19-letter words containing d, e, l, o, s

fluoride toothpaste — toothpaste containing a small amount of fluoride as protection against tooth decay
free alongside quay — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the quay without charge to the buyer
free alongside ship — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel
functional database — (database, language) A database which uses a functional language as its query language. Databases would seem to be an inappropriate application for functional languages since, a purely functional language would have to return a new copy of the entire database every time (part of) it was updated. To be practically scalable, the update mechanism must clearly be destructive rather than functional; however it is quite feasible for the query language to be purely functional so long as the database is considered as an argument. One approach to the update problem would use a monad to encapsulate database access and ensure it was single threaded. Alternative approaches have been suggested by Trinder, who suggests non-destructive updating with shared data structures, and Sutton who uses a variant of a Phil Wadler's linear type system. There are two main classes of functional database languages. The first is based upon Backus' FP language, of which FQL is probably the best known example. Adaplan is a more recent language which falls into this category. More recently, people have been working on languages which are syntactically very similar to modern functional programming languages, but which also provide all of the features of a database language, e.g. bulk data structures which can be incrementally updated, type systems which can be incrementally updated, and all data persisting in a database. Examples are PFL [Poulovassilis&Small, VLDB-91], and Machiavelli [Ohori et al, ACM SIGMOD Conference, 1998].
giovanni da fiesole — Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
gloucester old spot — a hardy rare breed of pig, white with a few black markings, that originally lived off windfalls in orchards in the Severn valley
go round in circles — to engage in energetic but fruitless activity
gold-rimmed glasses — spectacles with gold-coloured frames
grand duke nicholas — of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher. German Nikolaus von Cusa.
grandfather's clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
grandmother's clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
guillaume de lorris — 13th-century French poet who wrote the first 4058 lines of the allegorical romance, the Roman de la rose, continued by Jean de Meung
handlebar moustache — a man's moustache having long, curved ends that resemble the handlebars of a bicycle.
have one's blood up — to be or cause to be angry or inflamed
heavy goods vehicle — a large road vehicle for carrying goods
high blood pressure — elevation of the arterial blood pressure or a condition resulting from it; hypertension. Abbreviation: HBP.
hold no terrors for — If something holds no terrors for you, you are not at all frightened or worried by it.
hold up one's hands — to confess a mistake or misdeed
holy innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
honorable discharge — a discharge from military service of a person who has fulfilled obligations efficiently, honorably, and faithfully.
horsehair toadstool — a small basidiomycetous fungus, Marasmius androsaceus, having a rusty coloured cap and very slender black stems. It is related to the fairy ring mushroom, but is commonly found among conifers and heather
hotel des invalides — a military hospital built in Paris in the 17th and 18th centuries by Libéral Bruant and J. H. Mansart: famous for its chapel dome, the tomb of Napoleon, and as a military museum.
household insurance — an arrangement in which you pay money to a company, and they pay money to you if your household goods are stolen or damaged
housing development — a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.
hudson river school — a group of American painters of the mid-19th century whose works are characterized by a highly romantic treatment of landscape, especially along the Hudson River.
hydrostatic balance — a balance for finding the weight of an object submerged in water in order to determine the upthrust on it and thus determine its relative density
hyperfocal distance — the distance, at a given f number, between a camera lens and the nearest point (hyperfocal point) having satisfactory definition when focused at infinity.
hyperphosphorylated — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperphosphorylate.
in the second place — secondly
intermediate school — a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.
isidorus of miletus — flourished 6th century a.d, Byzantine engineer. He was one of the architects of Hagia Sophia; (originally an Orthodox cathedral and currently a museum in Istanbul, Turkey).
it would be wise to — If someone says to you that it would be wise to do something, they are advising you to do it, because it is the most sensible and reasonable action or decision in a particular situation.
james gould cozzens — James Gould, 1903–78, U.S. novelist.
judicial separation — a decree of legal separation of spouses that does not dissolve the marriage bond.
kill sth stone-dead — If you kill something such as an idea or emotion stone-dead, you completely destroy it.
kilobits per second — (unit) (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K).
ladies-of-the-night — plural of lady-of-the-night.
lay down one's arms — to stop fighting; surrender
lead someone astray — If someone or something leads you astray, they make you believe something that is not true, causing you to make a wrong decision.
lean over backwards — to make a special effort, esp in order to please
let one's hair down — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
letters of credence — credentials issued to a diplomat or other governmental representative for presentation to the country to which he or she is sent.
liaodong pensinsula — a peninsula of NE China, in S Manchuria extending south into the Yellow Sea: forms the S part of Liaoning province
like a dog's dinner — dressed smartly or ostentatiously
lipopolysaccharides — Plural form of lipopolysaccharide.
lobby correspondent — a political correspondent who reports from parliament
louis ii de bourbon — Condé, Prince de.
maestro di cappella — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp a private one attached to the palace of a prince in Italy during the baroque period
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
melodic minor scale — minor scale (def 2).

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