23-letter words containing a, d, e, n, o

lackland air force base — U.S. Air Force installation in SW central Texas, SW of San Antonio.
lead replacement petrol — a less toxic fuel introduced in 2000 for cars requiring leaded petrol
leave no stone unturned — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
lieutenant junior grade — a commissioned officer ranking above an ensign and below a lieutenant.
locally euclidean space — a topological space in which each point has a neighborhood that is homeomorphic to an open set in a Euclidean space of specified dimension.
lock, stock, and barrel — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
long-horned grasshopper — any of numerous insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having long, threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male.
look down one's nose at — to smell or sniff.
lossy audio compression — (audio, compression) Any audio compression algorithm which does not retain every bit of data but only reproduces a signal that sounds more or less like the original. Examples are MP1, MP2, MP3, AAC.
magnetohydrodynamically — In a magnetohydrodynamic way.
main distribution frame — (networking) (MDF) The network closet containing the main hub.
maturity-onset diabetes — diabetes (def 4).
mediated generalization — generalization (def 4c).
mediated-generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
message digest function — one-way hash function
modern sequence dancing — a form of dancing in which ballroom dance steps are used as the basis of a wide variety of different dances typically performed in a sequence
mortise and tenon joint — a joint (in wood or stone) using a mortise and tenon
moving target indicator — a Doppler-radar presentation that indicates moving targets only, stationary objects reflecting signals that the system rejects. Abbreviation: MTI.
near-infrared radiation — the shorter wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared region of the spectrum, extending from about 0.75 to 2.5 micrometers, usually radiation reflected from plant materials.
negative bending moment — a bending moment that produces convex bending at the supports of a continuously supported beam
nondisclosure agreement — a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. Abbreviation: NDA.
nonessential amino acid — an amino acid that can be synthesized in the body
not dry behind the ears — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
o'reilly and associates — The leading publisher of information on the Internet, Unix, the X Window System and other open systems. They also provide the Global Network Navigator service.
object-oriented fortran — (language) (OOF) An object-oriented extension of Fortran, in which data items can be grouped into objects, which can be instantiated and executed in parallel. It was available for Sun, Iris, iPSC, and nCUBE, but is no longer supported. E-mail: Donna Reese <[email protected]>.
of many (or few) words — talkative (or not talkative)
of many years' standing — You can use the expression of many years' standing to say that something has had a particular function or someone has had a particular role for many years. For example, if a place is your home of ten years' standing, it has been your home for ten years.
on-line data processing — the storing or processing of data on a computer using the internet
one-hundred share index — the average prices for shares of the largest, most actively traded, 100 companies on the London Stock Exchange
order of the visitation — a religious order of nuns founded in 1610 by St Francis of Sales and dedicated to contemplation and the cultivation of humility, gentleness, and sisterly love
ordinary life insurance — life insurance with premiums paid throughout the lifetime of the insured.
orthodox eastern church — Eastern Orthodox Church
overnight accommodation — accommodation provided by an establishment (such as a hotel) where guests can sleep or spend the night
painting and decorating — interior decoration
parasexual reproduction — reproduction by recombination of genes from genetically dissimilar nuclei within binucleate or multinucleate cells, as in filamentous fungi.
parliamentary democracy — a system of government in which people elect representatives to a parliament to make laws, for example Canada and the UK
partial differentiation — the process of finding one of the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.
past one's sell-by date — If you say that someone or something is past their sell-by date, you mean they are no longer effective, interesting, or useful.
patient confidentiality — the law that a doctor or medical practitioner cannot reveal anything said to them by their patients during consultation or treatment
pentagonal dodecahedron — pyritohedron.
percentage distribution — a frequency distribution is which individual frequencies are shown as a percentage of the total frequencies
performance-related pay — salary based on individual assessment
peroxymonosulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
pest control department — the local government department responsible for controlling such pests as rats and mice
photoelectric magnitude — the magnitude of a star determined using a photometer plus a filter to select light or other radiation of the desired wavelength
plain old documentation — (text) (pod, occasionally "POD") A simple markup language used to embed documentation, literate programming-style, in Perl programs. Pod readers and converters are part of the standard Perl distribution and the documentation provided with Perl is all in pod format.
polish lowland sheepdog — a strongly-built medium-sized sheepdog of a Polish breed with a long thick shaggy coat that covers the eyes
polybrominated biphenyl — PBB.
positive discrimination — special opportunities
postcode discrimination — discrimination on the basis of the area where someone lives, with relation to employment, credit rating, etc

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