19-letter words containing d, i, n

contra-guide rudder — a rudder having a horizontal offset of its upper and lower halves to improve the flow characteristics of the propeller race.
contradistinctively — In contradistinction.
contradistinguished — Simple past tense and past participle of contradistinguish.
contradistinguishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contradistinguish.
conventional wisdom — The conventional wisdom about something is the generally accepted view of it.
conversion disorder — a psychological disorder in which severe physical symptoms like blindness or paralysis appear with no apparent physical cause
convulsive disorder — any of various types of epilepsy.
coordinate geometry — analytic geometry.
coordination number — the number of coordinated species surrounding the central atom in a complex or crystal
cordillera oriental — the eastern ranges of the Andes, in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.
corruption of blood — the impurity before law that results from attainder and disqualifies the attainted person from inheriting, retaining, or bequeathing lands or interests in lands: abolished in 1870.
counter-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
counterconditioning — the conditioning of a response that is incompatible with some previously learned response; for example, in psychotherapy an anxious person might be taught relaxation, which is incompatible with anxiety
counterpoise bridge — another name for bascule bridge
counterproductively — In a counterproductive way.
countervailing duty — an extra import duty imposed by a country on certain imports, esp to prevent dumping or to counteract subsidies in the exporting country
cowboys and indians — a children's game in which players imitate the supposed behavior of cowboys and Indians in conflict, as in shooting, chasing, and capturing.
cracked compression — Cracked compression is a separation process for separating hydrocarbons further, with an increase in the pressure of the cracked gas.
cracked gas cooling — Cracked gas cooling is a process in which the temperature of a cracked gas is reduced in order to separate it into different product streams.
creative department — the department of a company or organization responsible for the design and creation of advertisements and marketing materials
credit someone with — to believe that someone has or is responsible for; ascribe to someone
criminal wrongdoing — the act of causing harm to a person or damage to his or her interests
crystallized ginger — sugar-coated ginger
cudgel one's brains — to think hard about a problem
cumulative evidence — additional evidence reinforcing testimony previously given
cup-and-saucer vine — a woody, Mexican vine, Cobaea scandens, of the phlox family, having bell-shaped, violet-colored or greenish-purple flowers with an inflated, leaflike calyx and long, curved stamens.
current expenditure — expenditure taking place within the financial year in question
customs declaration — a form declaring the nature and value of goods, etc, for customs purposes
cyclohexadienedione — (organic chemistry) benzoquinone.
cyril of alexandria — Saint. ?375–444 ad, Christian theologian and patriarch of Alexandria. Feast day: June 27 or June 9
daisy-wheel printer — a type of printer that uses a daisywheel
dancing-lady orchid — any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants.
dangling participle — a participle intended to modify a noun but having the wrong grammatical relationship to it as for example having left in the sentence Having left Europe for good, Peter's future seemed bleak indeed
data driven machine — (language) (DDM) A dataflow language.
data encryption key — (DEK) Used for the encryption of message text and for the computation of message integrity checks (signatures). See cryptography.
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.
data protection act — (legal) (DPA) A UK law guaranteeing rights to individuals in relation to personal data that others hold on them. For example, under the DPA, you have the right to see what data a company holds on you.
data terminal ready — (communications) (DTR) The wire in a full RS-232 connection that tells the Data Communication Equipment (DCE, typically a modem) that the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE, typically a computer or terminal) is ready to transmit and receive data.
datatron 200 series — (computer) A family of computers produced by Burroughs that included the Datatron 204 and Datatron 220.
de broglie equation — the postulate of wave mechanics that a particle of mass m moving at a velocity v will have the properties of a wave of wavelength h / mv (de Broglie wavelength) where h is Planck's constant.
de-compartmentalize — to divide into categories or compartments.
de-internationalize — to make international, as in scope or character: a local conflict that was internationalized into a major war.
de-militarised zone — (networking) (DMZ) (From the military term for an area between two opponents where fighting is prevented) DMZ Ethernets connect networks and computers controlled by different bodies. They may be external or internal. External DMZ Ethernets link regional networks with routers to internal networks. Internal DMZ Ethernets link local nodes with routers to the regional networks. Compare red zone.
deathbed confession — a confession that somebody makes just before he or she dies, usually relating to some long concealed crime or secret
debugging by printf — (programming) The debugging technique where the programmer inserts print statements into a program so that when run the program leaves a "trail of breadcrumbs" allowing him to see which parts were executed. The information output may just be a short string to indicate that a particular point in the code has been reached or it might be a complete stack trace. The output typically just goes to the window or terminal in which the program is running or may be written to a log file.
declaration of love — a statement made by one person to another in which they say they are in love with the other person
declare an interest — to make known one's connection, esp a prejudicial connection, with an affair
decontextualization — to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context: decontextualized works of art displayed in museums.
defence expenditure — the amount that a country spends on military measures or resources
deficiency judgment — a judgment in favor of a mortgagee for the remainder of a debt not completely cleared by foreclosure and sale of the mortgaged property

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