19-letter words that end in nt
- go off at a tangent — If someone goes off at a tangent, they start saying or doing something that is not directly connected with what they were saying or doing before.
- go off on a tangent — If someone goes off on a tangent, they start saying or doing something that is not directly connected with what they were saying or doing before.
- hairdryer treatment — (esp in sport) the practice of shouting at someone at close quarters in order to express one's displeasure at something he or she has done
- highways department — the department of a state, council, etc, responsible for the upkeep of roads and highways
- holiday entitlement — the number of days of paid holiday in a year that a worker is entitled to take
- housing development — a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.
- hyperbolic cosecant — a hyperbolic function that is the reciprocal of hyperbolic sine
- industrial accident — an accident that happens to an employee of an industrial company during the course of their work
- informal settlement — a squatter camp
- information content — the amount of information in something
- intercardinal point — any of the four points of the compass midway between the cardinal points; northeast, southeast, southwest, or northwest.
- interrogation point — question mark.
- juvenile delinquent — a minor who cannot be controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as vandalism or violence.
- keyboard instrument — any musical instrument that is played using a keyboard
- knock-out agreement — an agreement between bidders at an auction or sale not to bid against each other
- lame duck amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, that abolished the December to March session of those Congressmen defeated for reelection in November.
- land of enchantment — New Mexico (used as a nickname).
- leading coefficient — the coefficient of the term of highest degree in a given polynomial. 5 is the leading coefficient in 5 x 3 + 3 x 2 − 2 x + 1.
- level of attainment — one of ten groupings, each with its own attainment criteria based on pupil age and ability, within which a pupil is assessed
- leveling instrument — an instrument used to establish a horizontal line of sight, usually by means of a spirit level.
- licensing agreement — an agreement that sets out the fees and terms of use for something available only under licence
- light entertainment — entertainment that requires less mental effort to enjoy, or is considered frivolous
- lobby correspondent — a political correspondent who reports from parliament
- loss-of-containment — Loss-of-containment happens when a fluid which is usually contained somewhere escapes from that place.
- mail transfer agent — Message Transfer Agent
- manufacturing plant — factory
- marriage settlement — a formal agreement made before marriage disposing of the property of the couple to be married
- military government — a government in defeated territory administered by the military commander of a conquering nation.
- mother-in-law plant — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- motorway restaurant — a restaurant on a motorway
- national government — A national government is a government with members from more than one political party, especially one that is formed during a crisis.
- nuclear disarmament — the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world
- nuclear power plant — factory that generates atomic energy
- outstation movement — the programme to resettle native Australians on their tribal lands
- parliamentary agent — (in Britain) a person who is employed to manage the parliamentary business of a private group
- patent infringement — breach of copyright
- physical impairment — A physical impairment is a condition in which a part of a person's body is damaged or is not working properly.
- physician assistant — a person trained and certified to perform various medical procedures under the supervision of a physician
- pinwheel escapement — a clock escapement in which two pallets, usually of unequal length, alternately engage and release pins set on the escape wheel perpendicular to its plane of rotation.
- primary containment — Primary containment is the main means of preventing leaks and spills using equipment in direct content with the oil or gas being stored or transported.
- property settlement — an agreement between a divorcing husband and wife covering the division of their assets
- recording equipment — devices used for sound reproduction
- register assignment — (compiler, algorithm) The phase of a compiler that determines which register to use for each program value selected during register allocation.
- relative complement — the set of elements contained in a given set that are not elements of another specified set.
- relative impediment — a fact or circumstance that disqualifies from lawful marriage persons who are closely related.
- 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
- respiratory pigment — any of several colored protein substances, as hemoglobin and hemocyanin, in the circulatory system of animals and some plants, that combine reversibly with oxygen that is carried to the tissues
- revenue enhancement — a new tax or a tax increase.
- royal correspondent — a journalist who reports on matters relating to royalty
- seasonal adjustment — an adjustment that removes the seasonal component of statistics