19-letter words containing l, a, s

non-transferability — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
nonrepresentational — not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature: a nonrepresentational painting.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
norfolk island pine — a coniferous evergreen tree, Araucaria heterophylla (or A. excelsa), having whorled branches and needlelike foliage, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
normal distribution — a theoretical frequency distribution represented by a normal curve.
north valley stream — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
north-central state — a state of N Nigeria. Capital: Kaduna. Pop: 4 438 007 (1995 est). Area: 46 053 sq km (17 781 sq miles)
north-northeasterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northeast
not by a long sight — on no account; not at all
novell data systems — (company) A small computer hardware company building CP/M Z80-based systems. They later went on to become Novell, Inc. and develop Novell Netware.
nuclear disarmament — the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world
observation balloon — a balloon that is used for gathering information and reconnaissance purposes and spotting aircraft
obsolescence clause — a clause in an insurance policy that takes account of the obsolescence of the item insured in order to lower the amount to be paid out in the event of a claim
oceanus procellarum — (Ocean of Storms) the largest dark plain on the face of the moon, in the second and third quadrants: about 2 million square miles (5.2 million sq. km).
oil-catalyst slurry — Oil-catalyst slurry is a heavy aromatic by-product of a refinery's fluid catalytic cracking unit, that forms a small part of global fuel oil supply.
old church slavonic — the oldest attested Slavic language, an ecclesiastical language written first by Cyril and Methodius in a Bible translation of the 9th century and continued in use for about two centuries. It represents the South Slavic, Bulgarian dialect of 9th-century Salonika with considerable addition of other South and West Slavic elements. Abbreviation: OCS.
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
old man and the sea — a novel (1952) by Ernest Hemingway.
old spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
on pins and needles — a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness.
on someone's behalf — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
on the baker's list — in good health
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.
optical double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
oscillating circuit — a circuit producing electrical oscillations.
out at (the) elbows — shabby; poverty-stricken
over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
overplay one's hand — If you say that someone is overplaying something such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is.
own flesh and blood — If you say that someone is your own flesh and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family.
palaeoethnobotanist — someone who studies fossil seeds and grains to further archaeological knowledge, esp of the domestication of cereals
paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
palisade parenchyma — the upper layer of ground tissue in a leaf, consisting of elongated cells beneath and perpendicular to the upper epidermis and constituting the primary area of photosynthesis.
palomar observatory — an astronomical observatory situated on Palomar Mountain in S California, having a 200-inch (508-cm) reflecting telescope and a 48-inch (122-cm) Schmidt telescope.
parainfluenza virus — any of a group of viruses that cause respiratory infections with influenza-like symptoms, esp in children
parallactic ellipse — the apparent ellipse, as seen against the background of more distant stars, described annually by a nearby star because of the earth's orbital motion around the sun. Compare parallax (def 2).
parallel processing — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
paraphase amplifier — an amplifier that produces a push-pull output from a single input.
particle dispersoid — A particle dispersoid is a suspension of solid particles in a gas.
particle kinematics — Particle kinematics is the study of the movement of particles, without considering the forces that cause this movement.
particle separation — a rule that moves the particle of a phrasal verb, thus deriving a sentence like He looked the answer up from a structure that also underlies He looked up the answer
particular solution — a solution of a differential equation containing no arbitrary constants.
pass someone's lips — to be eaten or drunk by someone
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
peninsular malaysia — part of Malaysia, on the Malay Peninsula: consists of the former Federated Malay States, the former Unfederated Malay States, and the former Straits Settlements. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Pop: 17 144 322 (2000). Area: 131 587 sq km (50 806 sq miles)
periodontal disease — any of various mixed bacterial infections that affect the soft tissues and bones supporting the teeth.
peritoneal dialysis — a form of dialysis in which the peritoneum is used as an autogenous semipermeable membrane
peroxysulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).

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