19-letter words containing c, i, s, a, u

leisure occupations — activities which you enjoy and which you perform in your free time
liability insurance — insurance covering the insured against losses arising from injury or damage to another person or property.
liquorice all-sorts — a brand of assorted sweets containing liquorice as well as coloured candy made of sugar, gelatine, and coconut
logical consequence — the relation that obtains between the conclusion and the premises of a formally valid argument
machine instruction — (programming) The smallest element of a machine code program.
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.
male chauvinist pig — male chauvinist.
malicious falsehood — a lie told by someone who knows the lie is false or knows it will do harm to the person it is concerning
matthias i corvinus — ?1440–90, king of Hungary (1458–90): built up the most powerful kingdom in Central Europe. A patron of Renaissance art, he founded the Corvina library, one of the finest in Europe
means of production — resources: equipment, workers
miniature schnauzer — one of a German breed of sturdily built terriers resembling a smaller version of the standard schnauzer, having a wiry, pepper-and-salt, black, or black-and-silver coat, a rectangular head, bushy whiskers, and a docked tail, and originally developed as a farm dog but now raised primarily as a pet.
miscellaneous items — various kinds of thing, esp small purchases
missouri meerschaum — corncob (def 2).
molecular biologist — a specialist in the study of biological phenomena at the molecular level
mouse-ear chickweed — any of various similar and related plants of the genus Cerastium
mucopolysaccharides — Plural form of mucopolysaccharide.
multiplication sign — Arithmetic. the symbol (⋅), (×), or (∗) between two mathematical expressions, denoting multiplication of the second expression by the first. In certain algebraic notations the sign is suppressed and multiplication is indicated by immediate juxtaposition or contiguity, as in ab.
music to one's ears — something that is very pleasant to hear
narcotics anonymous — an organization that helps drug users recover from drug addiction
neats vs. scruffies — (artificial intelligence, jargon) The label used to refer to one of the continuing holy wars in artificial intelligence research. This conflict tangles together two separate issues. One is the relationship between human reasoning and AI; "neats" tend to try to build systems that "reason" in some way identifiably similar to the way humans report themselves as doing, while "scruffies" profess not to care whether an algorithm resembles human reasoning in the least as long as it works. More importantly, neats tend to believe that logic is king, while scruffies favour looser, more ad-hoc methods driven by empirical knowledge. To a neat, scruffy methods appear promiscuous, successful only by accident and not productive of insights about how intelligence actually works; to a scruffy, neat methods appear to be hung up on formalism and irrelevant to the hard-to-capture "common sense" of living intelligences.
neuropsychodynamics — The theoretical synthesis of neuroscience and psychodynamics.
nicolaus copernicus — Nicolaus [nik-uh-ley-uh s] /ˌnɪk əˈleɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (Mikolaj Kopernik) 1473–1543, Polish astronomer who promulgated the now accepted theory that the earth and the other planets move around the sun (the Copernican System)
nuclear disarmament — the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world
oil-catalyst slurry — Oil-catalyst slurry is a heavy aromatic by-product of a refinery's fluid catalytic cracking unit, that forms a small part of global fuel oil supply.
old church slavonic — the oldest attested Slavic language, an ecclesiastical language written first by Cyril and Methodius in a Bible translation of the 9th century and continued in use for about two centuries. It represents the South Slavic, Bulgarian dialect of 9th-century Salonika with considerable addition of other South and West Slavic elements. Abbreviation: OCS.
old spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
on cue/as if on cue — If you say that something happened on cue or as if on cue, you mean that it happened just when it was expected to happen, or just at the right time.
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
oscillating circuit — a circuit producing electrical oscillations.
parachute spinnaker — a very large spinnaker used on a racing yacht.
particular solution — a solution of a differential equation containing no arbitrary constants.
pastoral counseling — the use of psychotherapeutic techniques by trained members of the clergy to assist parishioners who seek help for personal or emotional problems.
performance figures — the statistics that indicate how well or badly a company or organization has performed
peroxysulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
phacoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.
phakoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.
physical sequential — (file format) (PS, QSAM, Queued Sequential Access Method) The simplest data set on an IBM mainframe. Sequential files can only be read or written from the beginning: they do not support random access.
pillars of hercules — the two promontories at the E end of the Strait of Gibraltar: the Rock of Gibraltar on the European side and the Jebel Musa on the African side; according to legend, formed by Hercules
pneumogastric nerve — the vagus nerve.
police headquarters — building where police are stationed
population genetics — the branch of genetics concerned with the hereditary makeup of populations.
potassium carbonate — a white, granular, water-soluble powder, K 2 CO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, glass, and potassium salts.
presumption of fact — a presumption based on experience or knowledge of the relationship between a known fact and a fact inferred from it.
pretty as a picture — girl: sweetly attractive
prick up one's ears — a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
private prosecution — a prosecution started by a private individual rather than by the police
pseudo-aristocratic — of or relating to government by an aristocracy.

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