19-letter words containing a, s, t, r, e

new year resolution — a promise to yourself or decision to do something, especially to improve one's behaviour or lifestyle in some way, during the year ahead
nine plus two array — the arrangement of microtubules in a flagellum or cilium, consisting of a ring of nine evenly spaced couplets surrounding two central singlets. Symbol: 9 + 2.
no strings attached — without conditions
non-contemporaneous — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
non-transferability — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
nonrepresentational — not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature: a nonrepresentational painting.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
north valley stream — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
north-central state — a state of N Nigeria. Capital: Kaduna. Pop: 4 438 007 (1995 est). Area: 46 053 sq km (17 781 sq miles)
north-northeasterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northeast
northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
notre-dame-de-paris — Also called Notre Dame de Paris [French naw-truh dam duh pa-ree] /French nɔ trə dam də paˈri/ (Show IPA). a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).
noughts and crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
noughts-and-crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
nuclear disarmament — the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world
nuits-saint-georges — a fine red wine produced near the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy
o tempora! o mores! — oh the times! oh the customs!: an exclamation at the evil of them
observation balloon — a balloon that is used for gathering information and reconnaissance purposes and spotting aircraft
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
on first name terms — If two people are on first-name terms, they know each other well enough to call each other by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title.
on no consideration — for no reason whatsoever; never
on the baker's list — in good health
on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
open-hearth process — a process of steelmaking in which the charge is laid in a furnace (open-hearth furnace) on a shallow hearth and heated directly by burning gas as well as radiatively by the furnace walls.
operational testing — (testing) A US DoD term for testing performed by the end-user on software in its normal operating environment.
operations director — a director or senior manager who oversees the efficiency of business operations
operations research — the analysis, usually involving mathematical treatment, of a process, problem, or operation to determine its purpose and effectiveness and to gain maximum efficiency.
optical double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
orthopaedic surgery — surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
palomar observatory — an astronomical observatory situated on Palomar Mountain in S California, having a 200-inch (508-cm) reflecting telescope and a 48-inch (122-cm) Schmidt telescope.
pancreatic fibrosis — cystic fibrosis.
parachute spinnaker — a very large spinnaker used on a racing yacht.
parallactic ellipse — the apparent ellipse, as seen against the background of more distant stars, described annually by a nearby star because of the earth's orbital motion around the sun. Compare parallax (def 2).
parasympathomimetic — having an effect similar to that produced when the parasympathetic nervous system is stimulated
particle dispersoid — A particle dispersoid is a suspension of solid particles in a gas.
particle kinematics — Particle kinematics is the study of the movement of particles, without considering the forces that cause this movement.
particle separation — a rule that moves the particle of a phrasal verb, thus deriving a sentence like He looked the answer up from a structure that also underlies He looked up the answer
parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
pastoral counseling — the use of psychotherapeutic techniques by trained members of the clergy to assist parishioners who seek help for personal or emotional problems.
pedestrian crossing — place to cross road
pedestrian precinct — A pedestrian precinct is a street or part of a town where vehicles are not allowed.
penecontemporaneous — formed during or shortly after the formation of the containing rock stratum: penecontemporaneous minerals.
performance targets — the expected or predicted success level of an individual, company or organization
periodontal disease — any of various mixed bacterial infections that affect the soft tissues and bones supporting the teeth.
peritoneal dialysis — a form of dialysis in which the peritoneum is used as an autogenous semipermeable membrane
permanent secretary — the senior civil servant responsible for running a government ministry

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