19-letter words containing c, r, a, t, e

subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
subtractive process — a process of color photography in which the colors are formed by combination of cyan, yellow, and magenta lights.
supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
sweetheart neckline — a neckline on a woman's garment, as a dress, with a high back and a low-cut front with two curved edges resembling the conventionalized shape of a heart.
take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
take care to do sth — If you take care to do something, you make sure that you do it.
take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
teilhard de chardin — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, French Jesuit priest, paleontologist, and philosopher.
telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
terminating decimal — a decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as ⅛ = 0.125 (contrasted with nonterminating decimal).
tetrachloroethylene — a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C 2 Cl 4 , used as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning.
the channel country — an area of E central Australia, in SW Queensland: crossed by intermittent rivers and subject to both flooding and long periods of drought
the cultural cringe — subservience to overseas cultural standards
the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
the genuine article — If you describe something as the genuine article, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good.
the little corporal — a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
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 pickwick papers — a novel written by the English novelist Charles Dickens(1812--70)
the social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
three-martini lunch — an expensive lunch enjoyed by businessmen during the workday which is often accompanied by drinking
throw cold water on — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
to bury the hatchet — If two people bury the hatchet, they become friendly again after a quarrel or disagreement.
to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
to change your tune — If you say that someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things.
to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
to steer/stay clear — If you steer clear or stay clear of someone or something, you avoid them.
torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
traffic engineering — a branch of civil engineering concerned with the design and construction of streets and roads that will best facilitate traffic movement.
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
transesterification — a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.
transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
transparent context — an expression in which any term may be replaced by another with the same reference without changing its truth-value
transuranic element — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
tricalcium silicate — a component of cement, Ca 3 SiO 5 , also used in food to prevent caking.
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.
tricks of the trade — expert techniques
trifacial neuralgia — tic douloureux.

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