16-letter words containing sp
- suspense account — an account in which items are temporarily entered until their final disposition is determined.
- suspension point — one of a group of dots, usually three, used in written material to indicate the omission of a word or words
- synthetic speech — computer-generated audio output that resembles human speech, produced by an electronic synthesizer operated by means of a keyboard.
- telespectroscope — a combination of a telescope and a spectroscope, used for spectroscopic analysis of radiation from stars and other celestial bodies
- temperature spot — a sensory area in the skin that selectively responds to increased or decreased temperature; a warm spot or a cold spot.
- the dispossessed — people who have had property or possessions taken away
- the gospel truth — the unquestionable truth
- to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
- to spend a penny — If someone says that they are going to spend a penny, they mean that they are going to go to the toilet.
- transpeptidation — the process of transferring an amino acid or group of amino acids from one compound to another.
- transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
- transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers
- trap-door spider — any of several burrowing spiders, of the family Ctenizidae, that construct a tubular nest with a hinged lid.
- under sb's spell — If you are under someone 's spell, you are so fascinated by them that you cannot think about anything else.
- unresponsiveness — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- vegetable sponge — loofah (def 2).
- visible spectrum — the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that is normally visible, from 380 to 760 nm.
- watch this space — Journalists write 'Watch this space' in order to indicate in an informal way that they will be giving more information about something in the future.
- west springfield — a city in SW Massachusetts, near Springfield.
- will-o'-the-wisp — ignis fatuus (def 1).
- with due respect — with deserved esteem
- xenotransplanted — Transplanted by xenotransplantation.
- zygosporangium's — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.