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17-letter words containing v, i, s, t, u

  • overconscientious — Excessively conscientious.
  • overnight success — sth or sb suddenly popular
  • positive eugenics — the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics)
  • previous question — a move that a vote be taken at once on a main question, used especially as a means of cutting off further debate.
  • production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
  • public television — a type of noncommercial, usually educational, television programming funded by the government, grants, viewers, and corporations. Compare educational television.
  • purdue university — http://purdue.edu/.
  • quantity surveyor — A quantity surveyor is a person who calculates the cost and amount of materials and workers needed for a job such as building a house or a road.
  • quasi-competitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
  • quasi-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
  • 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.
  • saint bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
  • saturation diving — a method of prolonged diving, using an underwater habitat to allow divers to remain in the high-pressure environment of the ocean depths long enough for their body tissues to become saturated with the inert components of the pressurized gas mixture that they breathe: when this condition is reached, the amount of time required for decompression remains the same, whether the dive lasts a day, a week, or a month.
  • semi-quantitative — partially quantitative.
  • sensitivity group — a group of persons participating in sensitivity training.
  • sentimental value — personal, emotional significance
  • silent revolution — a social or political revolution that takes place with little warning and without great fuss or unrest
  • situations vacant — Situations Vacant is the title of a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised.
  • st. vitus's dance — St. Vitus's dance.
  • state the obvious — point out sth already evident
  • stellar evolution — the sequence of changes that occurs in a star as it ages
  • subclavian artery — either of a pair of arteries, one on each side of the body, that carry the main supply of blood to the arms.
  • subjective spirit — spirit, insofar as it falls short of the attainments of objective spirit.
  • subsistence level — low standard of living
  • substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
  • subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
  • superconductivity — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
  • supermassive star — Astronomy. a star with a mass more than fifty times the mass of the sun.
  • survival instinct — the instinct in humans and animals to do things in a dangerous situation that will prevent them from dying
  • television lounge — a room in a hotel, guest house, etc where guests may watch television
  • turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
  • ultraconservative — extremely conservative, especially in politics.
  • unconventionalist — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
  • uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • unimaginativeness — the quality of being unimaginative
  • university degree — an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
  • vacuum aspiration — menstrual extraction.
  • valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
  • vanity publishing — the practice of the author of a book paying all or most of the costs of its publication
  • varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
  • ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
  • vestibular system — the sensory mechanism in the inner ear that detects movement of the head and helps to control balance
  • vinaigrette sauce — a tart sauce of oil, vinegar, and seasonings, sometimes including chopped capers, pickles, etc., usually served cold with salads.
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