19-letter words containing a, o, r

coronary thrombosis — A coronary thrombosis is the same as a coronary.
corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
corporate venturing — the provision of venture capital by one company for another in order to obtain information about the company requiring capital or as a step towards acquiring it
correspondence card — a piece of card, often with the sender's name and address printed on the top, designed to be used for sending brief notes to people through the post
corrosive sublimate — mercuric chloride
counter reformation — the movement within the Roman Catholic Church that followed the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.
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.
counter-programming — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
counter-reformation — the reform movement of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and early 17th centuries considered as a reaction to the Protestant Reformation
counterdemonstrator — Someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time.
countersurveillance — The art of evading surveillance.
countertransference — in psychotherapy, transference in which the psychoanalyst or other psychotherapist substitutes the client for the original object of his or her own repressed impulses
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
country and western — Country and western is the same as country music.
country-and-western — country music.
court of st james's — the official name of the royal court of Britain
cox's orange pippin — a variety of eating apple with sweet flesh and a red-tinged green skin
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.
craters of the moon — a national monument in S Idaho: site of scenic lava-flow formations.
creative accounting — Creative accounting is when companies present or organize their accounts in such a way that they gain money for themselves or give a false impression of their profits.
criminal psychology — study of criminals' minds
criminal wrongdoing — the act of causing harm to a person or damage to his or her interests
cross-channel ferry — a ferry that transports passengers and vehicles across the English Channel
cross-fertilization — fertilization by the fusion of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species
cudgel one's brains — to think hard about a problem
cult of personality — a cult promoting adulation of a living national leader or public figure, as one encouraged by Stalin to extend his power.
cultivated mushroom — an edible mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) with a pale cap and stalk: the most common food mushroom
cultural revolution — (in China) a mass movement (1965–68), in which the youthful Red Guard played a prominent part. It was initiated by Mao Tse-tung to destroy the power of the bureaucrats and to revolutionize the attitudes and behaviour of the people
current transformer — A current transformer is a transformer that is designed to give an accurate current ratio for the purpose of measurement and control.
customs declaration — a form declaring the nature and value of goods, etc, for customs purposes
customs regulations — the regulations relating to customs in a particular country
cyril of alexandria — Saint. ?375–444 ad, Christian theologian and patriarch of Alexandria. Feast day: June 27 or June 9
dancing-lady orchid — any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants.
darby and joan club — a club for elderly people
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.
datatron 200 series — (computer) A family of computers produced by Burroughs that included the Datatron 204 and Datatron 220.
davy jones's locker — the bottom of the sea; grave of those drowned at sea or buried there
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
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
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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