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19-letter words containing t, r, i, l, b

  • thermal equilibrium — the relationship between two systems connected only by a diathermic wall.
  • to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
  • to turn a blind eye — If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it.
  • traveling-wave tube — an electron tube used in microwave communications systems, having an electron beam directed coaxially through a wire helix to produce amplification.
  • trickle bed reactor — A trickle bed reactor is a reactor in which gravity makes a gas and a liquid flow through a bed of catalyst.
  • tubular steel chair — a chair with a frame made of tubular steel
  • turn a blind eye to — to pretend not to notice or ignore deliberately
  • vertical stabilizer — the fixed vertical surface of an aircraft empennage, to which the rudder is hinged.
  • visual basic script — (language)   (VBScript) Microsoft's scripting language which is an extension of their Visual Basic language. VBScript can be used with Microsoft Office applications and others. It can also be embedded in web pages but can only be understood by Internet Explorer. Visual Basic is a BASIC variant with object-oriented features. Objects include applications, windows and selections.
  • wandering albatross — a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.
  • wild bleeding-heart — a plant, Dicentra eximia, of the fumitory family, native to the eastern coast of the U.S., having elongated clusters of drooping, heart-shaped rose-colored or pink flowers.
  • zebra-tailed lizard — a lizard, Callisaurus draconoides, inhabiting sandy deserts of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., having a long tail marked with black bands.
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