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19-letter words containing t, i, e, o, n

  • triple counterpoint — invertible counterpoint involving three transposable voices.
  • trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
  • 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.
  • trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
  • turbo-ramjet engine — a combination engine that can be operated as a turbojet or ramjet engine.
  • turn a blind eye to — to pretend not to notice or ignore deliberately
  • turn sth inside out — If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.
  • twenty-six counties — the counties of the Republic of Ireland
  • twist someone's arm — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • 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
  • under consideration — being deliberated
  • under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
  • under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
  • underrepresentation — the act of representing.
  • unit of measurement — physical quantity
  • university hospital — a hospital that is affiliated with a university. University hospitals provide clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients
  • unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
  • up to one's neck in — deeply involved in
  • vaginal intercourse — intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina
  • valencian community — region comprising three provinces of E Spain: 8,998 sq mi (23,305 sq km); pop. 4,029,000; cap. Valencia
  • 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.
  • vapor recovery unit — A vapor recovery unit is a system for recovering vapors from inside sealed crude oil or condensate tanks, with a scrubber (= a device for removing unwanted substances) and compressor (= a device that raises pressure).
  • velocity microphone — a microphone in which the output varies according to the instantaneous velocity of the air molecules in the incident sound waves.
  • velocity modulation — the modulation in velocity of a beam of electrons or ions caused by passing the beam through a high-frequency electric field, as in a cavity resonator
  • victor emmanuel iii — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
  • vigilance committee — an unauthorized committee of citizens organized for the maintenance of order and the summary punishment of crime in the absence of regular or efficient courts.
  • vitamin b (complex) — a group of unrelated water-soluble vitamins found in liver, yeast, etc., including: a) vitamin B1 (see thiamine) b) vitamin B2 (see riboflavin) c) vitamin B6 (see pyridoxine) d) nicotinic acid e) pantothenic acid f) biotin g) inositol h) para-aminobenzoic acid i) choline j) folic acid k) vitamin B12 a complex vitamin, C63H90N14O14PCo, containing trivalent cobalt, essential for the normal maturation of erythrocytes, and for normal growth and neurological function, and used esp. in treating pernicious anemia and as an animal feed supplement
  • vocational guidance — the process of assisting a student to choose, prepare for, and enter an occupation for which he or she shows aptitude.
  • volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
  • wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
  • wandering albatross — a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.
  • wassermann antibody — reagin (def 1).
  • wassermann reaction — a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.
  • waste disposal unit — an electrically operated fitment in the plughole of a kitchen sink that breaks up food refuse so that it goes down the waste pipe
  • websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
  • welsh mountain pony — a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales
  • wesleyan methodists — a branch of the Methodist Church in its original form
  • west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)
  • western yellow pine — ponderosa pine.
  • what makes one tick — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
  • white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
  • white-handed gibbon — a gibbon, Hylobates lar, inhabiting Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and northern Sumatra, varying from black to light buff in color, and having white hands and feet: an endangered species.
  • white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
  • whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
  • wire-wound resistor — a resistor consisting of a wire with a high resistance wound in a coil around a cylindrical core of insulating material.
  • with your eyes open — If you say that you did something with your eyes open or with your eyes wide open, you mean that you knew about the problems and difficulties that you were likely to have.
  • withdrawal syndrome — a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose.
  • within one's rights — If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it.
  • within rocket range — able to be reached by rockets
  • woman in the street — the average woman: a new magazine for the woman in the street.
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