18-letter words containing c, e, n

bachelor apartment — a flat consisting of one room that is used as a sitting room and bedroom, as well as a kitchenette and a bathroom
bachelor's-buttons — any of various plants of the daisy family with button-like flower heads
back end generator — (tool) (BEG) A code generator developed by H. Emmelmann et al at GMD, University Karlsruhe, Germany. Its input language is Back End Generator Language (BEGL).
back in the saddle — at work again
back to square one — If you are back to square one, you have to start dealing with something from the beginning again because the way you were dealing with it has failed.
back/down to earth — If you come down to earth or back to earth, you have to face the reality of everyday life after a period of great excitement.
background reading — reading of related works in order to get contextual information on a topic that you are intending to study or write about
balance an account — If you balance an account, you adjust entries in the account in order to make the credit and debit totals equal.
balanced computing — (jargon) Matching computer tools to job activities so that the computer system structure parallels the organisation structure and work functions. Both personal computers and employees operate in a decentralised environment with monitoring of achievement of management objectives from centralised corporate systems.
balanced scorecard — A balanced scorecard is a type of management report which includes both financial and non-financial measures.
ballistic pendulum — a device consisting of a large mass hung from a horizontal bar by two rods, used to measure the velocity of an object, as a bullet, by retaining the object upon impact, its velocity being a function of the displacement of the mass.
banker's reference — a confidential statement about the financial status of a customer, provided by one bank to another, or to an authorized enquirer
bankers-acceptance — a draft or bill of exchange that a bank has accepted. Abbreviation: BA. Also called banker's acceptance. Compare acceptance (def 6).
bargaining counter — A bargaining counter is the same as a bargaining chip.
basal conglomerate — a conglomerate deposited on an erosion surface and constituting the bottom layer of a stratigraphic series.
basket-handle arch — an arch having a symmetrical form drawn from an odd number of radii in excess of one, which increase in length from the springing toward the center.
battle of clontarf — a battle fought in 1014, near Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland, in which the Danes were defeated by the Irish but the Irish king, Brian Boru, was killed
be in good company — If you say that someone is in good company, you mean that they should not be ashamed of a mistake or opinion, because some important or respected people have made the same mistake or have the same opinion.
beauty competition — a competition in which the participants, usually women, are judged on their attractiveness, with a prize, and often a title, awarded to the winner
behavioral science — any of several studies, as sociology, psychology, anthropology, etc., that examine human activities in an attempt to discover recurrent patterns and to formulate rules about social behavior
benchmark position — a public service job used for comparison with a similar position, such as a position in commerce, for wage settlements
bend over backward — to try to an unusual degree (to please, pacify, etc.)
benzyl thiocyanate — a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 7 NS, used as an insecticide.
berwick-upon-tweed — a town in N England, in N Northumberland at the mouth of the Tweed: much involved in border disputes between England and Scotland between the 12th and 16th centuries; neutral territory 1551–1885. Pop: 12 870 (2001)
bessemer converter — a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process
bill of indictment — a formal document accusing a person or persons of crime, formerly presented to a grand jury for certification as a true bill but now signed by a court official
biodiversification — the process by which the diversity of plants or animals develops or is increased within a particular region or group of organisms.
biological parents — the biological mother and father of a child
bird's-nest orchid — a brown parasitic Eurasian orchid, Neottia nidus-avis, whose thick fleshy roots resemble a bird's nest and contain a fungus on which the orchid feeds
bitwise complement — The bitwise complement of a bit field is a bit field of the same length but with each zero changed to a one and vice versa. This is the same as the ones complement of a binary integer.
black nickel oxide — a gray-black, water-insoluble powder, Ni 2 O 3 , which, at 600°C, decomposes to nickel oxide: used chiefly in storage batteries as an oxidizing agent.
black-necked grebe — a small grebe, Podiceps nigricollis, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America
black-necked stork — a large Australian stork, Xenorhyncus asiaticus, having a white plumage, dark green back and tail, and red legs
blackback flounder — any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific (English sole) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic (winter flounder or blackback flounder)
blackwater rafting — the sport of riding through underground caves on a large rubber tube
blanche of castile — ?1188–1252, queen consort (1223–26) of Louis VIII of France, born in Spain. The mother of Louis IX, she acted as regent during his minority (1226–36) and his absence on a crusade (1248–52)
blissful ignorance — unawareness or inexperience of something unpleasant
board of education — a group or agency with responsibility for education
board of elections — a bipartisan board appointed usually by local authorities and charged with control of elections and voting procedure.
bone of contention — If a particular matter or issue is a bone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument.
bottom dead center — Bottom dead center is the point at which the piston of an engine is nearest to the axis of the crankshaft. On a vertical engine, this is the lowest point that the piston reaches.
bottom dead centre — the position of the crank of a reciprocating engine when the piston is at its nearest point to the crankshaft
boundedly complete — (theory) (Or "consistently complete") In domain theory, a complete partial order is boundedly complete if every bounded subset has a least upper bound.
brand-name product — A brand-name product is one which is made by a well-known manufacturer and has the manufacturer's label on it.
breach of contract — the act of breaking the conditions of a contract
bread and circuses — something offered as a means of distracting attention from a problem or grievance
break your silence — If someone breaks their silence about something, they talk about something that they have not talked about before or for a long time.
breast enhancement — a surgical procedure to increase the size of a woman's breasts
breathing exercise — an exercise intended to promote effective and healthy breathing and breath control
brightness control — a control that enables the brightness of the image on a television screen, computer monitor, etc to be adjusted

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