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

chinese chippendale — a branch of Chippendale style in which Chinese styles and motifs are used
chinese sacred lily — a Chinese amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus tazetta orientalis, widely grown as a house plant for its fragrant yellow and white flowers
chloroplatinic acid — a red-brown, crystalline, water-soluble solid, H 2 PtCl 6 ⋅6H 2 O, used chiefly in platinizing glass, metals, and ceramic ware.
chlorosulfonic acid — a colorless or yellowish, highly corrosive, pungent liquid, HClO 3 S, usually produced by treating sulfur trioxide with hydrogen chloride: used in organic synthesis to introduce the sulfonyl chloride group, =SO 2 Cl.
chronological order — the arrangement of things following one after another in time: Put these documents in chronological order.
circular definition — a definition in which the definiendum (the expression being defined) or a variant of it appears in the definiens (the expression that defines it).
circulating decimal — repeating decimal
clandestine entrant — a person who hides in or on a vehicle as it enters the United Kingdom with the aim of avoiding immigration controls
clinical depression — depression in a patient that meets defined criteria and that is deemed to merit treatment
command line option — (software) (Or "option", "flag", "switch", "option switch") An argument to a command that modifies its function rather than providing data. Options generally start with "-" in Unix or "/" in MS-DOS. This is usually followed by a single letter or occasionally a digit. More recently, GNU software adopted the --longoptionname style, usually in addition to traditional, single-character, -x style equivalents. Some commands require each option to be a separate argument, introduced by a new "-" or "/", others allow multiple option letters to be concatenated into a single argument with a single "-" or "/", e.g. "ls -al". A few Unix commands (e.g. ar, tar) allow the "-" to be omitted. Some options may or must be followed by a value, e.g. "cc prog.c -o prog", sometimes with and sometimes without an intervening space.
commercially-minded — knowledgeable about business; interested in making money
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
contemplative order — a religious order whose members are devoted to prayer rather than works.
contradistinctively — In contradistinction.
conventional wisdom — The conventional wisdom about something is the generally accepted view of it.
cordillera oriental — the eastern ranges of the Andes, in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.
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 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.
criminal wrongdoing — the act of causing harm to a person or damage to his or her interests
crystallized ginger — sugar-coated ginger
cudgel one's brains — to think hard about a problem
cumulative evidence — additional evidence reinforcing testimony previously given
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
dancing-lady orchid — any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants.
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 link switching — (networking) (DLSw) A standard for transporting IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA) and network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) traffic over an Internet protocol network. Initially, in 1992, DLSw was proprietary to IBM. It was submitted to the IETF as RFC 1434 in 1993, later updated by RFC 1795.
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.
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.
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.
dental receptionist — a receptionist working in a dental surgery
departmentalisation — Alternative spelling of departmentalization.
departmentalization — to divide into departments.
depletion allowance — a tax allowance granted in certain industries, such as the oil and gas industries, to compensate for the depletion of the oil, gas, etc owned by the company

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