19-letter words containing a, l, y, m, e
- peninsular malaysia — part of Malaysia, on the Malay Peninsula: consists of the former Federated Malay States, the former Unfederated Malay States, and the former Straits Settlements. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Pop: 17 144 322 (2000). Area: 131 587 sq km (50 806 sq miles)
- phenylpropanolamine — a substance, C 9 H 1 3 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- philippine mahogany — any of several Philippine trees of the genus Shorea and related genera, having brown or reddish wood used as lumber and in cabinetry.
- photopolymerization — polymerization induced by light.
- physical impairment — A physical impairment is a condition in which a part of a person's body is damaged or is not working properly.
- physically impaired — with reduced or weakened physical capacity
- pleased to meet you — greeting
- preliminary hearing — initial court session
- sessional indemnity — the remuneration paid to a member of the Canadian parliament.
- signalling system 7 — (protocol) (SS7) A protocol suite used for communication with, and control of, telephone central office switches and their attached processors.
- simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
- spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
- st.-germain-en-laye — a city in N France, near Paris: royal château and forest; treaties 1570, 1632, 1679, 1919.
- supplementary angle — either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 180°.
- supplementary story — follow-up (def 3b).
- suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
- tall poppy syndrome — a tendency to disparage any person who has achieved great prominence or wealth
- tetramethyldiarsine — an oily slightly water-soluble poisonous liquid with garlic-like odour. Its derivatives are used as accelerators for rubber
- the admiralty board — (formerly) a department of the British Ministry of Defence, responsible for the administration and planning of the Royal Navy
- the almighty dollar — money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
- the london assembly — the devolved legislature of London, based in City Hall, Southwark
- ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
- unlimited liability — liability that is not restricted to any unpaid portion of nominal capital invested in a business
- valencian community — region comprising three provinces of E Spain: 8,998 sq mi (23,305 sq km); pop. 4,029,000; cap. Valencia
- velocity modulation — the modulation in velocity of a beam of electrons or ions caused by passing the beam through a high-frequency electric field, as in a cavity resonator
- volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
- wade-giles (system) — a system for transliterating Chinese ideograms into the Latin alphabet, in wide use esp. before Pinyin was adopted by the People's Republic of China in 1979
- welsh mountain pony — a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales
- wesleyan methodists — a branch of the Methodist Church in its original form
- withdrawal syndrome — a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose.