19-letter words containing c, a, u, s, o, i
- to stick out a mile — If you say that something or someone sticks out a mile or stands out a mile, you are emphasizing that they are very obvious and easy to recognize.
- to take the biscuit — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the biscuit or that what they have done takes the biscuit, to emphasize your surprise at their behaviour.
- traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
- training instructor — a person who teaches people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
- tussock caterpillar — the larva of a tussock moth.
- ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
- 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
- upper carboniferous — Pennsylvanian (defs 2, 4).
- vacuum distillation — a process of distillation employing a vacuum that by lowering the pressure on a liquid allows volatilization at a lower temperature than normal.
- vaginal intercourse — intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina
- volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
- young conservatives — the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party until 1998