19-letter words containing c, y, b, e
- oxyacetylene burner — a blowpipe for cutting or welding metals at high temperatures
- phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- phthalocyanine blue — a pigment used in painting, derived from copper phthalocyanine and characterized chiefly by its brilliant, dark-blue color and by permanence.
- piggyback investing — Piggyback investing is a situation in which a broker repeats a trade on his own behalf immediately after trading for an investor, because he thinks the investor may have inside information.
- redbrick university — any new or little-known university, especially one built since World War II to educate students in industrial regions, emphasizing technical subjects rather than the classics, and often partially supported by government funds.
- research laboratory — place for scientific experimentation
- semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
- simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
- stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
- subsistence economy — an economy which produces only enough output for its own consumption and does not attempt to accumulate wealth
- synchromesh gearbox — A synchromesh gearbox is a usually manually operated transmission in which a change of gears takes place between gears that are already revolving at the same speed.
- to bury the hatchet — If two people bury the hatchet, they become friendly again after a quarrel or disagreement.
- to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
- wearable technology — a small computer or advanced electronic device that is worn or carried on the body: the trendiest wearable technologies.
- websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.