23-letter words containing a, i, n, t, e

mexican free-tailed bat — any of several small, insect-eating bats of the genus Tadarida, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., inhabiting limestone caves: residual DDT has reduced most populations.
midsummer night's dream — a comedy (1595?) by Shakespeare.
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.
multiple-risk insurance — insurance that covers several risks
multiplicative identity — an identity that when used to multiply a given element in a specified set leaves that element unchanged, as the number 1 for the real-number system.
murder in the cathedral — a verse drama (1935) by T. S. Eliot.
national health service — In Britain, the National Health Service is the state system for providing medical care. It is paid for by taxes.
national safety council — a non profit organization that promotes and ensures health and safety standards
national superannuation — a means-related pension paid to elderly people
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
netherlands east indies — a former name of the Republic of Indonesia.
netherlands west indies — a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela; includes the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin: considered an integral part of the Dutch realm. 366 sq. mi. (948 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
netscape public license — Open source license
neutrosophic statistics — (statistics) Analysis of events described by neutrosophic probability.
new year's honours list — an Honour's List published at the beginning of a new year
newton's laws of motion — three laws of mechanics describing the motion of a body. The first law states that a body remains at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by a force. The second law states that a body's rate of change of momentum is proportional to the force causing it. The third law states that when a force acts on a body due to another body, then an equal and opposite force acts simultaneously on that body
nigger of the narcissus — a novel (1897) by Joseph Conrad.
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
nonverbal communication — gesture and facial expression
north east lincolnshire — a unitary authority in E England, in Lincolnshire: formerly (1974–96) part of the county of Humberside. Pop: 157 400 (2003 est). Area: 192 sq km (74 sq miles)
north ossetian republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the N slopes of the central Caucasus Mountains. Capital: Vladikavkaz. Pop: 709 900 (2002). Area: about 8000 sq km (3088 sq miles)
not a hair out of place — If you say that someone has not a hair out of place, you are emphasizing that they are extremely smart and neatly dressed.
not dry behind the ears — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
not put it past someone — to consider someone capable of (the action specified)
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 relations theory — a form of psychoanalytic theory postulating that people relate to others in order to develop themselves
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 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 one's best behaviour — behaving with careful good manners
on one's own initiative — without being prompted
on someone's coat-tails — thanks to the popularity or success of someone else
on-line data processing — the storing or processing of data on a computer using the internet
one thing after another — If you talk about one thing after another, you are referring to a series of repeated or continuous events.
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
orthographic projection — a two-dimensional graphic representation of an object in which the projecting lines are at right angles to the plane of the projection. Also called orthogonal projection. Compare isometric (def 5).
orthostatic hypotension — Medicine/Medical. a fall in blood pressure associated with an upright position, usually occurring as a result of standing still for a long time or rising from a prolonged stay in bed and often causing faintness, dizziness, and vision disturbances.
osteogenesis imperfecta — a rare hereditary disease in which abnormal connective tissue development leads to fragile bones subject to fracture.
overnight accommodation — accommodation provided by an establishment (such as a hotel) where guests can sleep or spend the night
own occupation coverage — Own occupation coverage is insurance that covers a person if they cannot work in their own occupation, following an accident, injury, or disability.
painting and decorating — interior decoration
pan-africanist congress — a South African liberation movement founded in 1959, now a political party known as the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania
parasexual reproduction — reproduction by recombination of genes from genetically dissimilar nuclei within binucleate or multinucleate cells, as in filamentous fungi.
parliamentary candidate — sb standing for election to government
parliamentary democracy — a system of government in which people elect representatives to a parliament to make laws, for example Canada and the UK
parliamentary privilege — legal immunity allowing lawmakers to speak freely without being subject to the usual laws of slander
parliamentary secretary — government minister's assistant
partial differentiation — the process of finding one of the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.

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