19-letter words containing th
- cathodoluminescence — luminescence caused by irradiation with electrons (cathode rays)
- cerebral thrombosis — formation of a clot or other blockage in one of the blood vessels of the brain, often followed by neurologic damage; a type of stroke.
- chemical weathering — any of the various weathering processes that cause exposed rock to undergo chemical decomposition, changing the chemical and mineralogical composition of the rock: Oxygen and acids are agents in chemical weathering.
- chemolithoautotroph — (biology) A chemoautotroph or lithoautotroph.
- chlorofluoromethane — any of a series of gaseous or volatile methanes substituted with chlorine and fluorine and containing little or no hydrogen: used as refrigerants and, formerly, as aerosol propellants until scientists became concerned about depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer.
- cholecystolithiasis — The presence of a gallstone specifically in the gall bladder.
- choledocholithiasis — The presence of gallstones in the common bile duct.
- choledocholithotomy — The removal of the gallstone from the bile duct in a case of choledocholithiasis.
- clinicopathological — of or relating to the combined study of disease symptoms and pathology.
- columnar epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of elongated cells of cylindrical or prismatic shape.
- combination therapy — a therapy that combines two or more drugs, or two or more treatments
- come into the world — to be born
- come to the surface — to emerge; become apparent
- come to think of it — You use the expression come to think of it to indicate that you have suddenly realized something, often something obvious.
- confession of faith — a formal public avowal of religious beliefs
- convergent thinking — analytical, usually deductive, thinking in which ideas are examined for their logical validity or in which a set of rules is followed, e.g. in arithmetic
- coronary thrombosis — A coronary thrombosis is the same as a coronary.
- counterpoint-rhythm — Music. the art of combining melodies.
- craters of the moon — a national monument in S Idaho: site of scenic lava-flow formations.
- credit someone with — to believe that someone has or is responsible for; ascribe to someone
- cuboidal epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of cells of cuboid or polyhedral shape.
- de moivre's theorem — the theorem that a complex number raised to a given positive integral power is equal to the modulus of the number raised to the power and multiplied by the amplitude times the given power.
- deaf without speech — (usually of a prelingually deaf person) able to utter sounds but not speak
- death of a salesman — a play (1949) by Arthur Miller.
- deathbed confession — a confession that somebody makes just before he or she dies, usually relating to some long concealed crime or secret
- desargues's theorem — the theorem that if two triangles are so related that the lines joining corresponding vertices meet in a point, then the extended corresponding lines of the two triangles meet in three points, all on the same line.
- dielectric strength — the maximum voltage that can be applied to a given material without causing it to break down, usually expressed in volts or kilovolts per unit of thickness.
- diethylaminoethanol — a colorless, hygroscopic, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 15 NO, used for the synthesis of local anesthetics, in antirust compounds, and in photographic emulsions.
- diethylstilbesterol — Misspelling of diethylstilbestrol\u200e.
- diethylstilboestrol — Diethylstilbestrol.
- dimethylnitrosamine — a yellow, water-soluble carcinogenic liquid, C 2 H 6 N 2 O, found in tobacco smoke and certain foods: known to be a potent carcinogen. Abbreviation: DMN, DMNA.
- diversional therapy — the structured use of leisure time in recreation and play as a form of or supplement to conventional therapy
- do the decent thing — If you say that someone should do the decent thing, you mean that they should do something which they do not really want to do, but which you think they ought to do.
- dominant wavelength — the wavelength of monochromatic light that would give the same visual sensation if combined in a suitable proportion with an achromatic light
- don the baggy green — to represent Australia at Test cricket
- don't do that then! — (humour) (From an old doctor's office joke about a patient with a trivial complaint) A stock response to a user complaint. "When I type control-S, the whole system comes to a halt for thirty seconds." "Well don't do that then!"
- draw the color line — to impose or accept the color line
- draw the curtain on — to end
- drink the health of — to salute or celebrate with a toast
- drop the other shoe — an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- earthquake coverage — Earthquake coverage is insurance coverage for damage caused by earthquakes.
- earthquake engineer — a civil engineer who studies the effects of seismic activity on structures and consults on earthquake-resistant design and construction.
- electrotherapeutics — (medicine) the use of electricity in therapeutics.
- equatorial zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at the equator
- estate of the realm — an order or class of persons in a political community, regarded collectively as a part of the body politic: usually regarded as being the lords temporal (peers), lords spiritual, and commons
- euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
- exophthalmic goiter — a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
- exophthalmic goitre — a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss
- fair-weather friend — a person who cannot be relied on in situations of hardship or difficulty
- fall by the wayside — to cease or fail to continue doing something