19-letter words containing n, a, t, u, r, e
- frameshift mutation — a mutation caused by frameshift.
- fraternal insurance — insurance underwritten by a fraternal society, under either a legal reserve plan or an assessment plan.
- freeze-frame button — a control button on a remote control device, used to stop a moving image to view it as a still
- functional currency — Functional currency is the main currency used by a business.
- future date testing — (testing) The process of setting a computer's date to a future date to test a program's (expected or unexpected) date sensitivity. Future date testing only shows the effects of dates on the computer(s) under scrutiny, it does not take into account knock-on effects of dates on other connected systems.
- gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
- general linguistics — the study of the characteristics of language in general rather than of a particular language; theoretical, rather than applied, linguistics.
- geneva nomenclature — an internationally accepted system for naming organic carbon compounds.
- geomagnetic equator — an imaginary line on the earth's surface, the plane of which passes through the center and is midway between the geomagnetic poles.
- get one's dander up — to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry
- go under the hammer — to be offered for sale by an auctioneer
- goldbach conjecture — an unproved theorem that every even integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two prime numbers.
- great-granddaughter — a granddaughter of one's son or daughter.
- green mountain boys — the members of the armed bands of Vermont organized in 1770 to oppose New York's territorial claims. Under Ethan Allen they won fame in the War of American Independence
- greenstick fracture — an incomplete fracture of a long bone, in which one side is broken and the other side is still intact.
- gulf of carpentaria — a shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea, in N Australia between Arnhem Land and Cape York Peninsula
- handlebar moustache — a man's moustache having long, curved ends that resemble the handlebars of a bicycle.
- haute vulgarisation — vulgarization, or popularization, on a higher level, esp. as done by academics, scholars, etc.
- heart in your mouth — If your heart is in your mouth, you feel very excited, worried, or frightened.
- henry david thoreau — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- hermitian conjugate — adjoint (def 2).
- hexafluoroplatinate — (chemistry) The univalent anion PtF6- prepared by reacting platinum hexafluoride with certain metals or other elements.
- human rights abuses — acts that contravene human rights
- human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
- huntington's chorea — a hereditary disease of the central nervous system characterized by brain deterioration and loss of control over voluntary movements, the symptoms usually appearing in the fourth decade of life.
- hydropneumatization — utilization of air pressure in the housing of a water turbine to keep the level of water that has been used from rising to interfere with the rotor blades.
- immunoprecipitation — the separation of an antigen from a solution by the formation of a large complex with its specific antibody.
- imperative language — (language) Any programming language that specifies explicit manipulation of the state of the computer system, not to be confused with a procedural language, which specifies an explicit sequence of steps to perform. An example of an imperative (but non-procedural) language is a data manipulation language for a relational database management system. This specifies changes to the database but does not necessarily require anyone to specify a sequence of steps. Both contrast with declarative languages, which specify neither explicit state manipulation nor a sequence of steps.
- in particular terms — If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.
- incomplete fracture — a fracture extending partly across the bone.
- indemnity insurance — insurance covering against damage or loss
- index expurgatorius — a list of books now included in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, forbidden to be read except from expurgated editions.
- index-tracking fund — an investment fund that is administered so that its value changes in line with a given share index
- induction hardening — a process in which the outer surface of a metal component is rapidly heated by means of induced eddy currents. After rapid cooling the resulting phase transformations produce a hard wear-resistant skin
- inductive reactance — the opposition of inductance to alternating current, equal to the product of the angular frequency of the current times the self-inductance. Symbol: X L.
- industrial accident — an accident that happens to an employee of an industrial company during the course of their work
- industrial medicine — the study and practice of the health care of employees of large organizations, including measures to prevent accidents, industrial diseases, and stress in the workforce and to monitor the health of executives
- industrial-strength — unusually strong, potent, or the like: heavy-duty: an industrial-strength soap.
- installed user base — user base
- instrumentalisation — (philosophy) The treatment of an idea as an instrument that functions as a guide to action.
- instrumentalization — Alternative spelling of instrumentalisation.
- insulating material — anything that is used as insulation
- intensive care unit — the specialized center in a hospital where intensive care is provided. Abbreviation: ICU.
- inter-institutional — of, relating to, or established by institution.
- internal-combustion — of or relating to an internal-combustion engine.
- internuncial neuron — interneuron
- interquartile range — the range of values of a frequency distribution between the first and third quartiles.
- interstellar medium — the matter occurring between the stars of our Galaxy, largely in the spiral arms, and consisting mainly of huge clouds of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogen
- intracutaneous test — a test for immunity or allergy to a particular antigen by observing the local reaction following injection of a small amount of the antigen into the skin.
- intrauterine device — any small, mechanical device for semipermanent insertion into the uterus as a contraceptive. Abbreviation: IUD.