19-letter words containing o, t, l, i, h
- come into the world — to be born
- computer peripheral — a device that is attached to and controlled by a computer, such as a scanner, printer, or external hard drive
- consolidated school — a public school attended by pupils from several adjoining, esp. rural, districts
- continuation school — a school providing extension courses for people who have left school in the elementary grades to go to work.
- corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
- cost-push inflation — inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same.
- crinoline stretcher — (on a Windsor chair) a stretcher having an inwardly curved piece connecting the front legs, and connected to the back legs by short, straight pieces.
- cuboidal epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of cells of cuboid or polyhedral shape.
- cultivated mushroom — an edible mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) with a pale cap and stalk: the most common food mushroom
- diethylaminoethanol — a colorless, hygroscopic, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 15 NO, used for the synthesis of local anesthetics, in antirust compounds, and in photographic emulsions.
- diethylstilbesterol — Misspelling of diethylstilbestrol\u200e.
- diethylstilboestrol — Diethylstilbestrol.
- digital photography — the taking or manipulation of photographs that are stored as data files on a computer.
- dimethylnitrosamine — a yellow, water-soluble carcinogenic liquid, C 2 H 6 N 2 O, found in tobacco smoke and certain foods: known to be a potent carcinogen. Abbreviation: DMN, DMNA.
- direct grant school — (in Britain, formerly) a school financed by endowment, fees, and a state grant conditional upon admittance of a percentage of nonpaying pupils nominated by the local education authority
- disciples of christ — a Christian denomination, founded in the U.S. by Alexander Campbell in the early part of the 19th century, that rejects all creeds, holds the Bible as a sufficient rule of faith and practice, administers baptism by immersion, celebrates the Lord's Supper every Sunday, and has a congregational polity.
- diversional therapy — the structured use of leisure time in recreation and play as a form of or supplement to conventional therapy
- dominant wavelength — the wavelength of monochromatic light that would give the same visual sensation if combined in a suitable proportion with an achromatic light
- draw the color line — to impose or accept the color line
- drink the health of — to salute or celebrate with a toast
- electrocardiographs — Plural form of electrocardiograph.
- electrocardiography — The measurement of electrical activity in the heart and the recording of such activity as a visual trace (on paper or on an oscilloscope screen), using electrodes placed on the skin of the limbs and chest.
- electrohydrodynamic — (physics) Of or pertaining to electrohydrodynamics.
- electromechanically — In an electromechanical way.
- electron micrograph — a photograph or image of a specimen taken using an electron microscope
- electronic graphics — (on television) the production of graphic designs and text by electronic means
- electrophoretically — By means of electrophoresis.
- electrophotographic — Of or pertaining to electrophotography.
- electrophysiologist — A physiologist whose speciality is electrophysiology.
- electrotherapeutics — (medicine) the use of electricity in therapeutics.
- enabling technology — technology that enables the user to perform a task or to improve his or her overall performance: e.g. the internet
- english toy spaniel — breed of dog
- equatorial zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at the equator
- euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
- exhibitionistically — In an exhibitionistic manner.
- exophthalmic goiter — a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
- exophthalmic goitre — a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss
- fall in love (with) — to begin to feel love (for)
- finger on the pulse — If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
- fluoride toothpaste — toothpaste containing a small amount of fluoride as protection against tooth decay
- fly in the ointment — Also called true fly. any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.
- for all it is worth — If someone does something for all it is worth, they do it as much as possible and for as long as they can get benefit from it.
- for all sb is worth — If you do something for all you are worth, you do it with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
- for the life of one — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- frontier technology — innovative or new technology
- gel electrophoresis — a technique for separating protein molecules of varying sizes in a mixture by moving them through a block of gel, as of agarose or polyacrylamide, by means of an electric field, with smaller molecules moving faster and therefore farther than larger ones.
- geothermal gradient — the increase in temperature with increasing depth within the earth.
- giant silkworm moth — any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae.
- glottochronological — Of or pertaining to glottochronology.
- go jump in the lake — a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.