19-letter words containing e, u, p, h, r

police headquarters — building where police are stationed
portobello mushroom — a dark mushroom, strong in flavor, having a broad, flat cap that is often grilled and eaten
potassium hydroxide — a white, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, KOH, usually in the form of lumps, sticks, or pellets, that upon solution in water generates heat: used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, as a laboratory reagent, and as a caustic.
priority scheduling — (operating system) Processes scheduling in which the scheduler selects tasks to run based on their priority as opposed to, say, a simple round-robin. Priorities may be static or dynamic. Static priorities are assigned at the time of creation, while dynamic priorities are based on the processes' behaviour while in the system. For example, the scheduler may favour I/O-intensive tasks so that expensive requests can be issued as early as possible. A danger of priority scheduling is starvation, in which processes with lower priorities are not given the opportunity to run. In order to avoid starvation, in preemptive scheduling, the priority of a process is gradually reduced while it is running. Eventually, the priority of the running process will no longer be the highest, and the next process will start running. This method is called aging.
pseudo-biographical — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
pseudo-hieroglyphic — noting or pertaining to a script dating from the second millennium b.c. that appears to be syllabic and to represent the Phoenician language and that is inscribed on objects found at Byblos.
pseudohermaphrodite — an individual having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics resembling those of the other sex or being ambiguous in nature. Compare hermaphrodite (def 1).
puerperal psychosis — a mental disorder sometimes occurring in women after childbirth, characterized by deep depression, delusions of the child's death, and homicidal feelings towards the child
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)
pull in one's horns — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
put a figure on sth — When you put a figure on an amount, you say exactly how much it is.
put the skids under — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
put up the shutters — to close business at the end of the day or permanently
radiopharmaceutical — any of a number of radioactive drugs used diagnostically or therapeutically.
rap on the knuckles — a mild reprimand or light sentence
rapture of the deep — nitrogen narcosis.
reflux oesophagitis — inflammation of the gullet caused by regurgitation of stomach acids, producing heartburn: may be associated with a hiatus hernia
republique malgache — French name of Malagasy Republic.
ring up the curtain — to begin a theatrical performance
sb's spiritual home — your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there
sharp-focus realism — photorealism.
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.
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.
southern hemisphere — the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
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.
sphere of influence — any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others.
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
substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
superhigh frequency — any frequency between 3000 and 30,000 megahertz. Abbreviation: SHF.
surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
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.
teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
the buck stops here — the ultimate responsibility lies here
the open university — (in Britain) a university founded in 1969 for mature students studying by television and radio lectures, correspondence courses, local counselling, and summer schools
the underprivileged — those who are underprivileged
theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
to do the drying-up — to dry dishes, cups, glasses, etc after they have been washed
to pull your weight — If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity.
to the prejudice of — to the detriment of
trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
trumpet honeysuckle — an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.
trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
university hospital — a hospital that is affiliated with a university. University hospitals provide clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients
upset the applecart — a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.

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