19-letter words containing t, e, a, c, u
- social security act — a law passed in 1935 providing old-age retirement insurance, a federal-state program of unemployment compensation, and federal grants for state welfare programs.
- sodium metasilicate — a white, granular sodium silicate, Na 2 SiO 3 , soluble in water: used in detergents and in bleaching and cleaning products.
- sound effects woman — a woman who produces sounds artificially or reproduces them from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop. Such sound effects are used in plays, films, etc
- south pacific ocean — the part of the Pacific Ocean extending S from the Equator to the Antarctic continent.
- 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.
- specialized subject — a school or university subject that concentrates on a particular field of knowledge
- specular reflection — Specular reflection is reflection of heat or light in which the angles of different parts of the surface are important.
- speculative fiction — a broad literary genre encompassing any fiction with supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements
- stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
- structural engineer — A structural engineer is an engineer who works on large structures such as roads, bridges, and large buildings.
- subjective idealism — a doctrine that the world has no existence independent of sensations or ideas.
- subminiature camera — a very small, palm-sized still camera for taking photographs on 16-millimeter or similar film.
- subnuclear particle — any of the elementary particles, including those that do not exist in stable matter but appear as a result of high-energy collisions of other particles or nuclei.
- 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.
- take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
- take up the cudgels — If you take up the cudgels for someone or something, you speak or fight in support of them.
- teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
- technical institute — a higher-education institution
- tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
- 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 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 compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
- the cultural cringe — subservience to overseas cultural standards
- the genuine article — If you describe something as the genuine article, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good.
- the vatican council — the second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, also known as Vatican II, which sat from 1962 to 1965, and among other things allowed the liturgy to be said in the local language, not Latin
- theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
- theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
- therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
- three-martini lunch — an expensive lunch enjoyed by businessmen during the workday which is often accompanied by drinking
- to bury the hatchet — If two people bury the hatchet, they become friendly again after a quarrel or disagreement.
- to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
- to change your tune — If you say that someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things.
- to make a fast buck — When someone makes a fast buck or makes a quick buck, they earn a lot of money quickly and easily, often by doing something which is considered to be dishonest.
- to stick out a mile — If you say that something or someone sticks out a mile or stands out a mile, you are emphasizing that they are very obvious and easy to recognize.
- to take the biscuit — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the biscuit or that what they have done takes the biscuit, to emphasize your surprise at their behaviour.
- torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
- touch all the bases — to deal with all related details
- traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
- transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
- 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.
- trifacial neuralgia — tic douloureux.
- tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
- 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.