19-letter words containing b, r, i, t, c

lady baltimore cake — a white layer cake using only the beaten whites of eggs and spread with a fruitnut filling consisting of raisins, figs, walnuts or pecans, and sometimes candied cherries.
liability insurance — insurance covering the insured against losses arising from injury or damage to another person or property.
logical unit number — (storage) (LUN) A 3-bit identifier used on a SCSI bus to distinguish between up to eight devices (logical units) with the same SCSI ID.
lord baltimore cake — a yellow layer cake, using only the yolks of eggs and having a fruit-nut filling consisting of pecans, almonds, maraschino cherries, and macaroon crumbs.
magnesium carbonate — a white powder, MgCO 3 , insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in acids, used in dentifrices and cosmetics, in medicine as an antacid, and as a refractory material.
malleable cast iron — white cast iron that has been malleablized.
megabits per second — (unit) (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps.
membership function — fuzzy subset
mercurial barometer — mercury barometer.
molecular biologist — a specialist in the study of biological phenomena at the molecular level
mud object oriented — (games) (MOO) One of the many MUD spin-offs (e.g. MUSH, MUSE, and MUX) created to diversify the realm of interactive text-based gaming. A MOO is similar to a MUSH in that the users themselves can create objects, rooms, and code to add to the environment. The most frequently used server software for running a MOO is LambdaMOO but alternatives include WinMOO and MacGoesMOO.
national coal board — a statutory corporation set up to run Britain's nationalised coal mining industry between 1947 and 1994, at which time the industry was privatized
neighbourhood watch — a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime
nonthrombocytopenic — Not thrombocytopenic.
object-oriented sql — (language) (OSQL) A functional language, a superset of SQL, used in Hewlett-Packard's OpenODB database system.
olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
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)
pancreatic fibrosis — cystic fibrosis.
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.
post office problem — (algorithm) Given a set of points (in N dimensions), find another point which minimises the sum of the distances from that point to each of the others.
potassium carbonate — a white, granular, water-soluble powder, K 2 CO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, glass, and potassium salts.
predicate objective — objective complement.
public-interest law — a branch of law that often utilizes class-action suits to protect the interest of a large group or of the public at large, as in matters relating to racial discrimination, air pollution, etc.
rebus sic stantibus — (of the duration of the binding force treaty) for as long as the relevant facts and circumstances remain basically the same.
redbrick university — any new or little-known university, especially one built since World War II to educate students in industrial regions, emphasizing technical subjects rather than the classics, and often partially supported by government funds.
removable cartridge — a hard disk enclosed in a case that can be removed from the disk drive, having more storage than floppy disks.
republic of letters — the collective body of literary people.
republic of vietnam — the name (from 1955–75) for South Vietnam, as an independent republic, following the division of the country in 1954 into North Vietnam and South Vietnam
reversible reaction — a reaction that, depending on ambient conditions, can proceed in either of two directions: the production of the reaction products from the reactants, or the production of the original reactants from the formed reaction products. Compare equilibrium (def 4).
semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
siberian forest cat — a breed of powerfully-built long-haired cat, typically tabby with a white ruff and white paws
simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
stochastic variable — a random variable.
subminiature camera — a very small, palm-sized still camera for taking photographs on 16-millimeter or similar film.
subnuclear particle — any of the elementary particles, including those that do not exist in stable matter but appear as a result of high-energy collisions of other particles or nuclei.
subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
subtractive process — a process of color photography in which the colors are formed by combination of cyan, yellow, and magenta lights.
telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
to rack your brains — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.
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.
trickle bed reactor — A trickle bed reactor is a reactor in which gravity makes a gas and a liquid flow through a bed of catalyst.
tubular steel chair — a chair with a frame made of tubular steel
u.s. robotics, inc. — (company) A US modem manufacturer. Finger: usr.com. E-mail: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> (USA and Canada), <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> (Europe), <[email protected]> (other).
vertical stabilizer — the fixed vertical surface of an aircraft empennage, to which the rudder is hinged.

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