20-letter words containing d, e, n, t, i

nemine contradicente — no one contradicting; unanimously.
net domestic product — the gross domestic product minus an allowance for the depreciation of capital goods
net national product — the gross national product less allowance for depreciation of capital goods. Abbreviation: NNP.
netherlands antilles — a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela; includes the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin: considered an integral part of the Dutch realm. 366 sq. mi. (948 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
new democratic party — the Canadian social democratic party formed in 1961
nineteenth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, guaranteeing women the right to vote.
nodding acquaintance — a slight, incomplete, or superficial knowledge (of something or someone): He had only a nodding acquaintance with Italian and didn't trust it to get him through the tour. Although we were neighbors for several years, we had only a nodding acquaintance.
nonaccidental injury — damage, such as a bruise, burn, or fracture, deliberately inflicted on a child or an old person
nondirective therapy — client-centered therapy.
noninstitutionalized — Not institutionalized.
nonrepeating decimal — a decimal representation of any irrational number, having the property that no sequence of digits is repeated ad infinitum.
north canadian river — a river in NE New Mexico, E Texas, and E Oklahoma, flowing SE to the Canadian River. 760 miles (1223 km) long.
northern white cedar — any of several chiefly coniferous trees valued for their wood, especially Chamaecyparis thyoides, of the eastern U.S., or Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar) of northeastern North America.
nostalgie de la boue — a desire for or attraction to crudity, vulgarity, depravity, etc.
not mince your words — If you say that someone does not mince their words, you mean that they speak in a forceful and direct way, especially when saying something unpleasant to someone.
notre dame mountains — a mountain range in E Quebec, Canada, an extension of the Green Mountains in Vermont and a portion of the Appalachian Mountains: about 500 miles (800 km) long, rising about 2000 feet (610 meters).
object role modeling — (programming) (ORM) A conceptual modelling approach that pictures the application world as a set of objects that play roles (parts in relationships, which may be unary, binary or higher order). ORM provides both graphical and textual languages that enable models to be expressed naturally. For data modelling purposes, its graphical language is more expressive than ER or UML.
occupational disease — Also called industrial disease. a disease caused by the conditions or hazards of a particular occupation.
ode to a nightingale — a poem (1819) by Keats.
ode to the west wind — a poem (1820) by Shelley.
on the drawing board — in the planning stage
on the shady side of — beyond (a given age); older than
on the sunny side of — younger than (a specified age)
one's heart's desire — If you say that someone or something is your heart's desire, you mean that you want that person or thing very much.
operant conditioning — conditioning (def 1).
operating conditions — Operating conditions are a set of conditions for operating a particular system or process.
operational database — (database) A database containing up-to-date, modifiable data, in contrast to a decision support database.
operator overloading — overloading
optical mark reading — the reading of marks by an optical device whereby the information can be stored in machine-readable form
ostensive definition — the definition of a term by pointing to one or more examples to which the term can be applied.
oxyacetylene welding — welding using an oxyacetylene burner
paint the town (red) — to go on a boisterous spree; carouse
partial differential — an expression obtained from a given function of several variables by taking the partial derivative with respect to one of the variables and multiplying by the increment in that variable.
partitioned data set — (file format) (PDS) A data set on an IBM mainframe that contains members, each of which acts like a separate data set. Partitioned data sets are more space-efficient than individual data sets, because they can put more than one data set on a track. They are also used to hold libraries, with one function per member. The syntax for a member is NAME.OF.PDS(MEMBER) although some systems (such as Phoenix) could use NAME.OF.PDS:MEMBER Original PDSes were of fixed size, and needed frequent compression to recover space after deleting or changing members. Newer PDS/E Extended PDSes do not have this problem.
pentobarbital sodium — a barbiturate drug used in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic. Formula: C11H17N2O3Na
pentose nucleic acid — a nucleic acid containing a pentose.
periarteritis nodosa — polyarteritis.
period of revolution — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
periodontal membrane — the collagenous, fibrous connective tissue between the cementum of the tooth and the alveolus.
perpendicular gothic — the style of Gothic architecture in England during the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by tracery having vertical lines, a four-centred arch, and fan vaulting
personality disorder — any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration.
phenyldiethanolamine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble substance, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO 2 , used in the manufacture of dyes and in organic synthesis.
phosphorus pentoxide — a white, deliquescent, crystalline powder, P 2 O 5 , that, depending upon the amount of water it absorbs, forms orthophosphoric acid, metaphosphoric acid, or pyrophosphoric acid, produced by the burning of phosphorus in dry air: used in the preparation of phosphoric acids, as a drying and dehydrating agent, and in organic synthesis.
photoconductive cell — Electronics. a photocell whose resistance varies according to the intensity of light falling on it.
pleased with oneself — If someone seems very satisfied with something they have done, you can say that they are pleased with themselves, especially if you think they are more satisfied than they should be.
postal delivery zone — zone (def 10).
postcode prescribing — the practice of prescribing more or less expensive and effective medical treatments to patients depending on where they live in a country, and which treatments their health board is willing and able to provide
postnatal depression — a form of clinical depression that occurs in mothers after the birth of a baby
potential difference — voltage
pound cost averaging — a method of accumulating capital by investing a fixed sum in a particular security at regular intervals, in order to achieve an average purchase price below the arithmetic average of the market prices on the purchase dates

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