, having olive upper parts and wintering south to Argentina.
  • synchronistically — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
  • tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
  • take no prisoners — to be uncompromising and resolute in one's actions
  • take-no-prisoners — wholeheartedly aggressive; zealous; gung-ho: a businessman with a take-no-prisoners attitude toward dealmaking.
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