19-letter words containing d, e, n, i, a, l
- san clemente island — an island off the coast of S California, in the Santa Barbara (Channel) Islands. 24 miles (38 km) long.
- santiago del estero — a city in N Argentina.
- screen actors guild — a labor union for motion-picture performers, founded in 1933. Abbreviation: SAG.
- sea floor spreading — a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out.
- sea-floor spreading — a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out.
- secondary qualities — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
- self identification — identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
- self-administration — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
- self-aggrandizement — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
- self-discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- self-identification — identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
- semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- 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.
- sessional indemnity — the remuneration paid to a member of the Canadian parliament.
- sexual reproduction — reproduction involving the union of gametes.
- shield-tailed snake — any of several burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, of the Indian peninsula and Sri Lanka, having a tail that ends in a flat disk.
- sidereal hour angle — the angle, measured westward through 360°, between the hour circle passing through the vernal equinox and the hour circle of a celestial body.
- single edge contact — (hardware) (SEC) The type of cartridge in which a Pentium II is packaged.
- single-line display — a display that presents information in a single line
- small advertisement — a short, simply designed advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, usually set entirely in a small size of type
- 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.
- sow one's wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- stakeholder pension — In Britain, a stakeholder pension is a flexible pension scheme with low charges. Both employees and the state contribute to the scheme, which is optional, and is in addition to the basic state pension.
- standing martingale — martingale (def 1).
- stanislavski method — method (def 5).
- sternocleidomastoid — of, relating to, or involving the sternum, the clavicle, and the mastoid process.
- strangulated hernia — a hernia, especially of the intestine, that swells and constricts the blood supply of the herniated part, resulting in obstruction and gangrene.
- swedish nightingale — Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- sweetness and light — extreme or excessive pleasantness or amiability.
- switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
- talleyrand-perigord — Charles Maurice de [sharl moh-rees duh] /ʃarl moʊˈris də/ (Show IPA), Prince de Bénévent [duh bey-ney-vahn] /də beɪ neɪˈvɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1754–1838, French statesman.
- tamper-evident seal — A tamper-evident seal is a sealing device designed to reveal if the opening of a container has been interfered with.
- tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
- teilhard de chardin — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, French Jesuit priest, paleontologist, and philosopher.
- 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).
- tetramethyldiarsine — an oily slightly water-soluble poisonous liquid with garlic-like odour. Its derivatives are used as accelerators for rubber
- the golden triangle — an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
- the middle distance — an unspecified point in the distance
- the whole enchilada — all of it; everything; the entirety of something
- third international — an international organization (1919–43), founded in Moscow, uniting Communist groups of various countries and advocating the attainment of their ends by violent revolution. Also called Comintern, Communist International. Compare international (def 6).
- thread-line fishing — spinning (def 3).
- three-point landing — an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously.
- tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
- tired and emotional — slightly drunk
- to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
- to turn a blind eye — If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it.
- trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
- transdenominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
- trentino-alto adige — a region in NE Italy. 870,238; 5256 sq. mi. (13.615 sq. km).