19-letter words containing a, r, t, e, i, o
- equal opportunities — Equal opportunities refers to the policy of giving everyone the same opportunities for employment, pay and promotion, without discriminating against particular groups.
- equatorial mounting — an astronomical telescope mounting that allows motion of the telescope about two mutually perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's axis
- 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
- error-based testing — (programming) Testing where information about programming style, error-prone language constructs, and other programming knowledge is applied to select test data capable of detecting faults, either a specified class of faults or all possible faults.
- euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
- european parliament — law: assembly in Strasbourg
- evaluation strategy — reduction strategy
- evaporative cooling — a method of reducing temperature that uses evaporation
- exophthalmic goiter — a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
- exophthalmic goitre — a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss
- expeditionary force — An expeditionary force is a group of soldiers who are sent to fight in a foreign country.
- expressionistically — In an expressionistic manner.
- exterior decoration — the painting of the outside of a building
- extradition warrant — a warrant for somebody's extradition
- extraterritoriality — (legal) immunity from the local laws of a certain area, especially due to diplomatic negotiation.
- extreme programming — a discipline of software engineering following a specific structure, designed to simplify and speed up the development process
- factitious disorder — any of various syndromes, as Münchausen syndrome, characterized by physical or psychological symptoms intentionally produced by a person and under voluntary control.
- family practitioner — medical specialization in general practice, requiring training beyond that of general practice and leading to board certification.
- farmers cooperative — an organization of farmers for marketing their products or buying supplies.
- fault tolerant unix — (operating system) (FTX) Stratus's own Unix System V Release 4 multiprocessor operating system. In 2016, FTX is supported but no longer developed. FTX was one of three operating systems supplied by Stratus on their hardware, the other two, HP-UX and VOS, were the more common choices, FTX was only sold on an exceptional basis. Early FTX 3.x releases used an in-house virtual disk layer (VDL) driver, but later releases switched to a version of Veritas VxVM. FTX supported many of the proprietary communications boards (ISDN, serial, parallel, X.25, etc.).
- february revolution — Russian Revolution (def 1).
- february-revolution — Also called February Revolution. the uprising in Russia in March, 1917 (February Old Style), in which the Czarist government collapsed and a provisional government was established.
- female impersonator — a male performer who dresses as and impersonates women.
- first international — a socialistic organization (1864–76) formed to unite and promote the interests of workers throughout the world. Compare international (def 6).
- first person plural — a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used by the speaker to refer to or talk about himself together with others
- first-past-the-post — A first-past-the-post system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most votes wins.
- first-sale doctrine — a legal principle allowing the purchaser of a lawfully made copy of a copyright-protected work to sell or give away that copy without permission but not to reproduce it.
- fixed cost contract — a contract in which the costs do not vary
- fixed-rate mortgage — a home mortgage for which equal monthly payments of interest and principal are paid over the life of the loan, usually for a term of 30 years.
- fixed-term contract — a contract for a particular and fixed period
- floating restaurant — a boat or ship that has been converted for use as a restaurant
- florida velvet bean — a tropical vine, Mucuna deeringiana, of the legume family, having showy, purple flowers in drooping clusters and black, hairy pods: grown as an ornamental.
- fluoride toothpaste — toothpaste containing a small amount of fluoride as protection against tooth decay
- forensic accountant — an accountant who specializes in applying accountancy skills to the purposes of the law
- forensic psychiatry — the use of psychiatric knowledge and techniques in questions of law, as in determining legal insanity.
- fortification agate — an agate, used as a gem, having polygonal banding such that it suggests the plan of a bastion.
- forward integration — the acquisition of all or part of a distribution chain by a firm that sells the goods distributed, so that the firm becomes or become closer to the direct seller of the goods
- fractal compression — (algorithm) A technique for encoding images using fractals.
- fractional currency — coins or paper money of a smaller denomination than the basic monetary unit.
- frameshift mutation — a mutation caused by frameshift.
- french north africa — the former French possessions of Algeria, French Morocco, and Tunisia
- from rags to riches — a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- front-end financing — money or costs required or incurred in advance of a project in order to get it under way
- front-fastening bra — a bra which is fastened together at the front of the body
- functional currency — Functional currency is the main currency used by a business.
- galactic coordinate — Usually, galactic coordinates. a member of a system of coordinates that define the position of a celestial body with reference to the Milky Way.
- gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
- gastroenterocolitis — (medicine) inflammation of the stomach, small intestines, and colon.
- gastroenterological — Of or pertaining to gastroenterology.
- general post office — (in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.