19-letter words containing t, r, i, u, a
- tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
- teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
- tear one's hair out — the act of tearing.
- 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 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 retail business — the business sector in which goods are sold individually or in small quantities to consumers
- the varangian guard — the bodyguard of the Byzantine emperor in the late 10th and 11th centuries, consisting of Varangians
- 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.
- theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
- therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
- thermal equilibrium — the relationship between two systems connected only by a diathermic wall.
- three-martini lunch — an expensive lunch enjoyed by businessmen during the workday which is often accompanied by drinking
- thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
- 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 rack your brains — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.
- 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.
- torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
- traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
- training instructor — a person who teaches people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
- 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.
- traveling-wave tube — an electron tube used in microwave communications systems, having an electron beam directed coaxially through a wire helix to produce amplification.
- triangle inequality — the theorem that the absolute value of the sum of two quantities is less than or equal to the sum of the absolute values of the quantities.
- triangulum australe — a small bright triangular constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Ara and the Southern Cross, that contains an open star cluster
- tricalcium silicate — a component of cement, Ca 3 SiO 5 , also used in food to prevent caking.
- trifacial neuralgia — tic douloureux.
- trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
- 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
- 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 in their grave — If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive.
- 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.
- ultrahigh frequency — any frequency between 300 and 3000 megahertz. Abbreviation: UHF, uhf.
- ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
- 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
- underrepresentation — the act of representing.
- unit of measurement — physical quantity
- united presbyterian — a member of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, founded in Pittsburgh in 1858 by a union of two Presbyterian groups.
- universal recipient — a person with blood type AB, able to receive blood from a person of any blood type but able to donate blood only to a person with the same blood type
- university entrance — an examination taken by pupils of postprimary schools
- 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
- unnatural practices — acts which are deemed to be contrary to expected standards of human behaviour
- unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
- vaginal intercourse — intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina
- 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).