19-letter words containing a, d, e, n, i

computer dictionary — Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
confederate jasmine — star jasmine.
confidence interval — an interval of values bounded by confidence limits within which the true value of a population parameter is stated to lie with a specified probability
consolidated school — a public school attended by pupils from several adjoining, esp. rural, districts
consultation period — a period during which consultations are held before a policy decision is made
contact insecticide — an insecticide that kills on contact, rather than after ingestion or absorption
contemplative order — a religious order whose members are devoted to prayer rather than works.
continued education — adult education.
contra-guide rudder — a rudder having a horizontal offset of its upper and lower halves to improve the flow characteristics of the propeller race.
contradistinctively — In contradistinction.
contradistinguished — Simple past tense and past participle of contradistinguish.
contradistinguishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contradistinguish.
conventional wisdom — The conventional wisdom about something is the generally accepted view of it.
coordinate geometry — analytic geometry.
coordination number — the number of coordinated species surrounding the central atom in a complex or crystal
cordillera oriental — the eastern ranges of the Andes, in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.
counter-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
countervailing duty — an extra import duty imposed by a country on certain imports, esp to prevent dumping or to counteract subsidies in the exporting country
cracked compression — Cracked compression is a separation process for separating hydrocarbons further, with an increase in the pressure of the cracked gas.
cracked gas cooling — Cracked gas cooling is a process in which the temperature of a cracked gas is reduced in order to separate it into different product streams.
creative department — the department of a company or organization responsible for the design and creation of advertisements and marketing materials
crystallized ginger — sugar-coated ginger
cudgel one's brains — to think hard about a problem
cumulative evidence — additional evidence reinforcing testimony previously given
cup-and-saucer vine — a woody, Mexican vine, Cobaea scandens, of the phlox family, having bell-shaped, violet-colored or greenish-purple flowers with an inflated, leaflike calyx and long, curved stamens.
customs declaration — a form declaring the nature and value of goods, etc, for customs purposes
cyclohexadienedione — (organic chemistry) benzoquinone.
cyril of alexandria — Saint. ?375–444 ad, Christian theologian and patriarch of Alexandria. Feast day: June 27 or June 9
daisy-wheel printer — a type of printer that uses a daisywheel
dangling participle — a participle intended to modify a noun but having the wrong grammatical relationship to it as for example having left in the sentence Having left Europe for good, Peter's future seemed bleak indeed
data driven machine — (language) (DDM) A dataflow language.
data encryption key — (DEK) Used for the encryption of message text and for the computation of message integrity checks (signatures). See cryptography.
data protection act — (legal) (DPA) A UK law guaranteeing rights to individuals in relation to personal data that others hold on them. For example, under the DPA, you have the right to see what data a company holds on you.
data terminal ready — (communications) (DTR) The wire in a full RS-232 connection that tells the Data Communication Equipment (DCE, typically a modem) that the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE, typically a computer or terminal) is ready to transmit and receive data.
datatron 200 series — (computer) A family of computers produced by Burroughs that included the Datatron 204 and Datatron 220.
de broglie equation — the postulate of wave mechanics that a particle of mass m moving at a velocity v will have the properties of a wave of wavelength h / mv (de Broglie wavelength) where h is Planck's constant.
de-compartmentalize — to divide into categories or compartments.
de-internationalize — to make international, as in scope or character: a local conflict that was internationalized into a major war.
de-militarised zone — (networking) (DMZ) (From the military term for an area between two opponents where fighting is prevented) DMZ Ethernets connect networks and computers controlled by different bodies. They may be external or internal. External DMZ Ethernets link regional networks with routers to internal networks. Internal DMZ Ethernets link local nodes with routers to the regional networks. Compare red zone.
deathbed confession — a confession that somebody makes just before he or she dies, usually relating to some long concealed crime or secret
declaration of love — a statement made by one person to another in which they say they are in love with the other person
declare an interest — to make known one's connection, esp a prejudicial connection, with an affair
decontextualization — to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context: decontextualized works of art displayed in museums.
deflate compression — deflate
deflationary spiral — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
deindustrialisation — Alternative spelling of deindustrialization.
deindustrialization — the decline in importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of a nation or area
deinstitutionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of deinstitutionalize.
demonstration model — a nearly new product, such as a car or washing machine, that has been used only to demonstrate its performance by a dealer and is offered for sale at a discount
dendrochronological — Pertaining to dendrochronology.

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