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19-letter words containing a, n, i, s, o

  • 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.
  • sympathetic contact — behavior toward an individual based on the individual's personal makeup rather than on his or her group membership.
  • symptomatic anthrax — blackleg.
  • synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
  • take (the) occasion — to use the opportunity (to do something)
  • take evasive action — If you take evasive action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them.
  • take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
  • take one's mind off — to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from
  • taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
  • teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
  • tear one's hair out — the act of tearing.
  • tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
  • tempest in a teapot — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
  • the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
  • the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
  • the mathworks, inc. — (company)   The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
  • the provisional ira — the unofficial faction of the IRA that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
  • the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
  • the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
  • theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
  • throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
  • thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
  • tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
  • time on one's hands — an interval with nothing to do
  • time sharing option — (operating system)   (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
  • to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
  • to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
  • to have sth in mind — If you ask someone what they have in mind, you want to know in more detail about an idea or wish they have.
  • to rack your brains — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.
  • to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
  • toshiba corporation — (company)   A Japanese technology manufacturer with 364 subsidiaries worldwide. Toshiba makes and sells electronics for home, office, industry and health care including information and communication systems, electronic components, heavy electrical apparatus, consumer products and medical diagnostic imaging equipment. In FY 2003-4, Toshiba employed 161,286 people.
  • traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
  • trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
  • training instructor — a person who teaches people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
  • transdenominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
  • transesterification — a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.
  • transformationalism — a person who follows or promotes the theories of transformational grammar.
  • transformationalist — a person who follows or promotes the theories of transformational grammar.
  • transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
  • transitional relief — a form of tax relief, designed to smooth large changes in liability, which operates by restricting the proportion by which liability may change per year, both upwards and downwards
  • translation of axes — the process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes, parallel to the first, used to write equations of curves not centered about the origin.
  • tropical depression — an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics, specifically, a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained wind speed is 38 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour) or less.
  • twist someone's arm — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • ultrasonic cleaning — the use of ultrasound to vibrate a piece to be cleaned while the piece is immersed in a cleaning fluid. The process produces a very high degree of cleanliness, and is used for jewellery and ornately shaped items
  • unconstitutionality — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
  • under consideration — being deliberated
  • underrepresentation — the act of representing.
  • unit of measurement — physical quantity
  • university hospital — a hospital that is affiliated with a university. University hospitals provide clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients
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