y·lem 
(īləm)
(īləm)n.
A form of matter hypothesized by proponents of the Big Bang theory to have existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
[Middle English, universal matter, from Old French ilem, from Medieval Latin hȳlem, accusative of hȳlē, matter, from Greek hūlē.]
- straight flush
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straightforwards
- straight from the shoulder
- straight-from-the-shoulder
- straightjacket
- straightjacket
- straight-laced
- straight-laced
- straight-line
- straightly
- straight man
- straightness
- straight off
- straight-out
- straight poker
- straight razor
- straight shooter
- straight-shooting
- straight ticket
- straight up
- straightway
- strain