22-letter words containing a, c, e, d, s

disciplinary committee — a committee charged with examining alleged breaches of discipline within an organization, profession, etc and adjudicating on them
dishonorable discharge — the discharge of a person from military service for an offense more serious than one for which a bad-conduct discharge is given.
distributive education — a special program of vocational education at the high-school level in which a student is employed part-time, receiving on-the-job training, and also attends classes, most of which pertain directly to the student's vocational field.
dominant seventh chord — a chord consisting of the dominant and the major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh above it. Its most natural resolution is to a chord on the tonic
dyadic systems limited — Dyalog Limited
earth inductor compass — a compass actuated by induction from the earth's magnetic field.
east greenland current — a cold ocean current of low salinity flowing south along the east coast of Greenland.
economy-class syndrome — Economy-class syndrome is a serious medical condition caused by blood clots in the legs moving up to the lungs; used especially in connection with long-haul flights.
educational psychology — a branch of psychology concerned with developing effective educational techniques and dealing with psychological problems in schools.
educational television — television of informational or instructional content.
emergency road service — a form of motoring insurance that sends assistance to drivers when their vehicles break down on a journey; it is provided either by the national or regional automobile association or by a private insurance company
enchanter's nightshade — any of several onagraceous plants of the genus Circaea, esp C. lutetiana, having small white flowers and bristly fruits
end transmission block — (character) (ETB) The mnemonic for ASCII character 23.
federal crop insurance — insurance against the failure of certain crops provided to farmers and producers by the Federal Government
federal district court — district court (def 2).
fermi-dirac statistics — the branch of quantum statistics used to calculate the permitted energy arrangements of the particles in a system in terms of the exclusion principle
fetal alcohol syndrome — a pattern of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy: considered as one of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Abbreviation: FAS.
forced place insurance — Forced place insurance is insurance taken out by a bank or creditor on an uninsured debtor's behalf on a property that is being used as collateral.
free and common socage — Medieval History. land held by a tenant who rendered certain honorable and nonservile duties to his lord.
geographic determinism — a doctrine that regards geographical conditions as the determining or molding agency of group life.
gloria in excelsis deo — the hymn beginning, in Latin, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, “Glory in the highest to God,” and in the English version, “Glory be to God on high.”.
gold-exchange standard — a monetary system in one country in which currency is maintained at a par with that of another country that is on the gold standard.
great glen of scotland — Glen More
hans christian oersted — Hans Christian [hahns kris-tyahn] /hɑns ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1777–1851, Danish physicist.
heat of solidification — the heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point as it solidifies: equal to the heat of fusion.
hereford and worcester — a county in W England. 1516 sq. mi. (3926 sq. km).
horn-rimmed spectacles — spectacles with rims made of material resembling horn
in one's own back yard — close at hand
in sackcloth and ashes — in a state of great mourning or penitence
indeterminate sentence — a penalty, imposed by a court, that has relatively wide limits or no limits, as one of imprisonment for one to ten years.
industrial archaeology — the study of past industrial machines, works, etc
industrialized country — a country characterized by industry on an extensive scale
inland revenue service — In the United States, the Inland Revenue Service is the government authority which collects taxes. The abbreviation IRS is often used.
islamic fundamentalism — the belief or advocating of a conservative adherence to literal or traditional interpretations of the Qu'ran and the Sunnah
jack and the beanstalk — an English fairy tale about a boy who angers his mother by selling their last cow, not for money, but for magic beans. His mother throws the beans away, but the next day Jack discovers that they have sprouted into a giant beanstalk. He climbs the beanstalk three times, each time stealing some treasure from the giant who lives in a land in the clouds at the top. Jack ultimately kills the giant by chopping down the beanstalk while the giant is climbing down it
jacquard, joseph-marie — Joseph-Marie Jacquard
just around the corner — in the next street
kensington and chelsea — a borough of Greater London, England.
landscape architecture — the art of arranging or modifying the features of a landscape, an urban area, etc., for aesthetic or practical reasons.
limited access highway — expressway
local shared resources — (operating system) (LSR) A way of controlling VSAM buffers in OS/390.
local standard of rest — a frame of reference for a portion of the universe in which the mean motion of nearby stars is zero.
lord justice of appeal — an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal
lunar excursion module — lunar module. Abbreviation: LEM.
make a federal case of — a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency.
manuel estrada cabrera — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1857–1924, Guatemalan politician: president 1898–1920.
middle atlantic states — the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
middle-distance runner — someone who runs races of a length between the sprints and the distance events, esp the 800 metres and the 1500 metres
molecular distillation — a vacuum distillation in which the molecules of the distillate reach the condenser before colliding with one another.
nassella tussock board — one of many local statutory organizations set up in different regions of New Zealand to eradicate the invasive nassella tussock weed

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