19-letter words containing c, h, i, p, r
- specific characters — the persistent features that distinguish one species from all others
- sphere of influence — any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others.
- spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
- substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
- superhigh frequency — any frequency between 3000 and 30,000 megahertz. Abbreviation: SHF.
- surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
- symptomatic anthrax — blackleg.
- teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
- telephone directory — a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.
- the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
- the little corporal — a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
- the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
- the peter principle — the theory, usually taken facetiously, that all members in a hierarchy rise to their own level of incompetence
- the pickwick papers — a novel written by the English novelist Charles Dickens(1812--70)
- theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
- theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
- therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
- thiophosphoric acid — an acid derived from phosphoric acid by substituting one or more sulfur atoms for oxygen atoms.
- tie-clip microphone — a small microphone that is clipped to a person's tie
- to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
- to the prejudice of — to the detriment of
- 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.
- trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
- trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
- tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
- typographical error — an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from striking the improper key of a keyboard, from mechanical failure, or the like.
- velocity microphone — a microphone in which the output varies according to the instantaneous velocity of the air molecules in the incident sound waves.
- whispering campaign — the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.
- write-protect notch — a cut-out on a floppy disk that determines whether a disk is writable
- zenithal projection — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it, either at one of the poles (polar zenithal), at the equator (equatorial zenithal), or between (oblique zenithal)