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19-letter words containing d, a, n, c, e, s

  • semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
  • senatorial district — one of a fixed number of districts into which a state of the U.S. is divided, each electing one member to the state senate.
  • seventh commandment — “Thou shalt not commit adultery”: seventh of the Ten Commandments.
  • sexual reproduction — reproduction involving the union of gametes.
  • single edge contact — (hardware)   (SEC) The type of cartridge in which a Pentium II is packaged.
  • slate-colored junco — the eastern subspecies of the dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis, having grayer plumage than the several western subspecies.
  • smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
  • socialized medicine — any of various systems to provide the entire population with complete medical care through government subsidization and regularization of medical and health services.
  • sound effects woman — a woman who produces sounds artificially or reproduces them from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop. Such sound effects are used in plays, films, etc
  • stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
  • sternocleidomastoid — of, relating to, or involving the sternum, the clavicle, and the mastoid process.
  • switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
  • take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
  • the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
  • the middle distance — an unspecified point in the distance
  • trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
  • 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
  • websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
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