22-letter words containing c, o, n, s, e

spectroscopic analysis — the use of spectroscopy in determining the chemical or physical constitution of substances
speech from the throne — (in Britain and the dominions of the Commonwealth) the speech at the opening of each session of Parliament in which the Government outlines its legislative programme. It is read by the sovereign or his or her representative
spelling pronunciation — a pronunciation based on spelling, usually a variant of the traditional pronunciation. The spelling pronunciation of waistcoat is [weyst-koht] /ˈweɪstˌkoʊt/ (Show IPA) rather than [wes-kuh t] /ˈwɛs kət/ (Show IPA).
spherical trigonometry — the branch of trigonometry that deals with spherical triangles.
spinal accessory nerve — accessory nerve.
split-dollar insurance — life insurance in which someone helps pay the premiums for another, as when an employer contributes to the premiums of an employee's policy.
spontaneous combustion — the ignition of a substance or body from the rapid oxidation of its own constituents without heat from any external source.
sports injuries clinic — a medical clinic that specializes in treating sports injuries
standard scratch score — the number of strokes a scratch player would need to go round a particular course, based on the length of each hole to the green and allowing 36 putts for the round
strait of juan de fuca — a strait between Vancouver Island (Canada) and NW Washington (US). Length: about 129 km (80 miles). Width: about 24 km (15 miles)
structured programming — the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.
struggle for existence — the competition in nature among organisms of a population to maintain themselves in a given environment and to survive to reproduce others of their kind.
sun microsystems, inc. — (company) One of the first, and now biggest, US computer manufacturers. They also manufacture in Europe. The Sun-2 and 3 series of workstations and servers were based on the Motorola 680x0 family of microprocessors and the Sun-4 series on the SPARC. Sun also produce their own version of Unix, originally called SunOS and now Solaris. Their Network File System has become the de facto standard for sharing files between Unix systems. Sun own MySQL AB. Sun was bought by Oracle Corporation on 2009-04-20. Quarterly sales $1403M, profits $78M (Aug 1994). Address: 2550 Garcia Ave., Mt. View, CA 94043 -1100 USA.
system account manager — (cryptography, operating system, security) (SAM) A password database stored as a registry file in Windows NT and Windows 2000. The System Account Manager (SAM) database stores users' passwords in a hashed format. Since a hash function is one-way, this provides some measure of security for the storage of the passwords. In an attempt to enhance the security of the SAM database against offline cracking, Microsoft introduced the SYSKEY utility in Windows NT 4.0.
take a fancy to sb/sth — If you take a fancy to someone or something, you start liking them, usually for no understandable reason.
take cognizance of sth — If you take cognizance of something, you take notice of it or acknowledge it.
television licence fee — the fee charged for a television licence
the atlantic provinces — certain of the Canadian provinces with coasts facing the Gulf of St Lawrence or the Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador
the caring professions — professions such as nursing and social work that are involved with looking after people who are ill or who need help in coping with their lives
the continental system — Napoleon's plan in 1806 to blockade Britain by excluding her ships from ports on the mainland of Europe
the grand remonstrance — the document prepared by the Long Parliament in 1640 listing the evils of the king's government, the abuses already rectified, and the reforms Parliament advocated
the houston ship canal — a canal linking Houston to the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
the long-hours culture — the prevailing view that it is normal to work long hours; the practice of working long hours
the maritime provinces — another name for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, but often excluding Newfoundland and Labrador
the medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
the nature conservancy — a US charitable environmental organization, founded in 1951, that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive
the opposition benches — the area of a parliament where members of the party opposed to the ruling party or government sit
the ouachita mountains — a mountain range in the United States, located in W Arkansas, S E Oklahoma, and N E Texas
there is no comparison — If you say there is no comparison between one thing and another, you mean that you think the first thing is much better than the second, or very different from it.
throw on the scrapheap — to discard or get rid of as useless
to be knocked sideways — If you are knocked sideways by something, it makes you feel very surprised, confused, or upset.
to be sb's second home — to be a place where somebody feels at home and spends a lot of time
to bend over backwards — If you say that someone is bending over backwards to be helpful or kind, you are emphasizing that they are trying very hard to be helpful or kind.
to cast your net wider — If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things.
to stick your neck out — If you stick your neck out, you bravely say or do something that might be criticized or might turn out to be wrong.
trade descriptions act — In Britain, the Trade Descriptions Act or the Trades Descriptions Act is a law designed to prevent companies from presenting their goods or services in a dishonest or misleading way.
turn someone's stomach — If you say that something turns your stomach or makes your stomach turn, you mean that it is so unpleasant or offensive that it makes you feel sick.
ulster volunteer force — (in Northern Ireland) a Loyalist paramilitary organization
unconditioned response — a reflex action innately elicited by a stimulus without the intervention of any learning process
unconditioned stimulus — any stimulus evoking an unlearnt response, esp in the context of classical conditioning, in which the conditioned stimulus is followed by the unconditioned one
under no circumstances — not for any reason
underground combustion — Underground combustion is the process of heating oil to allow it to flow more easily and make it easier to recover.
unemployment insurance — a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed.
universal product code — a bar code that indicates price, product classification, etc., and can be read electronically, as at checkout counters in supermarkets. Abbreviation: UPC.
university of michigan — (body, education) A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. 70% of the University's students graduated in the top 10% of their high school class. 90% rank in the top 20% of their high school class. 60% of the students receive financial aid. The main Ann Arbor Campus lies in the Huron River valley, 40 miles west of Detroit. The campus boasts 2700 acres with 200 buildings, six million volumes in 23 libraries, nine museums, seven hospitals, hundreds of laboratories and institutes, and over 18000 microcomputers.
unprofessional conduct — activity that is contrary to the accepted code of conduct of a profession
unsaturated production — Unsaturated production is the production of smaller, unsaturated hydrocarbons from saturated hydrocarbons, for example producing alkenes such as ethane and propene.
unwritten constitution — a constitution, as in Great Britain, not codified as a document but defined by custom and precedent as embodied in statutes and judicial decisions.
user network interface — (communications, networking) (UNI) An interface point between ATM end users and a private ATM switch, or between a private ATM switch and the public carrier ATM network. The physical and protocol specifications for UNIs are defined by the ATM Forum's UNI documents, which allow for various types of physical interfaces. See also: NNI
washington court house — a city in SW Ohio.

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