19-letter words containing u, r, o, m, e

sacramento sturgeon — white sturgeon.
sb's spiritual home — your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there
semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
seminiferous tubule — any of the coiled tubules of the testis in which spermatozoa are produced.
sensitometric curve — characteristic curve.
sermon on the mount — a discourse delivered by Jesus to the disciples and others, containing the Beatitudes and important fundamentals of Christian teaching. Matt. 5–7; Luke 6:20–49.
sharp-focus realism — photorealism.
simple closed curve — a curve that is closed and that has no loops or points missing; a curve for which there exists a homeomorphism mapping it to a circle.
smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
sodium hydrosulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 4 , used as a reducing agent, especially in dyeing, and as a bleach.
sodium hypochlorite — a pale-green, crystalline compound, NaOCl, unstable in air, soluble in cold water, decomposes in hot water: used as a bleaching agent for paper and textiles, in water purification, in household use, and as a fungicide.
someone's writ runs — someone has power or authority of a specified kind or scope
southern hemisphere — the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
step-up transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with an increase of voltage
store refurbishment — Store refurbishment happens when a store needs to be redecorated, modernized or the layout changed. The store will often be closed to customers during this time.
strontium hydroxide — a white, slightly water-soluble powder, Sr(OH) 2 , or its crystalline octahydrate (strontium hydrate) used chiefly in the refining of beet sugar.
superiority complex — an exaggerated feeling of one's own superiority.
supplementary story — follow-up (def 3b).
supreme de volaille — suprême (def 2).
suspension geometry — Suspension geometry is the geometric arrangement of the parts of a suspension system, and the value of the lengths and angles within it.
suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
the labour movement — a movement campaigning for the interests of working people, for example for better working conditions, better treatment from employers, etc
three-quarter armor — plate armor that leaves the legs exposed below the knees.
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 come full circle — If you say that you have come full circle or have turned full circle, you mean that after a long series of events or changes the same situation that you started with still exists.
to lose your temper — If you lose your temper, you become so angry that you shout at someone or show in some other way that you are no longer in control of yourself.
to make your/a mark — If you make your mark or make a mark, you become noticed or famous by doing something impressive or unusual.
to reserve judgment — If you reserve judgment on something, you refuse to give an opinion about it until you know more about it.
to run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
to suck someone dry — If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.
torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
tourette's syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one
trumpet honeysuckle — an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.
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)
turbo-ramjet engine — a combination engine that can be operated as a turbojet or ramjet engine.
turn someone's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
unit of measurement — physical quantity
unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
vacuum coffee maker — a coffee pot with upper and lower glass units, the upper for ground coffee and the lower for water that, when boiled, rises through the filter-stoppered bottom of the upper unit and remains there until drawn back down to the lower unit as brewed coffee by a reduction in pressure caused by the removal of heat.
versa module europa — (hardware) (VME) A flexible open-ended bus system which makes use of the Eurocard standard. VME was introduced in 1981 by Motorola, Philips, Thompson, and Mostek. It was intended to be a flexible environment supporting a variety of computing intensive tasks, and has become a rather popular protocol in the computer industry. It is defined by the IEEE standard 1014-1987.
victor emmanuel iii — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
wraparound mortgage — a mortgage, as a second mortgage, that includes payments on a previous mortgage that continues in effect.

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