19-letter words containing l, a, y, e, r

respiratory failure — a condition in which the respiratory system is unable to provide an adequate supply of oxygen or to remove carbon dioxide efficiently
reticulated tracery — tracery consisting in large part of a netlike arrangement of repeated geometrical figures.
roosevelt corollary — a corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country.
royal correspondent — a journalist who reports on matters relating to royalty
rural free delivery — former name for rural delivery service. Abbreviation: R.F.D.
salvage archaeology — the collection of archaeological data and materials from a site in danger of imminent destruction, as from new construction or flooding.
san fernando valley — valley in SW Calif., partly in NW Los Angeles: c. 260 sq mi (673 sq km)
sea of tranquillity — Astronomy. Mare Tranquillitatis.
secondary qualities — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
see one's way clear — to be willing (to do something)
self-congratulatory — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
senatorial courtesy — the practice in the U.S. Senate of confirming only those presidential appointees approved by both senators from the state of the appointee, or by the senior senator of the president's party.
sexual stereotyping — the formation or promotion of a fixed general idea or image of how men and women will behave
simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
sleepy hollow chair — an armchair of the mid-19th century, sometimes on rockers, having a single piece forming a high upholstered back and a concave upholstered seat.
social security act — a law passed in 1935 providing old-age retirement insurance, a federal-state program of unemployment compensation, and federal grants for state welfare programs.
spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
st. lawrence seaway — a series of channels, locks, and canals between Montreal and the mouth of Lake Ontario, a distance of 182 miles (293 km), enabling most deep-draft vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean, up the St. Lawrence River, to all the Great Lakes ports: developed jointly by the U.S. and Canada.
st.-germain-en-laye — a city in N France, near Paris: royal château and forest; treaties 1570, 1632, 1679, 1919.
supplementary angle — either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 180°.
supplementary story — follow-up (def 3b).
suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
take sth personally — If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are criticizing you in particular.
tall poppy syndrome — a tendency to disparage any person who has achieved great prominence or wealth
talleyrand-perigord — Charles Maurice de [sharl moh-rees duh] /ʃarl moʊˈris də/ (Show IPA), Prince de Bénévent [duh bey-ney-vahn] /də beɪ neɪˈvɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1754–1838, French statesman.
tetrachloroethylene — a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C 2 Cl 4 , used as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning.
tetrafluoroethylene — a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C 2 F 4 , used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
tetralogy of fallot — a congenital malformation of the heart characterized by an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles, misplacement of the aorta so that it receives blood from both ventricles instead of only the left ventricle, narrowing of the pulmonary artery, and enlargement of the right ventricle.
tetramethyldiarsine — an oily slightly water-soluble poisonous liquid with garlic-like odour. Its derivatives are used as accelerators for rubber
the admiralty board — (formerly) a department of the British Ministry of Defence, responsible for the administration and planning of the Royal Navy
the almighty dollar — money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
the channel country — an area of E central Australia, in SW Queensland: crossed by intermittent rivers and subject to both flooding and long periods of drought
theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
to blow a raspberry — If you blow a raspberry, you make a sound by putting your tongue out and blowing, in order to insult someone.
to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
to hold your breath — If you hold your breath, you make yourself stop breathing for a few moments, for example because you are under water.
to play hard to get — If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do.
to steer/stay clear — If you steer clear or stay clear of someone or something, you avoid them.
to turn a blind eye — If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it.
triangle inequality — the theorem that the absolute value of the sum of two quantities is less than or equal to the sum of the absolute values of the quantities.
turn a blind eye to — to pretend not to notice or ignore deliberately
typographical error — an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from striking the improper key of a keyboard, from mechanical failure, or the like.
ultrahigh frequency — any frequency between 300 and 3000 megahertz. Abbreviation: UHF, uhf.
ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
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
very large database — (database) (VLDB) A database that can use a Very Large Memory model to keep as much data as possible in physical memory. (Oracle http://oracle.com/platforms/dec/collateral/vlmwp_3.html).
voltaic electricity — electric current; moving electric charges.
volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
wearable technology — a small computer or advanced electronic device that is worn or carried on the body: the trendiest wearable technologies.
wireless telegraphy — Now Rare. radiotelegraphy.

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