18-letter words containing a, r, o, u, n

connected subgraph — (mathematics) A connected graph consisting of a subset of the nodes and edges of some other graph.
consecrated ground — ground that has been made or declared sacred or holy, and is therefore suitable for Christian burial
considered harmful — (programming, humour) A type of phrase based on the title of Edsger W. Dijkstra's famous note in the March 1968 Communications of the ACM, "Goto Statement Considered Harmful", which fired the first salvo in the structured programming wars. Amusingly, the ACM considered the resulting acrimony sufficiently harmful that it will (by policy) no longer print articles taking so assertive a position against a coding practice. In the ensuing decades, a large number of both serious papers and parodies bore titles of the form "X considered Y". The structured-programming wars eventually blew over with the realisation that both sides were wrong, but use of such titles has remained as a persistent minor in-joke.
constituency party — a branch of a political party operating within a constituency
construction paper — Construction paper is a type of stiff, colored paper that children use for drawing and for making things.
contents insurance — the insurance for the personal property in a household
continued fraction — a number plus a fraction whose denominator contains a number and a fraction whose denominator contains a number and a fraction, and so on
contract furniture — furniture designed and manufactured for commercial installation, as in offices, waiting rooms, or lobbies.
cornucopian thesis — the belief that, as long as science and technology continue to advance, growth can continue for ever because these new advances create new resources
coronary care unit — a unit in a hospital dedicated to treating coronary heart disease
coronary occlusion — partial or total obstruction of a coronary artery, as by a thrombus, usually resulting in infarction of the myocardium.
coronary-care unit — a specialized hospital unit for the early care and treatment of heart-attack patients. Abbreviation: CCU.
costume department — the department in a theatre or television company that is responsible for actors' costumes
couldn't care less — If you say that you couldn't care less about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you are not interested in them or worried about them. In American English, you can also say that you could care less, with the same meaning.
counter-adaptation — the act of adapting.
counter-aggression — the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights; an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like: The army is prepared to stop any foreign aggression.
counterattractions — Plural form of counterattraction.
counterculturalism — The counterculture movement or lifestyle.
counterculturalist — the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.
countercyclicality — The quality of being countercyclical.
counterprogramming — the practice of scheduling a program opposite another program, esp. a popular one, that appeals to a different kind of audience, as in placing a romantic film directed at women opposite a sports program mainly watched by men
counterreformation — a reform movement to oppose a previous one
countertherapeutic — Working against a therapy.
countryside agency — (in England) a government agency that promotes the conservation and enjoyment of the countryside and aims to stimulate employment in rural areas
coupling capacitor — A coupling capacitor is a capacitor that is used to transmit an alternating current signal from one node to another.
crude oil fraction — A crude oil fraction is a component of crude oil, which has its own particular molecular composition, weight, and boiling point.
cultural diffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
cumbrian mountains — a mountain range in NW England, in Cumbria. Highest peak: Scafell Pike, 977 m (3206 ft)
cumulative scoring — a method of scoring in which the score of a partnership is taken as the sum of their scores on all hands played.
customer relations — Customer relations are the relationships that a business has with its customers and the way in which it treats them.
cutthroat contract — a form of contract bridge for four persons in which partners are decided by the bidding.
dangerous offender — an offender who is deemed by a court of law to be likely to engage in further violent conduct, and who thus becomes eligible for an indefinite prison sentence
de bruijn notation — (language) A variation of lambda notation for specifying functions using numbers instead of names to refer to formal parameters. A reference to a formal parameter is a number which gives the number of lambdas (written as \ here) between the reference and the lambda which binds the parameter. E.g. the function \ f . \ x . f x would be written \ . \ . 1 0. The 0 refers to the innermost lambda, the 1 to the next etc. The chief advantage of this notation is that it avoids the possibility of name capture and removes the need for alpha conversion.
defense calculator — IBM 701
diaminofluorescein — (organic compound) A fluorescein into which two amino groups have been substituted.
diamondback turtle — any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
discourse analysis — the study of the rules or patterns characterizing units of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence.
distribution class — form class
distribution ratio — the ratio of concentrations of a solute distributed between two immiscible solvents in contact with each other, as iodine in water and chloroform
division of labour — a system of organizing the manufacture of an article in a series of separate specialized operations, each of which is carried out by a different worker or group of workers
dominican republic — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
drainpipe trousers — trousers with very narrow legs
dramatic monologue — a poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation.
driver's education — high-school driving classes
drug on the market — Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
dwarf storage unit — (humour) (DSU) An IBM term for a cupboard.
eastern algonquian — a subgroup of the Algonquian language family, comprising the languages spoken aboriginally from Nova Scotia to northeastern North Carolina.
electroacupuncture — the insertion into the body of one or more needles through which an electric current is passed
electrostatic unit — any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the electric constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number
engelbart, douglas — Douglas Engelbart

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