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19-letter words containing o, s, t, p, l, i

  • pyrenees-orientales — a department in S France. 1600 sq. mi. (4145 sq. km). Capital: Perpignan.
  • reflux oesophagitis — inflammation of the gullet caused by regurgitation of stomach acids, producing heartburn: may be associated with a hiatus hernia
  • relocation expenses — Relocation expenses are a sum of money that a company pays to someone who moves to a new area in order to work for the company. The money is to help them pay for moving house.
  • representationalism — Also called representative realism. Epistemology. the view that the objects of perception are ideas or sense data that represent external objects, especially the Lockean doctrine that the perceived idea represents exactly the primary qualities of the external object.
  • republic of letters — the collective body of literary people.
  • resorcinolphthalein — fluorescein.
  • respiratory failure — a condition in which the respiratory system is unable to provide an adequate supply of oxygen or to remove carbon dioxide efficiently
  • satellite telephone — a type of mobile phone that connects to orbiting artificial satellites rather than terrestrial cell sites
  • sb's spiritual home — your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there
  • self-interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
  • self-representation — the act of representing.
  • self-responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
  • semipalmated plover — a New World plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, having a black ring around the chest and semipalmate feet, inhabiting beaches and salt marshes.
  • sexual reproduction — reproduction involving the union of gametes.
  • 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
  • simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
  • 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
  • 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 thiosulphate — a white soluble substance used, in the pentahydrate form, in photography as a fixer to dissolve unchanged silver halides and also to remove excess chlorine from chlorinated water. Formula: Na2S2O3
  • 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.
  • spaghetti bolognese — Italian dish of pasta and tomato sauce
  • 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
  • spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
  • splinterproof glass — glass that is designed not to form sharp splinters should it be shattered
  • split-second timing — timing that depends on minute precision
  • spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
  • squamous epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of scalelike cells.
  • stabilization print — a print made by the stabilization process.
  • stakeholder pension — In Britain, a stakeholder pension is a flexible pension scheme with low charges. Both employees and the state contribute to the scheme, which is optional, and is in addition to the basic state pension.
  • streaming potential — the potential produced in the walls of a porous membrane or a capillary tube by forcing a liquid through it.
  • superiority complex — an exaggerated feeling of one's own superiority.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
  • the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
  • the provisional ira — the unofficial faction of the IRA that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
  • theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
  • tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
  • to cast a/its spell — If something or someone casts their spell on you or casts a spell on you, you are fascinated or charmed by them.
  • to give sb a leg up — to help with climbing
  • 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.
  • trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
  • tussock caterpillar — the larva of a tussock moth.
  • under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
  • under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
  • 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
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