19-letter words containing e, p, s, i, m
- 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.
- simple closed curve — a curve that is closed and that has no loops or points missing; a curve for which there exists a homeomorphism mapping it to a circle.
- slip someone's mind — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- smite hip and thigh — to attack unsparingly; overwhelm with or as with blows
- smoking compartment — a compartment of a train where smoking is permitted
- 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.
- sodium thiosulphate — a white soluble substance used, in the pentahydrate form, in photography as a fixer to dissolve unchanged silver halides and also to remove excess chlorine from chlorinated water. Formula: Na2S2O3
- southern hemisphere — the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
- spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
- spin quantum number — the quantum number that designates the total angular momentum associated with electron spin and has a value of ½ in units of h /2π.
- split-second timing — timing that depends on minute precision
- squamous epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of scalelike cells.
- stationers' company — a company or guild of the city of London composed of booksellers, printers, dealers in writing materials, etc., incorporated in 1557.
- streaming potential — the potential produced in the walls of a porous membrane or a capillary tube by forcing a liquid through it.
- superiority complex — an exaggerated feeling of one's own superiority.
- supreme de volaille — suprême (def 2).
- suspended animation — a state of temporary cessation of the vital functions.
- suspension geometry — Suspension geometry is the geometric arrangement of the parts of a suspension system, and the value of the lengths and angles within it.
- suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
- sympathetic contact — behavior toward an individual based on the individual's personal makeup rather than on his or her group membership.
- tamper-evident seal — A tamper-evident seal is a sealing device designed to reveal if the opening of a container has been interfered with.
- tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
- telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
- tempest in a teapot — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
- the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
- the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
- the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
- time sharing option — (operating system) (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
- trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
- 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.
- welsh mountain pony — a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales
- whispering campaign — the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.
- william shakespeare — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.