21-letter words containing d, i, n, e, r, b
- ortho-dichlorobenzene — a colorless liquid with a pleasant odor, C 6 H 4 Cl 2 , used as a solvent for a wide range of organic materials.
- pipelined burst cache — Pipeline Burst Cache
- premium savings bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- printed circuit board — a circuit in which the interconnecting conductors and some of the circuit components have been printed, etched, etc., onto a sheet or board of dielectric material (PC board, printed-circuit board)
- propantheline bromide — a substance, C 2 3 H 3 0 BrNO 3 , used in the treatment of peptic ulcers.
- rayleigh distribution — (mathematics) A curve that yields a good approximation to the actual labour curves on software projects.
- serbia and montenegro — a former country in SE Europe, consisting of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro; replaced the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2003, and dissolved in 2006 following Montenegro’s decision to secede
- submerged arc welding — a type of heavy electric-arc welding using mechanically fed bare wire with the arc submerged in powdered flux to keep out oxygen
- three-quarter binding — a binding in which the material used for the back extends further over the covers than in half binding.
- to be arrayed against — to be opposed to
- to be in dire straits — to be in a position of acute difficulty
- to risk life and limb — If someone risks life and limb, they do something very dangerous that may cause them to die or be seriously injured.
- undesirable discharge — a discharge under other than honorable conditions of a person from military service by administrative action.
- with one's bare hands — If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.