19-letter words containing o, c, i, d, e
- simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
- simple closed curve — a curve that is closed and that has no loops or points missing; a curve for which there exists a homeomorphism mapping it to a circle.
- single edge contact — (hardware) (SEC) The type of cartridge in which a Pentium II is packaged.
- smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
- socialized medicine — any of various systems to provide the entire population with complete medical care through government subsidization and regularization of medical and health services.
- sodium hypochlorite — a pale-green, crystalline compound, NaOCl, unstable in air, soluble in cold water, decomposes in hot water: used as a bleaching agent for paper and textiles, in water purification, in household use, and as a fungicide.
- sodium metasilicate — a white, granular sodium silicate, Na 2 SiO 3 , soluble in water: used in detergents and in bleaching and cleaning products.
- solid-state physics — the branch of physics that deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter, especially solids; the study of the electromagnetic, structural, and thermodynamic properties of solids.
- speeding conviction — a conviction for breaking the speed limit while driving a vehicle
- split-second timing — timing that depends on minute precision
- stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
- sternocleidomastoid — of, relating to, or involving the sternum, the clavicle, and the mastoid process.
- swallow-tailed coat — tail coat.
- take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
- telephone directory — a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.
- the whole enchilada — all of it; everything; the entirety of something
- theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
- to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
- to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
- to the prejudice of — to the detriment of
- trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
- trickle bed reactor — A trickle bed reactor is a reactor in which gravity makes a gas and a liquid flow through a bed of catalyst.
- trickle-down theory — an economic theory that monetary benefits directed especially by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public.
- tricks of the trade — expert techniques
- tropical depression — an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics, specifically, a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained wind speed is 38 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour) or less.
- under consideration — being deliberated
- under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
- velocity modulation — the modulation in velocity of a beam of electrons or ions caused by passing the beam through a high-frequency electric field, as in a cavity resonator
- video tape recorder — a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- vinylidene chloride — a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C 2 H 2 Cl, that is copolymerized chiefly with vinyl chloride to form saran.
- vocational guidance — the process of assisting a student to choose, prepare for, and enter an occupation for which he or she shows aptitude.
- war of independence — American Revolution.
- websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
- white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
- wide-angle glaucoma — open-angle glaucoma. See under glaucoma.