19-letter words containing s, t, o, e

object-oriented sql — (language) (OSQL) A functional language, a superset of SQL, used in Hewlett-Packard's OpenODB database system.
objectfuscated code — (humour, programming) Object-oriented code which has been abstracted to so many levels that no-one can understand it anymore. A play on obfuscated code.
observation balloon — a balloon that is used for gathering information and reconnaissance purposes and spotting aircraft
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
old man and the sea — a novel (1952) by Ernest Hemingway.
ole custom controls — (programming) (OCX) An Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) custom control allowing infinite extension of the Microsoft Access control set. OCX is similar in purpose to VBX used in Visual Basic. Available OCX's include "Scroll Bar Control", "Calendar Control", and "Data Outline Control".
olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
on an empty stomach — If you do something on an empty stomach, you do it without having eaten.
on first name terms — If two people are on first-name terms, they know each other well enough to call each other by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title.
on no consideration — for no reason whatsoever; never
on the baker's list — in good health
on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
on the threshold of — If you are on the threshold of something exciting or new, you are about to experience it.
one of those things — something that cannot be avoided, helped, changed, etc.
one's money's worth — full value for the money one has paid for something
open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
open-hearth process — a process of steelmaking in which the charge is laid in a furnace (open-hearth furnace) on a shallow hearth and heated directly by burning gas as well as radiatively by the furnace walls.
operational testing — (testing) A US DoD term for testing performed by the end-user on software in its normal operating environment.
operations director — a director or senior manager who oversees the efficiency of business operations
operations research — the analysis, usually involving mathematical treatment, of a process, problem, or operation to determine its purpose and effectiveness and to gain maximum efficiency.
optical double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
optimising compiler — (programming, tool) compiler which attempts to analyse the code it produces and to produce more efficient code by performing program transformation such as branch elimination, partial evaluation, or peep-hole optimisation. Contrast pessimising compiler.
orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
orthopaedic surgery — surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
ousterhout, john k. — John Ousterhout
out at (the) elbows — shabby; poverty-stricken
out of the question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
outstation movement — the programme to resettle native Australians on their tribal lands
over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
oysters rockefeller — oysters topped typically with cooked spinach, cream sauce or butter, bacon, and seasonings, and broiled in a bed of rock salt: served on a half shell
palaeoethnobotanist — someone who studies fossil seeds and grains to further archaeological knowledge, esp of the domestication of cereals
paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
palomar observatory — an astronomical observatory situated on Palomar Mountain in S California, having a 200-inch (508-cm) reflecting telescope and a 48-inch (122-cm) Schmidt telescope.
pancreatic fibrosis — cystic fibrosis.
parasympathomimetic — having an effect similar to that produced when the parasympathetic nervous system is stimulated
particle dispersoid — A particle dispersoid is a suspension of solid particles in a gas.
particle separation — a rule that moves the particle of a phrasal verb, thus deriving a sentence like He looked the answer up from a structure that also underlies He looked up the answer
parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
pastoral counseling — the use of psychotherapeutic techniques by trained members of the clergy to assist parishioners who seek help for personal or emotional problems.
pedestrian crossing — place to cross road
penecontemporaneous — formed during or shortly after the formation of the containing rock stratum: penecontemporaneous minerals.
perfect progressive — a verb form including the auxiliary have followed by been and a present participle, noting the continuation of an activity or event, its incompleteness or interruption, and its connection to the temporal point of reference, as in I've been waiting for over an hour, They had been talking about her before she came into the room, or In July, he will have been living here for two years.
performance targets — the expected or predicted success level of an individual, company or organization
periodontal disease — any of various mixed bacterial infections that affect the soft tissues and bones supporting the teeth.
peritoneal dialysis — a form of dialysis in which the peritoneum is used as an autogenous semipermeable membrane
persecution complex — an acute irrational fear that other people are plotting one's downfall and that they are responsible for one's failures
persistent offender — a person who repeatedly breaks the law
personal stationery — headed notepaper
personal watercraft — a jet-propelled boat ridden like a motorcycle.
phacoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.

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