19-letter words containing d, i, s, p, r, a
- refreshable display — braille display
- reserved occupation — in time of war, an occupation from which one will not be called up for military service
- saddharma-pundarika — a Mahayana sutra, forming with its references to Amida and the Bodhisattvas the basis for the doctrine that there is something of Buddha in everyone, so that salvation is universally available: a central text of Mahayana Buddhism.
- saint patrick's day — March 17, observed by the Irish in honor of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
- san bernardino pass — a pass over the Lepontine Alps in SE Switzerland. Highest point: 2062 m (6766 ft)
- 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 picketing — the picketing by strikers of a place of work that supplies goods to or distributes goods from their employer
- semipalmated plover — a New World plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, having a black ring around the chest and semipalmate feet, inhabiting beaches and salt marshes.
- sensory deprivation — the experimental or natural reduction of environmental stimuli, as by physical isolation or loss of eyesight, often leading to cognitive, perceptual, or behavioral changes, as disorientation, delusions, or panic.
- sexual reproduction — reproduction involving the union of gametes.
- sharp-tailed grouse — a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail.
- ship-to-shore radio — a radio that carries communications between land and sea
- shipping department — a department in a company responsible for arranging, receiving, recording, and sending shipments of goods
- simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
- spider-hunting wasp — any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae
- 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 broad jump — a jump for distance from a standing position.
- stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
- superannuation fund — a fund used for paying pensions
- supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
- supreme de volaille — suprême (def 2).
- 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.
- the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
- thiophosphoric acid — an acid derived from phosphoric acid by substituting one or more sulfur atoms for oxygen atoms.
- tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
- trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
- 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.
- underrepresentation — the act of representing.
- united presbyterian — a member of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, founded in Pittsburgh in 1858 by a union of two Presbyterian groups.
- withdrawal symptoms — When someone has withdrawal symptoms, they feel ill after they have stopped taking a drug which they were addicted to.