20-letter words containing a, c, i, n, o, u
- a coroutine language — (language) (ACL) A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines.
- a drop in the bucket — an amount very small in relation to what is needed or desired
- a vinculo matrimonii — pertaining to or noting a divorce that absolutely dissolves the marriage bond and releases the spouses from all matrimonial obligations: a divorce a vinculo matrimonii.
- accommodation bureau — a business that finds accommodation for its clients
- accounting standards — a set of standard rules that accountancy companies are obliged to follow
- achievement quotient — a measure of ability derived by dividing an individual's achievement age by his actual age
- acquis communautaire — European Union laws
- adirondack mountains — a mountain range in NE New York State. Highest peak: Mount Marcy, 1629 m (5344 ft)
- administrative court — a court that specializes in dealing with cases relating to the way in which government bodies exercise their powers
- agricultural run-off — the portion of rainfall that runs over agricultural land and then into streams as surface water rather than being absorbed into ground water or evaporating
- air-raid precautions — measures taken to protect the public from air-raid attacks
- alcoholics anonymous — an association of alcoholics who try, esp by mutual assistance, to overcome alcoholism
- algorithmic language — ALGOL 60
- amana church society — a Christian community in Iowa governed by elders, with no ordained clergy: founded in Germany in 1714, in America since 1843
- ambulatory care unit — a part of hospital where treatment is given to non-resident patients
- ammonium bicarbonate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NH 4 HCO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of baking powder.
- ammonium chrome alum — chrome alum (def 1).
- ammonium thiocyanate — a colorless, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, used chiefly as a herbicide and as a fixative in textile printing.
- angular acceleration — the rate of change of angular velocity
- anti-corn law league — an organization founded in 1839 by Richard Cobden and John Bright to oppose the Corn Laws, which were repealed in 1846
- antidiuretic hormone — vasopressin. Abbreviation: ADH.
- aortic insufficiency — abnormal closure of the aortic valve resulting in regurgitation of blood to the left ventricle.
- apostolic succession — the doctrine that the authority of Christian bishops derives from the Apostles through an unbroken line of consecration
- apple computer, inc. — (company) Manufacturers of the Macintosh range of personal computers as well as the earlier Apple I, Apple II and Lisa. Founded on 1 April 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Apples were among the first microcomputers. They originally used the 6502 processor and are still being made (August 1994), now using the 65816. The Apple II line, which includes the Apple I, is the longest existing line of microcomputers. Steve Jobs left Apple (involuntarily) and started NeXT and later returned when Apple bought NeXT in late 1997(?). Quarterly sales $2150M, profits $138M (Aug 1994). http://apple.com/.
- architectural bronze — a brass alloy of about 57 percent copper, 41 percent zinc, and 2 percent lead.
- asexual reproduction — reproduction, as budding, fission, or spore formation, not involving the union of gametes.
- at two hours' notice — with notification only two hours in advance
- automobile insurance — Automobile insurance is insurance coverage for cars.
- background radiation — low-intensity radiation from, for example, small amounts of radioisotopes in soil, air, building materials, etc
- basic encoding rules — (protocol, standard) (BER) ASN.1 encoding rules for producing self-identifying and self-delimiting transfer syntax for data structures described in ASN.1 notations. BER is an self-identifying and self-delimiting encoding scheme, which means that each data value can be identified, extracted and decoded individually. Huw Rogers once described BER as "a triumph of bloated theory over clean implementation". He also criticises it as designed around bitstreams with arbitrary boundaries between data which can only be determined at a high level. Documents: ITU-T X.690, ISO 8825-1. See also CER, DER, PER.
- benzenesulfonic acid — a fine, needlelike substance, C 6 H 6 SO 3 , used chiefly as a catalyst and in the synthesis of phenol, resorcinol, and other organic products.
- bernard of clairvaux — Saint. ?1090–1153, French abbot and theologian, who founded the stricter branch of the Cistercians in 1115
- blow up in sb's face — If something that you have planned blows up in your face, it goes wrong unexpectedly, with the result that you suffer.
- bolometric magnitude — the magnitude of a star derived either from the total energy that it radiates at all wavelengths or from the total energy of those of its wavelengths that are received on earth.
- boulogne billancourt — a suburb of Paris, in N France.
- boulogne-billancourt — an industrial suburb of SW Paris. Pop: 106 367 (1999)
- broadcast journalism — journalism as practiced in radio and television.
- buck's horn plantain — a Eurasian plant, Plantago coronopus, having leaves resembling a buck's horn: family Plantaginaceae
- bull in a china shop — If you say that someone rushes into a situation like a bull in a china shop, you are critical of them because they do not stop to think, and are insensitive to other people's feelings.
- by their own account — If you say that something concerning a particular person is true by his or her own account, you mean that you believe it because that person has said it is true.
- california barracuda — a small, slender barracuda, Sphyraena argentea, of coastal seas from Alaska to Baja California, valued as a food fish.
- cantabrian mountains — a mountain chain along the N coast of Spain, consisting of a series of high ridges that rise over 2400 m (8000 ft): rich in minerals (esp coal and iron)
- carbocyclic compound — any of a group of organic chemical compounds in which all the atoms composing the ring are carbon atoms, as benzene or cyclopropane.
- carbon sequestration — the prevention of greenhouse gas build-up in the earth's atmosphere by methods such as planting trees to absorb carbon dioxide or pumping carbon dioxide into underground reservoirs
- carpathian mountains — a mountain system of central and E Europe, extending from Slovakia to central Romania: mainly forested, with rich iron ore resources. Highest peak: Gerlachovka, 2663 m (8788 ft)
- cellular respiration — the oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cells, producing energy for cellular processes.
- certified accountant — (in Britain) a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, who is authorized to audit company accounts
- checkbook journalism — the practice of paying for a news story or an interview, or for exclusive broadcasting or publishing rights.
- chikamatsu monzaemon — (born Sugimori Nobumori) 1653-1724; Jpn. dramatist: called the Shakespeare of Japan
- child support agency — the British government agency concerned with the welfare of children
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