19-letter words that end in on

secondary education — education at high-school level
secondary infection — an infection resulting from another infection
secondary intention — See under intention (def 5b).
secondary-intention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
selective attention — mental focus on sth in particular
self identification — identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
self-administration — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
self-congratulation — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
self-discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
self-identification — identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
self-interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
self-reconstruction — an act of reconstructing.
self-representation — the act of representing.
self-transformation — the act or process of transforming.
sense of proportion — If someone has a sense of proportion, they know what is really important and what is not.
sensory deprivation — the experimental or natural reduction of environmental stimuli, as by physical isolation or loss of eyesight, often leading to cognitive, perceptual, or behavioral changes, as disorientation, delusions, or panic.
sentential function — an expression that contains one or more variables and becomes meaningful when suitable constant terms are substituted for them.
set one's sights on — to have (a specified goal) in mind; aim for
set/put the seal on — If something sets or puts the seal on something, it makes it definite or confirms how it is going to be.
sexual reproduction — reproduction involving the union of gametes.
sheet flood erosion — Geology. erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.
shovelnose sturgeon — a small sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus, of the Mississippi River, having a broad, flat snout.
sign of aggregation — any of the signs used to indicate grouping in an algebraic expression: vinculum, bar, or raised horizontal line, ; a pair of parentheses, (a + b); a pair of brackets, [ a + b ]; or a pair of braces, { a + b }.
social organization — the structure of social relations within a group, usually the relations between its subgroups and institutions.
solid of revolution — a three-dimensional figure formed by revolving a plane area about a given axis.
soviet of the union — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
spanish inquisition — the Inquisition in Spain, under state control from 1480 to 1834, marked by the extreme severity and cruelty of its proceedings in the 16th century.
specular reflection — Specular reflection is reflection of heat or light in which the angles of different parts of the surface are important.
speculative fiction — a broad literary genre encompassing any fiction with supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements
speeding conviction — a conviction for breaking the speed limit while driving a vehicle
stakeholder pension — In Britain, a stakeholder pension is a flexible pension scheme with low charges. Both employees and the state contribute to the scheme, which is optional, and is in addition to the basic state pension.
stratford-upon-avon — town in S Warwickshire, England, on the Avon: birthplace & burial place of Shakespeare: pop. of county district (called Stratford-on-Avon) 106,000
suspended animation — a state of temporary cessation of the vital functions.
take (the) occasion — to use the opportunity (to do something)
take evasive action — If you take evasive action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them.
the boxer rebellion — an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 led by a nationalistic Chinese secret society against foreign interests in China
the song of solomon — a book of the Old Testament consisting of a collection of dramatic love poems traditionally ascribed to Solomon
the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
the-song-of-solomon — a book of the Bible. Abbreviation: Sol.
thermionic emission — the emission of electrons from very hot solids or liquids: used for producing electrons in valves, electron microscopes, X-ray tubes, etc
third law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
throw cold water on — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
time sharing option — (operating system) (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
to carry conviction — If something carries conviction, it is likely to be true or likely to be believed.
to pop the question — If you pop the question, you ask someone to marry you.
toshiba corporation — (company) A Japanese technology manufacturer with 364 subsidiaries worldwide. Toshiba makes and sells electronics for home, office, industry and health care including information and communication systems, electronic components, heavy electrical apparatus, consumer products and medical diagnostic imaging equipment. In FY 2003-4, Toshiba employed 161,286 people.
total communication — the theory or practice of incorporating all means of communication, including speech, speechreading, auditory training, sign language, and writing, in the education of deaf or hearing-impaired children.
transesterification — a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.

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