18-letter words containing y, i, t, e

supportive therapy — any treatment, such as the intravenous administration of certain fluids, designed to reinforce or sustain the physiological well-being of a patient
swedish gymnastics — a system of passive and active exercising of muscles and joints
symbolist movement — a movement beginning in French and Belgian poetry towards the end of the 19th century with the verse of Mallarmé, Valéry, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Maeterlinck, and others, and seeking to express states of mind rather than objective reality by making use of the power of words and images to suggest as well as denote
symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
sympathetic strike — sympathy strike.
sympathetic string — a thin wire string, as in various obsolete musical instruments, designed to vibrate sympathetically with the bowed or plucked strings to reinforce the sound.
synthetic division — a simplified procedure for dividing a polynomial by a linear polynomial.
synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
systematic phoneme — a phonological unit in generative phonology representing an underlying form that takes into account the relationship between phonological patterns and morphological variation, as the unit underlying the second vowel in both derive and derivative.
take sth literally — If you take something literally, you think that a word or expression is being used with its most simple or basic meaning.
tardive dyskinesia — a disorder characterized by restlessness and involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs, usually occurring as a complication of long-term therapy with antipsychotic drugs.
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
territory of papua — a former territory of Australia, consisting of SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New Guinea
tertiary education — education, following secondary education at a school, at a college or university
tertiary structure — the way in which the helixes or beta structures of a polypeptide are folded or arranged into a three-dimensional configuration.
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the kinetic theory — a theory of gases postulating that they consist of particles of negligible size moving at random and undergoing elastic collisions
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
there you go again — Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past.
thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
three-day eventing — participation in a three day equestrian competition consisting of dressage, cross-country jumping, and stadium jumping
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to grit your teeth — If you grit your teeth, you make up your mind to carry on even if the situation is very difficult.
to play favourites — to display favouritism
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
to take the mickey — If you take the mickey out of someone or something, you make fun of them, usually in an unkind way.
toyotomi hideyoshi — Toyotomi [taw-yaw-taw-mee] /ˈtɔ yɔˈtɔ mi/ (Show IPA), 1536–98, Japanese general and statesman: prime minister and dictator of Japan 1585–98.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
travelling library — a mobile library in which a vehicle such as a van delivers books to be borrowed
treasury of merits — the superabundant store of merits and satisfactions, comprising those of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
treaty of rijswijk — a treaty signed at Rijswijk in the Netherlands in 1697, ending the War of the Grand Alliance
treaty of waitangi — a treaty signed in 1840 by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government, providing the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
triarylmethane dye — any of the class of dyes containing three aryl groups attached to a central carbon atom: used chiefly for dyeing cotton, wool, and silk.
unenthusiastically — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
unit-linked policy — a life-assurance policy, the investment benefits of which are directly in proportion to the number of units in a unit trust purchased on the policyholder's behalf
united nations day — the anniversary of the United Nations on October 24, marking its founding in 1945.
united states army — the permanent or regular military land force of the United States, under the authority of the Department of Defense since 1947. Abbreviation: USA.
united states navy — the permanent or regular naval force of the United States, under the authority of the Department of Defense since 1947. Abbreviation: USN.
universalizability — the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation
university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
university heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
university student — a student enrolled in a university
vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.

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