19-letter words containing i, l, t, r

electrophotographic — Of or pertaining to electrophotography.
electrophysiologist — A physiologist whose speciality is electrophysiology.
electrostatic field — an electric field associated with static electric charges
electrostatic units — the system of CGS electric and magnetic units that assigns the value of one to the dielectric constant of a vacuum
electrotherapeutics — (medicine) the use of electricity in therapeutics.
elementary particle — any of several entities, such as electrons, neutrons, or protons, that are less complex than atoms and are regarded as the constituents of all matter
employment tribunal — (in England, Scotland, and Wales) a tribunal that rules on disputes between employers and employees regarding unfair dismissal, redundancy, etc
entitlement program — a government program providing defined sectors of the population with social benefits
entry qualification — the qualifications and conditions required to join an organization, club, etc
environmental audit — the systematic examination of an organization's interaction with the environment, to assess the success of its conservation or antipollution programme
environmental lobby — a group of people who promote environmental issues to government, the public, and business
equal opportunities — Equal opportunities refers to the policy of giving everyone the same opportunities for employment, pay and promotion, without discriminating against particular groups.
equatorial mounting — an astronomical telescope mounting that allows motion of the telescope about two mutually perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's axis
equatorial zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at the equator
euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
european parliament — law: assembly in Strasbourg
evaluation strategy — reduction strategy
evaporative cooling — a method of reducing temperature that uses evaporation
executive privilege — Executive privilege is the right that a member of the executive branch of government has to withhold information about matters that they consider to be confidential.
exophthalmic goiter — a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
exophthalmic goitre — a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss
expressionistically — In an expressionistic manner.
extendible compiler — (language) (ETC) A Fortran-like compiler that can be extended with macros.
extraterritoriality — (legal) immunity from the local laws of a certain area, especially due to diplomatic negotiation.
family practitioner — medical specialization in general practice, requiring training beyond that of general practice and leading to board certification.
fault tolerant unix — (operating system) (FTX) Stratus's own Unix System V Release 4 multiprocessor operating system. In 2016, FTX is supported but no longer developed. FTX was one of three operating systems supplied by Stratus on their hardware, the other two, HP-UX and VOS, were the more common choices, FTX was only sold on an exceptional basis. Early FTX 3.x releases used an in-house virtual disk layer (VDL) driver, but later releases switched to a version of Veritas VxVM. FTX supported many of the proprietary communications boards (ISDN, serial, parallel, X.25, etc.).
fault tree analysis — (programming) A form of safety analysis that assesses hardware safety to provide failure statistics and sensitivity analyses that indicate the possible effect of critical failures.
feather-tail glider — pygmy glider.
february revolution — Russian Revolution (def 1).
february-revolution — Also called February Revolution. the uprising in Russia in March, 1917 (February Old Style), in which the Czarist government collapsed and a provisional government was established.
female impersonator — a male performer who dresses as and impersonates women.
fertility treatment — the application of any of various methods or procedures to a woman or man to increase the woman's chances of conceiving a baby
fifth-wheel trailer — a horizontal ring or segment of a ring, consisting of two bands that slide on each other, placed above the front axle of a carriage and designed to support the forepart of the body while allowing it to turn freely in a horizontal plane.
figurative language — language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.
finger on the pulse — If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
first international — a socialistic organization (1864–76) formed to unite and promote the interests of workers throughout the world. Compare international (def 6).
first law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
first person plural — a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used by the speaker to refer to or talk about himself together with others
first world problem — a fairly minor problem, frustrating situation, or complaint associated with a relatively high standard of living, as opposed to the more serious problems associated with poverty: I’m bored with all my electronic gadgets—such a first world problem!
first-sale doctrine — a legal principle allowing the purchaser of a lawfully made copy of a copyright-protected work to sell or give away that copy without permission but not to reproduce it.
floating restaurant — a boat or ship that has been converted for use as a restaurant
florida velvet bean — a tropical vine, Mucuna deeringiana, of the legume family, having showy, purple flowers in drooping clusters and black, hairy pods: grown as an ornamental.
fluoride toothpaste — toothpaste containing a small amount of fluoride as protection against tooth decay
follow-up interview — a second interview following an initial interview
for all it is worth — If someone does something for all it is worth, they do it as much as possible and for as long as they can get benefit from it.
for all sb is worth — If you do something for all you are worth, you do it with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
for crying out loud — exasperation
for the life of one — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
fractal compression — (algorithm) A technique for encoding images using fractals.
fractional currency — coins or paper money of a smaller denomination than the basic monetary unit.

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