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

dollard-des-ormeaux — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
draw someone's fire — to attract the criticism or censure of someone
dutchman's-breeches — a plant, Dicentra cucullaria, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of pale-yellow, two-spurred flowers.
ecatepec de morelos — a city in S central Mexico, a suburb of Mexico City: on a 12th-century Aztec site.
elastic deformation — In elastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it but goes back to its original state when the stress is removed.
elastomeric closure — An elastomeric closure is a component that closes a piece of packaging. An elastomeric closure is made from a material that is able to resume its original shape when it is removed from the packaging and may be in direct contact with the drug enclosed in the pack.
electrodynamometers — Plural form of electrodynamometer.
end of transmission — (character) (EOT) The mnemonic for ASCII character 4.
endowment assurance — a form of life insurance that provides for the payment of a specified sum directly to the policyholder at a designated date or to his beneficiary should he die before this date
endowment insurance — Endowment insurance is a type of life insurance that pays a particular sum directly to the policyholder at a stated date, or to a beneficiary if the policyholder dies before this date.
essence of bergamot — a fragrant essential oil from the fruit rind of this plant, used in perfumery and some teas (including Earl Grey)
estate of the realm — an order or class of persons in a political community, regarded collectively as a part of the body politic: usually regarded as being the lords temporal (peers), lords spiritual, and commons
european commission — the executive body of the European Union formed in 1967, which initiates action in the EU and mediates between member governments
farmers cooperative — an organization of farmers for marketing their products or buying supplies.
feather-duster worm — any tube-dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration.
female circumcision — clitoridectomy.
female impersonator — a male performer who dresses as and impersonates women.
flame-of-the-forest — a leguminous tree, Butea frondosa, native to E India and Myanmar, having hanging clusters of scarlet flowers
flannelmouth sucker — a sucker, Catostomus latipinnis, of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
fractal compression — (algorithm) A technique for encoding images using fractals.
frameshift mutation — a mutation caused by frameshift.
francesca da rimini — Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
freedom of the seas — the doctrine that ships of neutral countries may sail anywhere on the high seas without interference by warring powers.
from rags to riches — a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
gender reassignment — the alteration, by surgery and hormone treatments, of a person's physical sex characteristics to approximate those of the opposite sex: Born male, she now lives as a woman but has no plans for a sex change.
gentleman-pensioner — (formerly) a gentleman-at-arms.
germander speedwell — a speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys, having blue flowers.
giraldus cambrensis — literary name of Gerald de Barri. ?1146–?1223, Welsh chronicler and churchman, noted for his accounts of his travels in Ireland and Wales
glottalic airstream — a current of air in the pharynx produced by the action of the glottis.
gold-rimmed glasses — spectacles with gold-coloured frames
grandmother's clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
green mountain boys — the members of the armed bands of Vermont organized in 1770 to oppose New York's territorial claims. Under Ethan Allen they won fame in the War of American Independence
grosse pointe farms — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
guillaume de lorris — 13th-century French poet who wrote the first 4058 lines of the allegorical romance, the Roman de la rose, continued by Jean de Meung
handlebar moustache — a man's moustache having long, curved ends that resemble the handlebars of a bicycle.
heinrich schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
hemidemisemiquavers — Plural form of hemidemisemiquaver.
hepatoportal system — a vascular arrangement in vertebrates through which blood is transported into the liver from capillaries of the stomach, spleen, duodenum, pancreas, and intestines.
hermetically sealed — airtight
high-pressure steam — High-pressure steam is steam which is at or above 75 pounds per square inch gauge pressure.
highways department — the department of a state, council, etc, responsible for the upkeep of roads and highways
human rights abuses — acts that contravene human rights
human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
hypercholesteraemia — (medicine) An abnormally high level of cholesterol in the blood.
hyperparathyroidism — overactivity of the parathyroid gland, characterized by softening of the bones, with consequent pain, tenderness, and a tendency to spontaneous fractures, and by muscular weakness and abdominal cramps.
hypocholesterolemia — an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood.
hysterosalpingogram — An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
imperial presidency — a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution allows.
imperial war museum — a museum in London, founded in 1920, containing material related to military operations involving British and Commonwealth forces since 1914

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