19-letter words containing a, t, n

coordinate geometry — analytic geometry.
coordination number — the number of coordinated species surrounding the central atom in a complex or crystal
cordillera oriental — the eastern ranges of the Andes, in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.
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
cosmopolitanization — to make cosmopolitan.
cost-push inflation — inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same.
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.
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.
creative department — the department of a company or organization responsible for the design and creation of advertisements and marketing materials
creeping bent grass — a grass, Agrostis stolonifera, grown as a pasture grass in Europe and North America: roots readily from the stem
creeping featuritis — (jargon) /kree'ping fee'-chr-i:`t*s/ A variant of creeping featurism, with its own spoonerism: "feeping creaturitis". Some people like to reserve this form for the disease as it actually manifests in software or hardware, as opposed to the lurking general tendency in designers' minds. -ism means "condition" or "pursuit of", whereas -itis usually means "inflammation of".
cross-fertilization — fertilization by the fusion of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species
crystallized ginger — sugar-coated ginger
cult of personality — a cult promoting adulation of a living national leader or public figure, as one encouraged by Stalin to extend his power.
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
cumulative evidence — additional evidence reinforcing testimony previously given
current liabilities — business liabilities maturing within a year
current transformer — A current transformer is a transformer that is designed to give an accurate current ratio for the purpose of measurement and control.
curvilinear tracery — tracery, especially of the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by a pattern of irregular, boldly curved forms.
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
daisy-wheel printer — a type of printer that uses a daisywheel
dance attendance on — to be always near so as to wait on, lavish attention on, etc.
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 driven machine — (language) (DDM) A dataflow language.
data encryption key — (DEK) Used for the encryption of message text and for the computation of message integrity checks (signatures). See cryptography.
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 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.
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.
database management — the maintenance of information stored in a computer system
datatron 200 series — (computer) A family of computers produced by Burroughs that included the Datatron 204 and Datatron 220.
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.
deacetyltransferase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups, especially from a lysine residue of a histone.
death of a salesman — a play (1949) by Arthur Miller.
deathbed confession — a confession that somebody makes just before he or she dies, usually relating to some long concealed crime or secret

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