19-letter words containing i, n, h, o, t
- clinicopathological — of or relating to the combined study of disease symptoms and pathology.
- columnar epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of elongated cells of cylindrical or prismatic shape.
- combination therapy — a therapy that combines two or more drugs, or two or more treatments
- come into the world — to be born
- come to think of it — You use the expression come to think of it to indicate that you have suddenly realized something, often something obvious.
- commission merchant — a person who buys or sells goods for others on a commission basis
- confectioner's shop — a sweet shop
- confession of faith — a formal public avowal of religious beliefs
- congestion charging — the practice of charging motorists for the right to drive on busy roads, esp at busy times
- consolidated school — a public school attended by pupils from several adjoining, esp. rural, districts
- continuation school — a school providing extension courses for people who have left school in the elementary grades to go to work.
- contradistinguished — Simple past tense and past participle of contradistinguish.
- contradistinguishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contradistinguish.
- convergent thinking — analytical, usually deductive, thinking in which ideas are examined for their logical validity or in which a set of rules is followed, e.g. in arithmetic
- coronary thrombosis — A coronary thrombosis is the same as a coronary.
- corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
- cost-push inflation — inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same.
- counterpoint-rhythm — Music. the art of combining melodies.
- credit someone with — to believe that someone has or is responsible for; ascribe to someone
- crinoline stretcher — (on a Windsor chair) a stretcher having an inwardly curved piece connecting the front legs, and connected to the back legs by short, straight pieces.
- deathbed confession — a confession that somebody makes just before he or she dies, usually relating to some long concealed crime or secret
- diethylaminoethanol — a colorless, hygroscopic, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 15 NO, used for the synthesis of local anesthetics, in antirust compounds, and in photographic emulsions.
- dihydrostreptomycin — an antibiotic, C 21 H 41 N 7 O 12 , derived by organic synthesis from and believed to be less toxic than streptomycin: used in the form of its sulfate chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- dihydrotestosterone — (steroid) An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers.
- dimethylnitrosamine — a yellow, water-soluble carcinogenic liquid, C 2 H 6 N 2 O, found in tobacco smoke and certain foods: known to be a potent carcinogen. Abbreviation: DMN, DMNA.
- direct grant school — (in Britain, formerly) a school financed by endowment, fees, and a state grant conditional upon admittance of a percentage of nonpaying pupils nominated by the local education authority
- diversional therapy — the structured use of leisure time in recreation and play as a form of or supplement to conventional therapy
- do the decent thing — If you say that someone should do the decent thing, you mean that they should do something which they do not really want to do, but which you think they ought to do.
- domain architecture — (systems analysis) A generic, organisational structure or design for software systems in a domain. The domain architecture contains the designs that are intended to satisfy requirements specified in the domain model. A domain architecture can be adapted to create designs for software systems within a domain and also provides a framework for configuring assets within individual software systems.
- dominant wavelength — the wavelength of monochromatic light that would give the same visual sensation if combined in a suitable proportion with an achromatic light
- draw the color line — to impose or accept the color line
- draw the curtain on — to end
- drink the health of — to salute or celebrate with a toast
- dwight d eisenhower — Dwight David ("Ike") 1890–1969, U.S. general and statesman: Chief of Staff 1945–48; 34th president of the U.S. 1953–61.
- east dunbartonshire — a council area of central Scotland to the N of Glasgow: part of Strathclyde region from 1975 until 1996: mainly agricultural and residential. Administrative centre: Kirkintilloch. Pop: 106 970 (2003 est). Area: 172 sq km (66 sq miles)
- electrohydrodynamic — (physics) Of or pertaining to electrohydrodynamics.
- electromechanically — In an electromechanical way.
- electron micrograph — a photograph or image of a specimen taken using an electron microscope
- electronic graphics — (on television) the production of graphic designs and text by electronic means
- enabling technology — technology that enables the user to perform a task or to improve his or her overall performance: e.g. the internet
- english toy spaniel — breed of dog
- 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
- exhibitionistically — In an exhibitionistic manner.
- fall in love (with) — to begin to feel love (for)
- fashion coordinator — a person in a department store or other establishment who coordinates activities centered upon or related to fashion, as fashion themes, shows, displays, and promotion.
- fight to the finish — A fight to the finish is one in which one of the people or groups fighting is killed or completely defeated.
- fighter-interceptor — a fighter plane used for the defense of a region against air attack, especially by attacking bombers.
- finger on the pulse — If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
- fly in the ointment — Also called true fly. any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.