19-letter words containing t, o, n, g, u

disadvantageousness — The state or quality of being disadvantageous.
disambiguation page — a page on a website that lists various websites or web pages that have or could have the same title. The user is able to select from the list that page, site etc that he or she actually wants
do not disturb sign — A do not disturb sign is a sign that a guest in a hotel hangs outside their room to tell other people not to knock the door or enter.
don't make me laugh — Some people reply to other people's comments or opinions by saying 'Don't make me laugh' when they disagree with them and think they are foolish or inaccurate.
equatorial mounting — an astronomical telescope mounting that allows motion of the telescope about two mutually perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's axis
euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
evaluation strategy — reduction strategy
feel strongly about — to have decided opinions concerning
finger on the pulse — If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
floating foundation — a foundation used in yielding soil, having for its footing a raft tending to displace a weight greater than that of the building.
floating restaurant — a boat or ship that has been converted for use as a restaurant
floating-point unit — (hardware) (FPU) A floating-point accelerator, usually in a single integrated circuit, possible on the same IC as the central processing unit.
for crying out loud — exasperation
freezing injunction — an order enabling the court to freeze the assets of a defendant, esp to prevent him or her taking them abroad
functional language — (language) A language that supports and encourages functional programming.
gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
genetic counselling — the provision of advice for couples with a history of inherited disorders who wish to have children, including the likelihood of having affected children and the course and management of the disorder, etc
geneva nomenclature — an internationally accepted system for naming organic carbon compounds.
geomagnetic equator — an imaginary line on the earth's surface, the plane of which passes through the center and is midway between the geomagnetic poles.
get one's dander up — to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry
glorious revolution — the events of 1688–89 in England that resulted in the ousting of James II and the establishment of William III and Mary II as joint monarchs
go (on a) walkabout — If a king, queen, or other important person goes walkabout or goes on a walkabout, he or she walks through crowds in a public place in order to meet people in an informal way.
go down the tube(s) — If a business, economy, or institution goes down the tubes or goes down the tube, it fails or collapses completely.
go into liquidation — to close one's business by collecting assets and settling all debts
go jump in the lake — a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
go out of one's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
go to rack and ruin — If you say that a place is going to rack and ruin, you are emphasizing that it is slowly becoming less attractive or less pleasant because no-one is bothering to look after it.
go under the hammer — to be offered for sale by an auctioneer
goes without saying — If something goes without saying, it is obvious.
goldbach conjecture — an unproved theorem that every even integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two prime numbers.
gratuitous contract — a contract for the benefit of only one of the parties, the other party receiving nothing as consideration.
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
greenhouse whitefly — See under whitefly.
gulf of carpentaria — a shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea, in N Australia between Arnhem Land and Cape York Peninsula
gulf of tehuantepec — an inlet of the Pacific on the south coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in S Mexico
hate someone's guts — to hate someone intensely
haute vulgarisation — vulgarization, or popularization, on a higher level, esp. as done by academics, scholars, etc.
hermitian conjugate — adjoint (def 2).
housing association — A housing association is an organization which owns houses and helps its members to rent or buy them more cheaply than on the open market.
housing development — a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.
human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
humanist technology — (philosophy) Technology centered around the interests, needs, and well-being of humans.
huntington's chorea — a hereditary disease of the central nervous system characterized by brain deterioration and loss of control over voluntary movements, the symptoms usually appearing in the fourth decade of life.
index expurgatorius — a list of books now included in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, forbidden to be read except from expurgated editions.
induction hardening — a process in which the outer surface of a metal component is rapidly heated by means of induced eddy currents. After rapid cooling the resulting phase transformations produce a hard wear-resistant skin
introduction agency — a company whose business is to match romantic partners for a fee
jacques montgolfier — Jacques Étienne [zhahk ey-tyen] /ʒɑk eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1745–99, and his brother Joseph Michel [zhaw-zef mee-shel] /ʒɔˈzɛf miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1740–1810, French aeronauts: inventors of the first practical balloon 1783.
jumping plant louse — any of numerous lice, of the family Psyllidae, that feed on plant juices and are sometimes pests of fruits and vegetables.
junior bantamweight — a boxer weighing up to 115 pounds (51.7 kg), between flyweight and bantamweight.
junior middleweight — a boxer weighing up to 154 pounds (69.3 kg), between welterweight and middleweight.

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