19-letter words containing l, o, f, t, e

seminiferous tubule — any of the coiled tubules of the testis in which spermatozoa are produced.
sentential function — an expression that contains one or more variables and becomes meaningful when suitable constant terms are substituted for them.
sheet flood erosion — Geology. erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.
shopping facilities — shops or other retail services
sodium hydrosulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 4 , used as a reducing agent, especially in dyeing, and as a bleach.
soft-shelled turtle — any of numerous aquatic turtles of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin instead of horny plates.
solid of revolution — a three-dimensional figure formed by revolving a plane area about a given axis.
specular reflection — Specular reflection is reflection of heat or light in which the angles of different parts of the surface are important.
speculative fiction — a broad literary genre encompassing any fiction with supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements
splinterproof glass — glass that is designed not to form sharp splinters should it be shattered
spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
strike a false note — to behave inappropriately
strike off the roll — to expel from membership
sulfureted hydrogen — hydrogen sulfide.
teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
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.
the fat of the land — the best that is obtainable
the likes of sb/sth — You can talk about the likes of someone or something to refer to people or things of a particular type.
the mother of all … — the greatest example of its kind
the oceanic feeling — a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the feeling experienced by people who have religious faith
the song of solomon — a book of the Old Testament consisting of a collection of dramatic love poems traditionally ascribed to Solomon
the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
the-song-of-solomon — a book of the Bible. Abbreviation: Sol.
throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
ticket-of-leave man — (formerly in Britain) a convict who had a permit to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him
to be full of beans — If someone is full of beans, they are very lively and have a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
to come full circle — If you say that you have come full circle or have turned full circle, you mean that after a long series of events or changes the same situation that you started with still exists.
to fit like a glove — If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.
to follow your nose — If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route.
to keep to yourself — If you keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
to let go of sb/sth — If you let go of someone or something, you stop holding them.
to the exclusion of — If you do one thing to the exclusion of something else, you only do the first thing and do not do the second thing at all.
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
transitional relief — a form of tax relief, designed to smooth large changes in liability, which operates by restricting the proportion by which liability may change per year, both upwards and downwards
translation of axes — the process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes, parallel to the first, used to write equations of curves not centered about the origin.
trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one
valley of the kings — a valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt, c1350–c1200 b.c.
wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
whorled loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
with the gloves off — (of a dispute, argument, etc) conducted mercilessly and in earnest, with no reservations
xenon tetrafluoride — a colorless, crystalline compound, XeF 4 , prepared by heating a gaseous mixture of fluorine and xenon.
yellowtail flounder — a righteyed flounder, Limanda ferruginea, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast of North America, having a yellowish tail fin and rusty-red spots on the body: once commercially important, now greatly reduced in number.
yellowtail kingfish — a large carangid game fish, Seriola grandis, of S Australian waters
zone of illuviation — B horizon.

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