19-letter words containing v, e, r, i, t, s

immersion objective — a microscope objective of high resolving power in which the space between the front lens and the cover glass is filled with an oil whose index of refraction is close to that of the objective and the cover glass.
in the driving seat — If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
in-service training — training that is given to employees during the course of employment
information service — a service which provides information
intensive care unit — the specialized center in a hospital where intensive care is provided. Abbreviation: ICU.
internal conversion — the emission of an electron by an atom with an excited nucleus, occurring as a result of the transfer of energy from the nucleus to the electron.
interval estimation — the process of estimating a parameter of a given population by specifying an interval of values and the probability that the true value of the parameter falls within this interval.
intervertebral disc — any of the cartilaginous discs between individual vertebrae, acting as shock absorbers
intervertebral disk — the plate of fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae.
inver grove heights — a town in SE Minnesota.
it serves you right — If you say it serves someone right when something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them.
japanese arborvitae — a Japanese evergreen tree, Thuja standishii, having spreading branches with bright-green leaves.
leveling instrument — an instrument used to establish a horizontal line of sight, usually by means of a spirit level.
liouville's theorem — the theorem that every function of a complex variable, bounded and differentiable for all finite values of the variable, is a constant function.
locomotive workshop — a place where locomotives are built or repaired
lose your virginity — When you lose your virginity, you have sex for the first time.
love at first sight — instant romantic attraction to sb
massive retaliation — a strategy of military counterattack that involves the use of nuclear weapons.
mild silver protein — a compound of silver and a protein, applied to mucous membranes as a mild antiseptic.
minor seventh chord — a chord consisting of a minor triad with an added minor seventh above the root
most favored nation — a nation to which privileges of trade are extended under a government policy of giving the same privileges to all nations that are given to any one of them, sometimes depending on whether certain conditions, as of reciprocity, are met
most-favored-nation — of or relating to the status, treatment, terms, etc., that are embodied in or conferred by a most-favored-nation clause.
motivation research — the application of the knowledge and techniques of the social sciences, especially psychology and sociology, to understanding consumer attitudes and behavior: used as a guide in advertising and marketing.
moving spirit/force — The moving spirit or moving force behind something is the person or thing that caused it to start and to keep going, or that influenced people to take part in it.
multiple-entry visa — a visa that permits the holder to enter a country several times
mushroom ventilator — a ventilator having at the top of a vertical shaft a broad rounded cap that can be screwed down to close it.
national serviceman — a soldier undertaking compulsory military service
neats vs. scruffies — (artificial intelligence, jargon) The label used to refer to one of the continuing holy wars in artificial intelligence research. This conflict tangles together two separate issues. One is the relationship between human reasoning and AI; "neats" tend to try to build systems that "reason" in some way identifiably similar to the way humans report themselves as doing, while "scruffies" profess not to care whether an algorithm resembles human reasoning in the least as long as it works. More importantly, neats tend to believe that logic is king, while scruffies favour looser, more ad-hoc methods driven by empirical knowledge. To a neat, scruffy methods appear promiscuous, successful only by accident and not productive of insights about how intelligence actually works; to a scruffy, neat methods appear to be hung up on formalism and irrelevant to the hard-to-capture "common sense" of living intelligences.
negative resistance — a characteristic of certain electronic components in which an increase in the applied voltage increases the resistance, producing a proportional decrease in current
new york university — (NYU) Established in 1831, New York University today includes thirteen schools, colleges and divisions located in New York City's borough of Manhattan, as well as research centers and programs in the surrounding suburbs and abroad.
no shrinking violet — If you say that someone is no shrinking violet, you mean that they are not at all shy.
non-interventionism — abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
observation balloon — a balloon that is used for gathering information and reconnaissance purposes and spotting aircraft
olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
perfect progressive — a verb form including the auxiliary have followed by been and a present participle, noting the continuation of an activity or event, its incompleteness or interruption, and its connection to the temporal point of reference, as in I've been waiting for over an hour, They had been talking about her before she came into the room, or In July, he will have been living here for two years.
pneumogastric nerve — the vagus nerve.
popular sovereignty — the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will.
primitive methodist — a member of a Protestant denomination (Primitive Methodist Church) founded in England in 1812 and later established in the U.S., characterized by its adherence to the basic doctrines, principles, and practices taught by John Wesley.
private first class — a soldier ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist fourth class in the U.S. Army, and above a private and below a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps.
private prosecution — a prosecution started by a private individual rather than by the police
privatization issue — an issue of shares available for purchase by members of the public when a publicly owned organization is transferred to the private sector
pseudo-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
pseudo-intransitive — denoting an occurrence of a normally transitive verb in which a direct object is not explicitly stated or forms the subject of the sentence, as in Margaret is cooking or these apples cook well
radius of curvature — the absolute value of the reciprocal of the curvature at a point on a curve.
reactive depression — depression occurring in response to some situational stress, as loss of one's job.
redbrick university — any new or little-known university, especially one built since World War II to educate students in industrial regions, emphasizing technical subjects rather than the classics, and often partially supported by government funds.
reserved occupation — in time of war, an occupation from which one will not be called up for military service
resistance movement — a movement fighting (for freedom, etc), often secretly or illegally, against an invader in an occupied country or against the country's government, etc
restorative justice — a theory and method in criminal justice in which it is arranged that the victim and the community receive restitution from the offender.

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