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19-letter words containing r, a, t, h, o, l

  • old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
  • olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
  • on the baker's list — in good health
  • oriental fruit moth — a moth, Grapholitha molesta, introduced into the U.S. from Asia, the larvae of which infest and feed on the twigs and fruits of peach, plum, and related trees.
  • otorhinolaryngology — otolaryngology.
  • paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
  • parthenogenetically — development of an egg without fertilization.
  • particle technology — Particle technology is knowledge and study which relates to particles, and is used in industry.
  • paumotu archipelago — Tuamotu Archipelago.
  • phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • photopolymerization — polymerization induced by light.
  • play to the gallery — a raised area, often having a stepped or sloping floor, in a theater, church, or other public building to accommodate spectators, exhibits, etc.
  • police headquarters — building where police are stationed
  • political geography — the branch of human geography that deals with the relationship between political processes and spatial structures (regions, territories, etc)
  • radiopharmaceutical — any of a number of radioactive drugs used diagnostically or therapeutically.
  • rake over the coals — a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
  • rap on the knuckles — a mild reprimand or light sentence
  • reflux oesophagitis — inflammation of the gullet caused by regurgitation of stomach acids, producing heartburn: may be associated with a hiatus hernia
  • research laboratory — place for scientific experimentation
  • resorcinolphthalein — fluorescein.
  • reticuloendothelial — pertaining to, resembling, or involving cells of the reticuloendothelial system.
  • rhetorical question — a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply, as “What is so rare as a day in June?”.
  • 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.
  • saccharolactic acid — mucic acid.
  • 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
  • seleucia tracheotis — an ancient city in SE Asia Minor, on the River Calycadnus (modern Goksu Nehri): captured by the Turks in the 13th century; site of present-day Silifke (Turkey)
  • 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.
  • short-tail business — Short-tail business is insurance business where it is known that claims will be made and settled quickly.
  • simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
  • social anthropology — study of human culture
  • southern crab apple — a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
  • spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
  • spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
  • 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.
  • stochastic variable — a random variable.
  • take sth personally — If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are criticizing you in particular.
  • teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
  • tetrachloroethylene — a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C 2 Cl 4 , used as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning.
  • tetrafluoroethylene — a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C 2 F 4 , used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
  • that's more like it — If you say that's more like it, you mean that the thing that you are referring to is more satisfactory than it was on earlier occasions.
  • the admiralty board — (formerly) a department of the British Ministry of Defence, responsible for the administration and planning of the Royal Navy
  • the almighty dollar — money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
  • the channel country — an area of E central Australia, in SW Queensland: crossed by intermittent rivers and subject to both flooding and long periods of drought
  • the golden triangle — an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
  • the labour movement — a movement campaigning for the interests of working people, for example for better working conditions, better treatment from employers, etc
  • the little corporal — a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
  • the lone star state — Texas
  • the mother of all … — the greatest example of its kind
  • 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
  • the social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
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