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17-letter words containing v, l, s, i

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • reza shah pahlavi — Muhammad Riza (or Reza) [ri-zah] /rɪˈzɑ/ (Show IPA), 1919–80, shah of Iran 1941–79; in exile after 1979 (son of Riza Shah Pahlavi).
  • riza shah pahlavi — Pahlavi (def 2).
  • selective amnesia — the deliberate forgetting of something
  • selective service — compulsory military service.
  • self-belay device — (in climbing) a device used to pay out a safety rope as required
  • self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
  • self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
  • sentimental value — personal, emotional significance
  • seven deadly sins — Christianity: worst vices
  • side-valve engine — a type of internal-combustion engine in which the inlet and exhaust valves are in the cylinder block at the side of the pistons
  • silent revolution — a social or political revolution that takes place with little warning and without great fuss or unrest
  • silver collection — a collection that consists of silver coins that is made at a meeting etc
  • silver star medal — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a bronze star with a small silver star at the center, awarded for gallantry in action
  • sinus of valsalva — any of the pouches of the aorta and the pulmonary artery opposite the flaps of the semilunar valves into which blood returning to the heart flows, closing the valves.
  • sleep deprivation — a condition in which you have not had enough sleep
  • sliding vane pump — A sliding vane pump is a pump in which the vanes (=flat parts) are the main sealing element between the suction and discharge areas.
  • small-leaved lime — Tilia cordata: a tiliaceous deciduous tree of the N temperate genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves and small fragrant yellowish flowers: cultivated for timber and as shade trees
  • sodium-vapor lamp — an electric lamp in which sodium vapor is activated by current passing between two electrodes, producing a yellow, glareless light: used on streets and highways.
  • softvelocity inc. — (company)   The distributors of the Clarion family of application development systems.
  • soil conservation — any of various methods to achieve the maximum utilization of the land and preserve its resources through such controls as crop rotation, prevention of soil erosion, etc.
  • spanish civil war — the civil war in Spain 1936–39.
  • special privilege — exclusive advantage
  • spiral bevel gear — a bevel gear having curved teeth tending to converge on the axis of rotation.
  • 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.
  • subclavian groove — either of two grooves in the first rib, one for the main artery (subclavian artery) and the other for the main vein (subclavian vein) of the arm
  • subsistence level — low standard of living
  • subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
  • survival instinct — the instinct in humans and animals to do things in a dangerous situation that will prevent them from dying
  • synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
  • telephone service — a company or public utility that provides a telephone-operating service
  • television lounge — a room in a hotel, guest house, etc where guests may watch television
  • television rights — the rights to televise something, such as a sporting event
  • television screen — the flat vertical surface in a television set on which pictures are shown
  • the pennsylvanian — the Pennsylvanian period or rock system, equivalent to the Upper Carboniferous of Europe
  • the-invisible-man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
  • twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
  • 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.
  • universal algebra — (logic)   The model theory of first-order equational logic.
  • universal grammar — a grammar that attempts to establish the properties and constraints common to all possible human languages.
  • vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
  • valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
  • van diemen's land — former name of Tasmania.
  • 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
  • vascular cylinder — stele (sense 3)
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