18-letter words containing y, i, t, e
- veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
- video entry system — a security system whereby a person in a building can see someone who wants to gain access by means of a video image
- visible panty line — the line of someone's underwear which can be seen through trousers
- vitamin a aldehyde — retinal2 .
- vitamin deficiency — a lack of a vitamin or vitamins needed for good health
- warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
- water of hydration — the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water.
- welwyn garden city — a town in SE England, in Hertfordshire: established (1920) as a planned industrial and residential community. Pop: 43 512 (2001)
- wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
- western isles pony — a breed of large pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The only surviving variety is the Eriskay pony
- white iron pyrites — marcasite
- white trumpet lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum, of Japan, having fragrant, pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers nearly 7 inches (18 cm) in length.
- white-spotted hyla — a type of tree frog (H. leucophyllata) of tropical America
- wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected
- wind river systems — (company) A company founded in 1981, now a world leader in embedded systems, providing real-time operating systems and development tools. Wind River's development tools enable customers to standardise designs across projects and quickly develop feature-rich products. Wind River Systems employs over 500 people worldwide (1998). Service and support is provided through its U.S. headquarters and overseas operations in the U.K., France, Germany, Scandinavia and Japan. Address: Alameda, California, USA.
- wireless telephony — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
- witch hazel family — the plant family Hamamelidaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, simple leaves, flowers in clusters or heads, and fruit in the form of a double-beaked woody capsule, and including the sweet gum, witch alder, and witch hazel.
- working hypothesis — See under hypothesis (def 1).
- yeast nucleic acid — RNA.
- young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party
- yves saint laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.