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17-letter words containing si

  • chest compression — Chest compression is the act of applying pressure to someone's chest in order to help blood flow through the heart in an emergency situation.
  • chord progression — movement from chord to chord
  • circassian walnut — the hard, heavy, brown or purplish wood of the English walnut
  • classical chinese — a written form of Chinese used from about the 5th century b.c. to 220 a.d.
  • classical college — (in Quebec) a college offering a programme that emphasizes the classics and leads to university entrance
  • classical nahuatl — Aztec (def 2).
  • classical pathway — the activation of complement by an antigen-antibody reaction. Compare alternative pathway.
  • classical-nahuatl — a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
  • close parenthesis — right parenthesis
  • closing-down sale — a sale held to clear stock from a shop that is ceasing to operate
  • cohesionless soil — any free-running type of soil, such as sand or gravel, whose strength depends on friction between particles
  • collegium musicum — a group of usually amateur musicians, often connected with a university, who meet to study and perform chiefly old or little-known music.
  • collision density — the rate at which collisions are occurring per unit volume per unit time, usually pertaining to the collisions of neutrons in a nuclear reactor.
  • colour television — television that broadcasts in real-life colours, as opposed to black and white
  • community singing — singing, esp of hymns, by a large gathering of people
  • compassionateness — The state or quality of being compassionate.
  • composite volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
  • composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
  • comprehensibility — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
  • comprehensiveness — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
  • compression ratio — the ratio of the volume enclosed by the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine at the beginning of the compression stroke to the volume enclosed at the end of it
  • concessive clause — A concessive clause is a subordinate clause which refers to a situation that contrasts with the one described in the main clause. For example, in the sentence 'Although he was tired, he couldn't get to sleep', the first clause is a concessive clause.
  • condensing boiler — an energy-efficient boiler that makes use of what would otherwise be waste heat
  • consignment store — a retail store that sells secondhand items on behalf of others and receives a percentage of the sales price.
  • construction site — the piece of land where a building, etc, is to be located
  • context-sensitive — behaving, responding, or interpreted differently depending on context
  • controversialness — The state or quality of being controversial.
  • counter-signature — a signature added by way of countersigning.
  • counteroffensives — Plural form of counteroffensive.
  • countersignatures — Plural form of countersignature.
  • countersubversive — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
  • court of sessions — any of state courts of criminal jurisdiction in California, New York, and a few other states.
  • crisis management — People use crisis management to refer to a management style that concentrates on solving the immediate problems occurring in a business rather than looking for long-term solutions.
  • cryptosporidiosis — a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium, characterized by fever and gastrointestinal symptoms and typically spread via contaminated drinking water.
  • culture diffusion — the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
  • data transmission — the act of sending data electronically over a communications network
  • deprofessionalise — to remove from professional control, influence, manipulation, etc.
  • deprofessionalize — to remove from professional control, influence, manipulation, etc.
  • designated driver — The designated driver in a group of people travelling together is the one who has agreed to drive, or who is insured to drive.
  • designated hitter — In baseball, a designated hitter is a player who bats in place of the pitcher.
  • designer clothing — Designer clothing is fashionable or luxury clothing made by, or carrying the label of, a well-known fashion designer.
  • dielectrophoresis — Dielectrophoresis is the movement of uncharged particles (= ones with no electrical charge) when a changing electric field is applied.
  • digital signature — an encrypted digital code appended to an electronic document to verify that it was created by a known source and has not been altered.
  • dionysius exiguus — died a.d. 556? Scythian monk, chronologist, and scholar: devised the current system of reckoning the Christian era.
  • director of music — a person in charge of musical training and performance at an institution such as a college, especially the head bandmaster of a military band
  • disidentification — The act of disidentifying, or rejecting a personal or group identity.
  • disinterestedness — unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
  • disintermediation — the act of removing funds from savings banks and placing them into short-term investments on which the interest-rate yields are higher.
  • dispassionateness — The state or quality of being dispassionate.
  • dispersive medium — a substance in which waves of different frequencies travel at different speeds
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