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19-letter words containing p, u, l, c, h

  • sphere of influence — any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others.
  • sulphonium compound — any one of a class of salts derived by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether thus producing a positive ion (sulphonium ion)
  • take up the cudgels — If you take up the cudgels for someone or something, you speak or fight in support of them.
  • teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
  • the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
  • theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
  • therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
  • 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
  • trumpet honeysuckle — an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.
  • trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
  • 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)
  • upset the applecart — a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.
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