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19-letter words containing e, a, r, f, u

  • pseudo-professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
  • pugwash conferences — international peace conferences of scientists held regularly to discuss world problems: Nobel peace prize 1995 awarded to Joseph Rotblat (1908–2005) , one of the founders of the conferences, secretary-general (1957–73), and president (1988–97)
  • put a figure on sth — When you put a figure on an amount, you say exactly how much it is.
  • queen street farmer — a businessman who runs a farm, often for a tax loss
  • radioactive fallout — the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., especially such settling from nuclear explosions (radioactive fallout) Compare rainout.
  • radius of curvature — the absolute value of the reciprocal of the curvature at a point on a curve.
  • rapture of the deep — nitrogen narcosis.
  • reciprocity failure — a failure of the two exposure variables, light intensity and exposure time, to behave in a reciprocal fashion at very high or very low values
  • reflux oesophagitis — inflammation of the gullet caused by regurgitation of stomach acids, producing heartburn: may be associated with a hiatus hernia
  • republic of ireland — John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
  • republic of vietnam — the name (from 1955–75) for South Vietnam, as an independent republic, following the division of the country in 1954 into North Vietnam and South Vietnam
  • respiratory failure — a condition in which the respiratory system is unable to provide an adequate supply of oxygen or to remove carbon dioxide efficiently
  • reticular formation — a network of neurons in the brainstem involved in consciousness, regulation of breathing, the transmission of sensory stimuli to higher brain centers, and the constantly shifting muscular activity that supports the body against gravity.
  • rural free delivery — former name for rural delivery service. Abbreviation: R.F.D.
  • saccharofarinaceous — pertaining to or consisting of sugar and meal.
  • scratch the surface — examine superficially
  • sea of tranquillity — Astronomy. Mare Tranquillitatis.
  • self-congratulating — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
  • self-congratulation — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
  • self-congratulatory — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
  • sharp-focus realism — photorealism.
  • significant figures — the figures of a number that express a magnitude to a specified degree of accuracy, rounding up or down the final figure
  • sir wilfrid laurier — Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
  • spare a thought for — If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck.
  • specular reflection — Specular reflection is reflection of heat or light in which the angles of different parts of the surface are important.
  • staff-student ratio — the ratio of teachers to pupils or students in a school, college, or university
  • stanford university — (education)   A University in the city of Palo Alto, California, noted for work in computing, especially artificial intelligence. See SAIL.
  • step-up transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with an increase of voltage
  • subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
  • 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.
  • surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
  • take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
  • term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
  • tetrafluoroethylene — a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C 2 F 4 , used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
  • theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
  • to run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
  • traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
  • transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
  • trifacial neuralgia — tic douloureux.
  • ultrahigh frequency — any frequency between 300 and 3000 megahertz. Abbreviation: UHF, uhf.
  • unclassified degree — a degree that has not been given a grade because it is of a low standard
  • under the banner of — If someone does something under the banner of a particular cause, idea, or belief, they do it saying that they support that cause, idea, or belief.
  • under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
  • unit of measurement — physical quantity
  • unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
  • upper carboniferous — Pennsylvanian (defs 2, 4).
  • vacuum coffee maker — a coffee pot with upper and lower glass units, the upper for ground coffee and the lower for water that, when boiled, rises through the filter-stoppered bottom of the upper unit and remains there until drawn back down to the lower unit as brewed coffee by a reduction in pressure caused by the removal of heat.
  • without further ado — If you do something without further ado or without more ado, you do it at once and do not discuss or delay it any longer.
  • xenon tetrafluoride — a colorless, crystalline compound, XeF 4 , prepared by heating a gaseous mixture of fluorine and xenon.
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