22-letter words containing a, l, e, s, n

classified advertising — advertising compactly arranged, as in newspaper columns, according to subject, under such listings as help wanted and lost and found
cockles of one's heart — one's deepest feelings (esp in the phrase warm the cockles of one's heart)
common snapping turtle — a large aggressive North American river turtle, Chelydra serpentina, having powerful hooked jaws and a rough shell
communication channels — the ways in which people communicate
congressional district — (in the US) an electoral division of a state, entitled to send one member to the US House of Representatives
constructive dismissal — If an employee claims constructive dismissal, they begin a legal action against their employer in which they claim that they were forced to leave their job because of the behaviour of their employer.
contextual advertising — a form of targeted advertising used on websites or other media, such as content displayed in mobile browsers
continental philosophy — a general term for related philosophical traditions that originated in 20th-century continental Europe, including critical theory, deconstruction, existentialism, hermeneutics, phenomenology, and structuralism (contrasted with analytic philosophy).
continuous welded rail — a long, continuous rail formed by welding many short rails.
conversational quality — (in public speaking) a manner of utterance that resembles the spontaneity and informality of relaxed personal conversation.
convertible loan stock — a stock or bond that can be converted into a stated number of shares at a particular date
corporate manslaughter — the death of someone caused by an act of corporate negligence
cosmological principle — the theory that the universe is uniform, homogenous, and isotropic, and therefore appears the same from any position
counterrevolutionaries — Plural form of counterrevolutionary.
course author language — (language) (CAL) The CAI language for the IBM 360.
criminal investigation — an investigation by the police into a crime
cut someone some slack — to be less demanding of someone; ease up on someone
d'alembert's principle — the principle that for a moving body the external forces are in equilibrium with the inertial forces; a generalization of Newton's third law of motion
dalton's atomic theory — the theory that matter consists of indivisible particles called atoms and that atoms of a given element are all identical and can neither be created nor destroyed. Compounds are formed by combination of atoms in simple ratios to give compound atoms (molecules). The theory was the basis of modern chemistry
database normalisation — (database) A series of steps followed to obtain a database design that allows for efficient access and storage of data in a relational database. These steps reduce data redundancy and the chances of data becoming inconsistent. A table in a relational database is said to be in normal form if it satisfies certain constraints. Codd's original work defined three such forms but there are now five generally accepted steps of normalisation. The output of the first step is called First Normal Form (1NF), the output of the second step is Second Normal Form (2NF), etc. First Normal Form eliminates repeating groups by putting each value of a multi-valued attribute into a new row. Second Normal Form eliminates functional dependencies on a partial key by putting the fields in a separate table from those that are dependent on the whole key. Third Normal Form eliminates functional dependencies on non-key fields by putting them in a separate table. At this stage, all non-key fields are dependent on the key, the whole key and nothing but the key. Fourth Normal Form separates independent multi-valued facts stored in one table into separate tables. Fifth Normal Form breaks out data redundancy that is not covered by any of the previous normal forms.
decimal classification — a system of classifying books in libraries by the use of numbers with decimals
deinstitutionalisation — Alternative spelling of deinstitutionalization.
deinstitutionalization — to release (a person with mental or physical disabilities) from a hospital, asylum, home, or other institution with the intention of providing treatment, support, or rehabilitation primarily through community resources under the supervision of health-care professionals or facilities.
delayed-action shutter — a camera shutter that opens after an interval set by the photographer
denotational semantics — (theory) A technique for describing the meaning of programs in terms of mathematical functions on programs and program components. Programs are translated into functions about which properties can be proved using the standard mathematical theory of functions, and especially domain theory. Compare axiomatic semantics, operational semantics, standard semantics.
descriptive cataloging — the aspect of cataloging concerned with the bibliographic and physical description of a book, recording, or other work, accounting for such items as author or performer, title, edition, and imprint as opposed to subject content.
design system language — J. Gaffney, Evans & Sutherland 1976. Interpretive FORTH-like language for 3d graphics databases. Earliest forerunner of both Interpress and PostScript. Mentioned in PostScript Language Reference Manual, Adobe Systems, A-W 1985.
developmental disorder — any condition, such as autism or dyslexia, that appears in childhood and is characterized by delay in the development of one or more psychological functions, such as language skill
devil's darning needle — dragonfly
digital control system — (systems) (DCS) A digital computer used for real-time control of a dynamic system, usually in an industrial environment, possibly as part of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. A DCS samples feedback from the system under control and modifies the control signals in an attempt to achieve some desired behaviour. Analysis of such digital-analogue feedback systems can involve mathematical methods such as difference equations, Laplace transforms, z transfer functions, state space models and state transition matrices.
disciplinary committee — a committee charged with examining alleged breaches of discipline within an organization, profession, etc and adjudicating on them
dishonorable discharge — the discharge of a person from military service for an offense more serious than one for which a bad-conduct discharge is given.
earn one's daily bread — to earn one's living
east australia current — the part of the South Equatorial Current flowing S along the E coast of Australia.
east greenland current — a cold ocean current of low salinity flowing south along the east coast of Greenland.
economy-class syndrome — Economy-class syndrome is a serious medical condition caused by blood clots in the legs moving up to the lungs; used especially in connection with long-haul flights.
educational psychology — a branch of psychology concerned with developing effective educational techniques and dealing with psychological problems in schools.
educational television — television of informational or instructional content.
electroencephalographs — Plural form of electroencephalograph.
employers' association — a body of employers, usually from the same sector of the economy, associated to further the interests of member companies by conducting negotiations with trade unions, providing advice, making representations to other bodies, etc
end transmission block — (character) (ETB) The mnemonic for ASCII character 23.
engineering consultant — a consultant specializing in engineering
english cocker spaniel — any of a breed of small spaniel, similar to and the progenitor of the cocker spaniel
equal rights amendment — a proposed amendment to the US Constitution enshrining equality between the sexes
examining the entrails — The process of grovelling through a core dump or hex image in an attempt to discover the bug that brought a program or system down. The reference is to divination from the entrails of a sacrified animal. Compare runes, incantation, black art, desk check.
existential quantifier — quantifier
extension language kit — (language) (Elk) A Scheme interpreter by Oliver Laumann <[email protected]> and Carsten Bormann <[email protected]> of the Technical University of Berlin. Elk was designed to be used as a general extension language. New types and primitive procedures can easily be added. It has first-class environments, dynamic-wind, fluid-let, macros, autoloading and a dump. It provides interfaces to Xlib, Xt and various widget sets; dynamic loading of extensions and object files; almost all artificial limitations removed; generational/incremental garbage collector; Unix system call extensions; Records (structures) and bit strings. Version: 2.2 is mostly R3RS compatible and runs on Unix, Ultrix, VAX, Sun-3, Sun-4, 68000, i386, MIPS, IBM PC RT, RS/6000, HP700, SGI, Sony, MS-DOS (gcc+DJGPP or go32).
facsimile transmission — an international system of transmitting a written, printed, or pictorial document over the telephone system by scanning it photoelectrically and reproducing the image after transmission
fall prey to something — To fall prey to something bad means to be taken over or affected by it.
federal crop insurance — insurance against the failure of certain crops provided to farmers and producers by the Federal Government

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