19-letter words containing t, o, l, a, n, d
- novell data systems — (company) A small computer hardware company building CP/M Z80-based systems. They later went on to become Novell, Inc. and develop Novell Netware.
- occupational hazard — a danger or hazard to workers that is inherent in a particular occupation: Silicosis is an occupational hazard of miners.
- 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.
- old spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
- 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.
- oxidation potential — (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which oxidation occurs.
- 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
- perpetual adoration — uninterrupted adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
- phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- pistol-handle knife — a table knife, especially of the 18th century, having a slightly curved handle resembling the grip of a flintlock pistol.
- plastic deformation — In plastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it and does not go back to its original state when the stress is removed.
- play fast and loose — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- polyclonal antibody — a mixture of antibodies of different specificities, as in the serum of a person immunized to various antigens.
- post-and-rail fence — a fence constructed of upright wooden posts with horizontal timber slotted through it
- preproduction trial — a trial to test a prototype of a product before the product goes into full-scale production
- production platform — offshore power station
- pseudo-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- pseudo-intellectual — a person exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship.
- radiation potential — the potential in volts that must be applied to an atom or molecule to cause it to emit radiation at one of its characteristic frequencies.
- radiational cooling — the cooling of the earth's surface and adjacent air, primarily at night, caused by a loss of heat due to surface emission of infrared radiation.
- rag-tag and bobtail — the riffraff; rabble: The ragtag and bobtail of every nation poured into the frontier in search of gold.
- reduction potential — (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which reduction occurs.
- reindustrialization — the revitalization of an industry or industrial society through government aid and tax incentives, modernization of factories and machinery, etc.
- relational database — an electronic database comprising multiple files of related information, usually stored in tables of rows (records) and columns (fields), and allowing a link to be established between separate files that have a matching field, as a column of invoice numbers, so that the two files can be queried simultaneously by the user.
- religious education — religion as school subject
- reticuloendothelial — pertaining to, resembling, or involving cells of the reticuloendothelial system.
- romanian tenderloin — a cut of beef consisting of the diaphragm muscle.
- royal correspondent — a journalist who reports on matters relating to royalty
- sackcloth and ashes — a public display of extreme grief, remorse, or repentance
- santiago del estero — a city in N Argentina.
- screen actors guild — a labor union for motion-picture performers, founded in 1933. Abbreviation: SAG.
- seasonal adjustment — an adjustment that removes the seasonal component of statistics
- secondary qualities — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
- self identification — identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
- self-administration — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
- self-discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- self-identification — identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
- semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- senatorial district — one of a fixed number of districts into which a state of the U.S. is divided, each electing one member to the state senate.
- sessional indemnity — the remuneration paid to a member of the Canadian parliament.
- sexual reproduction — reproduction involving the union of gametes.
- single edge contact — (hardware) (SEC) The type of cartridge in which a Pentium II is packaged.
- slate-colored junco — the eastern subspecies of the dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis, having grayer plumage than the several western subspecies.
- sow one's wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- stakeholder pension — In Britain, a stakeholder pension is a flexible pension scheme with low charges. Both employees and the state contribute to the scheme, which is optional, and is in addition to the basic state pension.
- stanislavski method — method (def 5).
- sternocleidomastoid — of, relating to, or involving the sternum, the clavicle, and the mastoid process.