19-letter words containing c, h, i, n
- dancing-lady orchid — any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants.
- data driven machine — (language) (DDM) A dataflow language.
- 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.
- deathbed confession — a confession that somebody makes just before he or she dies, usually relating to some long concealed crime or secret
- dendrochronological — Pertaining to dendrochronology.
- department chairman — the chairman of a university department
- devils-on-horseback — a savoury of prunes wrapped in bacon slices and served on toast
- dielectric strength — the maximum voltage that can be applied to a given material without causing it to break down, usually expressed in volts or kilovolts per unit of thickness.
- dihydrostreptomycin — an antibiotic, C 21 H 41 N 7 O 12 , derived by organic synthesis from and believed to be less toxic than streptomycin: used in the form of its sulfate chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- direct grant school — (in Britain, formerly) a school financed by endowment, fees, and a state grant conditional upon admittance of a percentage of nonpaying pupils nominated by the local education authority
- disenfranchisements — Plural form of disenfranchisement.
- dispatch department — the department of an organization responsible for the dispatch of orders
- do the decent thing — If you say that someone should do the decent thing, you mean that they should do something which they do not really want to do, but which you think they ought to do.
- domain architecture — (systems analysis) A generic, organisational structure or design for software systems in a domain. The domain architecture contains the designs that are intended to satisfy requirements specified in the domain model. A domain architecture can be adapted to create designs for software systems within a domain and also provides a framework for configuring assets within individual software systems.
- dominance hierarchy — a system or set of relationships in animal groups that is based on a hierarchical ranking, usually established and maintained by behavior in aggressive encounters: one or a few members hold the highest rank and the others are submissive to those ranking higher and dominant to those ranking lower.
- draw the color line — to impose or accept the color line
- draw the curtain on — to end
- duplicating machine — a duplicator, especially one for making identical copies of documents, letters, etc.
- electrohydrodynamic — (physics) Of or pertaining to electrohydrodynamics.
- electromechanically — In an electromechanical way.
- electron micrograph — a photograph or image of a specimen taken using an electron microscope
- electronic graphics — (on television) the production of graphic designs and text by electronic means
- enabling technology — technology that enables the user to perform a task or to improve his or her overall performance: e.g. the internet
- euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
- exhibitionistically — In an exhibitionistic manner.
- fashion coordinator — a person in a department store or other establishment who coordinates activities centered upon or related to fashion, as fashion themes, shows, displays, and promotion.
- feynman, richard p. — Richard P. Feynman
- fighter-interceptor — a fighter plane used for the defense of a region against air attack, especially by attacking bombers.
- fixed exchange rate — finance: set rate of exchange
- forensic psychiatry — the use of psychiatric knowledge and techniques in questions of law, as in determining legal insanity.
- french north africa — the former French possessions of Algeria, French Morocco, and Tunisia
- friend of the court — amicus curiae.
- frontier technology — innovative or new technology
- gas central heating — a system of central heating fuelled by combustible gas
- general anaesthetic — sth administered to induce unconsciousness
- glottochronological — Of or pertaining to glottochronology.
- grand duke nicholas — of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher. German Nikolaus von Cusa.
- grandfather's chair — wing chair.
- graphic workstation — (graphics, computer) A workstation specifically configured for graphics works such as image manipulation, bitmap graphics ("paint"), and vector graphics ("draw") type applications. Such work requires a powerful CPU and a high resolution display. A graphic workstation is very similar to a CAD workstation and, given the typical specifications of personal computers currently available in 1999, the distinctions are very blurred and are more likely to depend on availability of specific software than any detailed hardware requirements.
- great wall of china — a system of fortified walls with a roadway along the top, constructed as a defense for China against the nomads of the regions that are now Mongolia and Manchuria: completed in the 3rd century b.c., but later repeatedly modified and rebuilt. 2000 miles (3220 km) long.
- great-grandchildren — a grandchild of one's son or daughter.
- greenwich mean time — the time as measured on the prime meridian running through Greenwich, England: used in England and as a standard of calculation elsewhere.
- halt and catch fire — (humour, processor) (HCF) Any of several undocumented and semi-mythical machine instructions with destructive side-effects, supposedly included for test purposes on several well-known architectures going as far back as the IBM 360. The Motorola 6800 microprocessor was the first for which an HCF opcode became widely known. This instruction caused the processor to read every memory location sequentially until reset.
- hang in the balance — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- harmonic distortion — distortion caused by nonlinear characteristics of electronic apparatus, esp of audio amplifiers, that generate unwanted harmonics of the input frequencies
- have a bone to pick — to have grounds for a quarrel
- heel-and-toe racing — race walking.
- heinrich schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- helsinki conference — Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
- hepatic portal vein — a vein connecting two capillary networks in the liver