19-letter words containing g, s, t, a
- montezuma's revenge — traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Mexico.
- motor generator set — A motor generator set is an alternating current motor that is attached to a generator.
- multiplication sign — Arithmetic. the symbol (⋅), (×), or (∗) between two mathematical expressions, denoting multiplication of the second expression by the first. In certain algebraic notations the sign is suppressed and multiplication is indicated by immediate juxtaposition or contiguity, as in ab.
- mutual savings bank — a noncapitalized savings bank that distributes its net earnings to depositors.
- negative resistance — a characteristic of certain electronic components in which an increase in the applied voltage increases the resistance, producing a proportional decrease in current
- no strings attached — without conditions
- non-distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- not by a long sight — on no account; not at all
- noughts and crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
- noughts-and-crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
- nuits-saint-georges — a fine red wine produced near the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy
- old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
- on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
- open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
- operational testing — (testing) A US DoD term for testing performed by the end-user on software in its normal operating environment.
- orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
- orthopaedic surgery — surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
- oscillating circuit — a circuit producing electrical oscillations.
- paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
- parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
- pastoral counseling — the use of psychotherapeutic techniques by trained members of the clergy to assist parishioners who seek help for personal or emotional problems.
- peak listening time — the time at which the highest numbers of audiences are listening to the radio
- pedestrian crossing — place to cross road
- performance targets — the expected or predicted success level of an individual, company or organization
- persian gulf states — group of Arab sheikdoms along the Persian Gulf: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, & United Arab Emirates
- photodisintegration — the disintegration of a nucleus, induced by its absorption of a photon.
- piggyback investing — Piggyback investing is a situation in which a broker repeats a trade on his own behalf immediately after trading for an investor, because he thinks the investor may have inside information.
- pneumogastric nerve — the vagus nerve.
- popular sovereignty — the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will.
- population genetics — the branch of genetics concerned with the hereditary makeup of populations.
- portuguese-speaking — being a speaker of Portuguese; having Portuguese as the national language
- postage and packing — the cost of packing and mailing an item bought by post
- postal savings bank — any of the savings banks formerly operated by local post offices and limited to small accounts.
- prescription charge — a charge, set by the government, to be paid by a patient for medicines
- programmer's switch — (hardware) A button on the front of some Apple Macintosh computers which, when pressed, causes a command line prompt to appear. This gives access to the built-in mini-debugger, which has commands to dump memory, return to the application that was broken out, and others. A more sophisticated debugger must be installed in order to inspect breakpoints, etc.
- propositional logic — (logic) (or "propositional calculus") A system of symbolic logic using symbols to stand for whole propositions and logical connectives. Propositional logic only considers whether a proposition is true or false. In contrast to predicate logic, it does not consider the internal structure of propositions.
- psychotechnological — of or relating to psychotechnology
- put a figure on sth — When you put a figure on an amount, you say exactly how much it is.
- pythagoras' theorem — (spelling) It's Pythagoras's Theorem.
- quantitative easing — the policy by which a central bank creates money and uses it to purchase financial assets, thereby increasing the money supply and stimulating a weak economy. Abbreviation: QE.
- queen's regulations — (in Britain and certain other Commonwealth countries when the sovereign is female) the code of conduct for members of the armed forces
- quick-change artist — a person adept at changing from one thing to another, as an entertainer who changes costumes quickly during a performance.
- rayleigh scattering — the scattering of light by particles that are very small in relation to the wavelength of the light, and in which the intensity of the scattered light varies inversely with the fourth power of the wavelength.
- recording secretary — an officer charged with keeping the minutes of meetings and responsible for the records.
- reflux oesophagitis — inflammation of the gullet caused by regurgitation of stomach acids, producing heartburn: may be associated with a hiatus hernia
- register allocation — (compiler, algorithm) The phase of a compiler that determines which values will be placed in registers. Register allocation may be combined with register assignment. This problem can be shown to be isomorphic to graph colouring by relating values to nodes in the graph and registers to colours. Values (nodes) which must be valid simultaneously are linked by edges and cannot be stored in the same register (coloured the same). See also register dancing and register spilling.
- register assignment — (compiler, algorithm) The phase of a compiler that determines which register to use for each program value selected during register allocation.
- registered disabled — on a local authority register under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
- registration number — number on vehicle licence plate
- religious education — religion as school subject