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19-letter words containing s, a, c, r, e

  • subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
  • subtractive process — a process of color photography in which the colors are formed by combination of cyan, yellow, and magenta lights.
  • supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
  • surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
  • surplus reinsurance — Surplus reinsurance is reinsurance of amounts over a specified amount of insurance.
  • sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
  • sweetheart neckline — a neckline on a woman's garment, as a dress, with a high back and a low-cut front with two curved edges resembling the conventionalized shape of a heart.
  • synchromesh gearbox — A synchromesh gearbox is a usually manually operated transmission in which a change of gears takes place between gears that are already revolving at the same speed.
  • synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
  • take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
  • take care to do sth — If you take care to do something, you make sure that you do it.
  • take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
  • telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
  • term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
  • the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
  • the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • the mathworks, inc. — (company)   The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
  • the pickwick papers — a novel written by the English novelist Charles Dickens(1812--70)
  • 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.
  • theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
  • to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
  • to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
  • to steer/stay clear — If you steer clear or stay clear of someone or something, you avoid them.
  • traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
  • trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
  • transesterification — a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.
  • transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
  • transparent context — an expression in which any term may be replaced by another with the same reference without changing its truth-value
  • transuranic element — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
  • tricalcium silicate — a component of cement, Ca 3 SiO 5 , also used in food to prevent caking.
  • tricks of the trade — expert techniques
  • 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.
  • tubular steel chair — a chair with a frame made of tubular steel
  • tussock caterpillar — the larva of a tussock moth.
  • ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
  • ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
  • 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
  • unclassified degree — a degree that has not been given a grade because it is of a low standard
  • under consideration — being deliberated
  • universal recipient — a person with blood type AB, able to receive blood from a person of any blood type but able to donate blood only to a person with the same blood type
  • university entrance — an examination taken by pupils of postprimary schools
  • unnatural practices — acts which are deemed to be contrary to expected standards of human behaviour
  • upper carboniferous — Pennsylvanian (defs 2, 4).
  • upset the applecart — a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.
  • vaginal intercourse — intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina
  • vertical stabilizer — the fixed vertical surface of an aircraft empennage, to which the rudder is hinged.
  • vesicular exanthema — an infectious viral disease of swine, characterized by blisters on the snout, mucous membranes, and feet.
  • vicariate apostolic — a district under the jurisdiction of a vicar apostolic.
  • volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
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