19-letter words containing e, c, t, o, h, r

rake over the coals — a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
rap on the knuckles — a mild reprimand or light sentence
research laboratory — place for scientific experimentation
resorcinolphthalein — fluorescein.
reticuloendothelial — pertaining to, resembling, or involving cells of the reticuloendothelial system.
rhetorical question — a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply, as “What is so rare as a day in June?”.
right circular cone — a cone whose surface is generated by lines joining a fixed point to the points of a circle, the fixed point lying on a perpendicular through the center of the circle.
run-length encoding — A kind of compression algorithm which replaces sequences ("runs") of consecutive repeated characters (or other units of data) with a single character and the length of the run. This can either be applied to all input characters, including runs of length one, or a special character can be used to introduce a run-length encoded group. The longer and more frequent the runs are, the greater the compression that will be achieved. This technique is particularly useful for encoding black and white images where the data units would be single bit pixels.
sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
scare the pants off — to scare extremely
scattersite housing — public housing, especially for low-income families, built throughout an urban area rather than being concentrated in a single neighborhood.
seleucia tracheotis — an ancient city in SE Asia Minor, on the River Calycadnus (modern Goksu Nehri): captured by the Turks in the 13th century; site of present-day Silifke (Turkey)
simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
sodium hypochlorite — a pale-green, crystalline compound, NaOCl, unstable in air, soluble in cold water, decomposes in hot water: used as a bleaching agent for paper and textiles, in water purification, in household use, and as a fungicide.
southern crab apple — a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
stochastic variable — a random variable.
substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
take care to do sth — If you take care to do something, you make sure that you do it.
teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
telephone directory — a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.
tetrachloroethylene — a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C 2 Cl 4 , used as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning.
the buck stops here — the ultimate responsibility lies here
the channel country — an area of E central Australia, in SW Queensland: crossed by intermittent rivers and subject to both flooding and long periods of drought
the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
the four corners of — You can use expressions such as the four corners of the world to refer to places that are a long way from each other.
the little corporal — a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
the social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
thermionic emission — the emission of electrons from very hot solids or liquids: used for producing electrons in valves, electron microscopes, X-ray tubes, etc
thermoelectromotive — designating or of the electromotive force produced by a thermocouple
throw cold water on — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
tie-clip microphone — a small microphone that is clipped to a person's tie
to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
to bury the hatchet — If two people bury the hatchet, they become friendly again after a quarrel or disagreement.
to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
to change your tune — If you say that someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things.
to click your heels — If someone such as a soldier clicks their heels, they make a sound by knocking the heels of their shoes together when saluting or greeting someone.
to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
to the prejudice of — to the detriment of

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