19-letter words containing c, e, d
- trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
- 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.
- trickle-down theory — an economic theory that monetary benefits directed especially by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public.
- tricks of the trade — expert techniques
- 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.
- ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
- unclassified degree — a degree that has not been given a grade because it is of a low standard
- under consideration — being deliberated
- under one's control — If something is under your control, you have the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
- under the influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- velocity modulation — the modulation in velocity of a beam of electrons or ions caused by passing the beam through a high-frequency electric field, as in a cavity resonator
- veterinary medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of diseases in animals, especially domesticated animals.
- video tape recorder — a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- vinylidene chloride — a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C 2 H 2 Cl, that is copolymerized chiefly with vinyl chloride to form saran.
- vocational guidance — the process of assisting a student to choose, prepare for, and enter an occupation for which he or she shows aptitude.
- war of independence — American Revolution.
- websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
- white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
- wide-angle glaucoma — open-angle glaucoma. See under glaucoma.
- yellow-dog contract — a contract between a worker and an employer in which, as a condition of employment, the worker agrees not to remain in or join a union.
- zero and add packed — (language) (ZAP) An IBM 360/370 assembly language instruction used when performing packed arithmatic to initialise an accumulator.