19-letter words containing o, l, i, g, t

removable cartridge — a hard disk enclosed in a case that can be removed from the disk drive, having more storage than floppy disks.
resign oneself (to) — to submit or become reconciled (to); accept (something) passively
right circular cone — a cone whose surface is generated by lines joining a fixed point to the points of a circle, the fixed point lying on a perpendicular through the center of the circle.
right-eyed flounder — any of several flatfishes of the family Pleuronectidae, having both eyes on the right side of the head.
run-length encoding — A kind of compression algorithm which replaces sequences ("runs") of consecutive repeated characters (or other units of data) with a single character and the length of the run. This can either be applied to all input characters, including runs of length one, or a special character can be used to introduce a run-length encoded group. The longer and more frequent the runs are, the greater the compression that will be achieved. This technique is particularly useful for encoding black and white images where the data units would be single bit pixels.
santiago del estero — a city in N Argentina.
screen actors guild — a labor union for motion-picture performers, founded in 1933. Abbreviation: SAG.
secretarial college — a college where people are trained to be secretaries
self-congratulating — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
self-congratulation — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
self-levelling foot — (on furniture, washing-machines, etc) a foot that adjusts to let the item in question stand in a steady position
sexual stereotyping — the formation or promotion of a fixed general idea or image of how men and women will behave
sharp-tailed grouse — a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail.
shopping facilities — shops or other retail services
single edge contact — (hardware) (SEC) The type of cartridge in which a Pentium II is packaged.
single-cell protein — a protein produced or derived from the culture of a single-celled organism, used as a food supplement or substitute. Abbreviation: SCP.
social anthropology — study of human culture
social intelligence — the ability to form rewarding relationships with other people
social organization — the structure of social relations within a group, usually the relations between its subgroups and institutions.
spaghetti bolognese — Italian dish of pasta and tomato sauce
splinterproof glass — glass that is designed not to form sharp splinters should it be shattered
split-second timing — timing that depends on minute precision
strait of gibraltar — a narrow strait between the S tip of Spain and the NW tip of Africa, linking the Mediterranean with the Atlantic
streaming potential — the potential produced in the walls of a porous membrane or a capillary tube by forcing a liquid through it.
sugar loaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
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.
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.
tangential-velocity — the component of the linear motion of a star with respect to the sun, measured along a line perpendicular to its line of sight and expressed in miles or kilometers per second.
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.
the almighty dollar — money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
the golden triangle — an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
the oceanic feeling — a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the feeling experienced by people who have religious faith
the social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
three-point landing — an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously.
to fit like a glove — If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.
to give sb a leg up — to help with climbing
to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
to pull your weight — If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity.
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
trentino-alto adige — a region in NE Italy. 870,238; 5256 sq. mi. (13.615 sq. km).
trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
typographical error — an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from striking the improper key of a keyboard, from mechanical failure, or the like.
ultrasonic cleaning — the use of ultrasound to vibrate a piece to be cleaned while the piece is immersed in a cleaning fluid. The process produces a very high degree of cleanliness, and is used for jewellery and ornately shaped items
under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
vaginal intercourse — intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina
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.
verdigris toadstool — a basidiomycetous fungus, Stropharia aeruginosa, having a distinctive and unusual blue-green cap and paler shaggy stem

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