19-letter words containing a, h, n
- diethylaminoethanol — a colorless, hygroscopic, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 15 NO, used for the synthesis of local anesthetics, in antirust compounds, and in photographic emulsions.
- dimethylnitrosamine — a yellow, water-soluble carcinogenic liquid, C 2 H 6 N 2 O, found in tobacco smoke and certain foods: known to be a potent carcinogen. Abbreviation: DMN, DMNA.
- direct grant school — (in Britain, formerly) a school financed by endowment, fees, and a state grant conditional upon admittance of a percentage of nonpaying pupils nominated by the local education authority
- disenfranchisements — Plural form of disenfranchisement.
- dispatch department — the department of an organization responsible for the dispatch of orders
- distinguishableness — The state or quality of being distinguishable.
- diversional therapy — the structured use of leisure time in recreation and play as a form of or supplement to conventional therapy
- domain architecture — (systems analysis) A generic, organisational structure or design for software systems in a domain. The domain architecture contains the designs that are intended to satisfy requirements specified in the domain model. A domain architecture can be adapted to create designs for software systems within a domain and also provides a framework for configuring assets within individual software systems.
- dominance hierarchy — a system or set of relationships in animal groups that is based on a hierarchical ranking, usually established and maintained by behavior in aggressive encounters: one or a few members hold the highest rank and the others are submissive to those ranking higher and dominant to those ranking lower.
- dominant wavelength — the wavelength of monochromatic light that would give the same visual sensation if combined in a suitable proportion with an achromatic light
- don the baggy green — to represent Australia at Test cricket
- don't do that then! — (humour) (From an old doctor's office joke about a patient with a trivial complaint) A stock response to a user complaint. "When I type control-S, the whole system comes to a halt for thirty seconds." "Well don't do that then!"
- don't make me laugh — Some people reply to other people's comments or opinions by saying 'Don't make me laugh' when they disagree with them and think they are foolish or inaccurate.
- draw in one's horns — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- draw the color line — to impose or accept the color line
- draw the curtain on — to end
- drink the health of — to salute or celebrate with a toast
- duplicating machine — a duplicator, especially one for making identical copies of documents, letters, etc.
- dutchman's-breeches — a plant, Dicentra cucullaria, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of pale-yellow, two-spurred flowers.
- earthquake engineer — a civil engineer who studies the effects of seismic activity on structures and consults on earthquake-resistant design and construction.
- east dunbartonshire — a council area of central Scotland to the N of Glasgow: part of Strathclyde region from 1975 until 1996: mainly agricultural and residential. Administrative centre: Kirkintilloch. Pop: 106 970 (2003 est). Area: 172 sq km (66 sq miles)
- eat one's heart out — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- eat someone's lunch — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- echoencephalography — a device that employs reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the position of brain structures.
- electro-shock baton — a baton used as a weapon to pass an electric current through part of the body
- electrohydrodynamic — (physics) Of or pertaining to electrohydrodynamics.
- electromechanically — In an electromechanical way.
- electron micrograph — a photograph or image of a specimen taken using an electron microscope
- electronic graphics — (on television) the production of graphic designs and text by electronic means
- enabling technology — technology that enables the user to perform a task or to improve his or her overall performance: e.g. the internet
- english toy spaniel — breed of dog
- equatorial zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at the equator
- euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
- exhibitionistically — In an exhibitionistic manner.
- fahd ibn abdul aziz — 1923–2005, king of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
- fair-weather friend — a person who cannot be relied on in situations of hardship or difficulty
- fall in love (with) — to begin to feel love (for)
- fashion coordinator — a person in a department store or other establishment who coordinates activities centered upon or related to fashion, as fashion themes, shows, displays, and promotion.
- fernando de noronha — an island in the S Atlantic, about 125 miles (200 km) E of easternmost tip of Brazil: a Brazilian penal colony. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km).
- feynman, richard p. — Richard P. Feynman
- fifteenth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibiting the restriction of voting rights “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”.
- finds its/their way — If something finds its way somewhere, it comes to that place, especially by chance.
- fixed exchange rate — finance: set rate of exchange
- flannelmouth sucker — a sucker, Catostomus latipinnis, of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
- flavor of the month — Informal. the subject of intense, usually temporary interest; the current fashion.
- focal plane shutter — an opaque shield in a camera, lying in the focal plane of the lens, that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film or plate for a predetermined period, usually a fraction of a second
- focal-plane shutter — a camera shutter situated directly in front of the film.
- forensic psychiatry — the use of psychiatric knowledge and techniques in questions of law, as in determining legal insanity.
- frameshift mutation — a mutation caused by frameshift.
- free alongside ship — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel