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19-letter words containing s, e, a, f, n

  • transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
  • transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
  • transitional relief — a form of tax relief, designed to smooth large changes in liability, which operates by restricting the proportion by which liability may change per year, both upwards and downwards
  • translation of axes — the process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes, parallel to the first, used to write equations of curves not centered about the origin.
  • unclassified degree — a degree that has not been given a grade because it is of a low standard
  • under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
  • unit of measurement — physical quantity
  • unlawful possession — possession of substances or items (such as drugs or guns) for which criminal sanctions exist because they may not be legally possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
  • upper carboniferous — Pennsylvanian (defs 2, 4).
  • valley of the kings — a valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt, c1350–c1200 b.c.
  • wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
  • wash one's hands of — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
  • yellowtail kingfish — a large carangid game fish, Seriola grandis, of S Australian waters
  • yesterday afternoon — during the afternoon of the day preceding today
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