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23-letter words containing d, i, r, t

  • have struck/hit paydirt — If you say that someone has struck paydirt or has hit paydirt, you mean that they have achieved sudden success or gained a lot of money very quickly.
  • higher national diploma — a work-related higher education qualification, taking two years full-time.
  • hold on like grim death — to hold very firmly or resolutely
  • hollerithabetical order — (algorithm)   Sorted into the order a standard Hollerith card sorting machine produces, with special characters interleaved within the alphabet.
  • hortense de beauharnais — Beauharnais, Eugénie Hortense de.
  • identification bracelet — a bracelet, usually of metal links, having an identification plate for the name of the wearer.
  • in the neighbourhood of — In the neighbourhood of a number means approximately that number.
  • in your stockinged feet — wearing stockings or socks but no shoes
  • indeterminacy principle — uncertainty principle.
  • indirect discrimination — discrimination by means of rules, regulations or procedures that may appear to be neutral, but which actually discriminate against certain groups of people.
  • industrial psychologist — a person who studies human behaviour and cognitive processes in relation to the working environment
  • inherently safer design — Inherently safer design is when a lot of consideration is given to safety when designing a process.
  • integrated fire control — an electronic system that locates and tracks a target, computes the data, and employs a weapon to destroy it.
  • intermediate technology — technology which combines sophisticated ideas with cheap and readily available materials, esp for use in developing countries
  • international date line — the line approximately following the 180° meridian from Greenwich on the east side of which the date is one day earlier than on the west
  • intrinsic semiconductor — an almost pure semiconductor to which no impurities have been added and in which the electron and hole densities are equal at thermal equilibrium
  • lieutenant junior grade — a commissioned officer ranking above an ensign and below a lieutenant.
  • light and shade surface — (in architectural shades and shadows) a surface in a plane tangent to the parallel rays from the theoretical light source, treated as a shade surface.
  • like anything/crazy/mad — You can use the expressions like anything, like crazy, or like mad to emphasize that someone is doing something or something is happening in a very energetic or noticeable way.
  • liquefied petroleum gas — a mixture of various petroleum gases, esp propane and butane, stored as a liquid under pressure and used as an engine fuel
  • living on borrowed time — living an unexpected extension of life
  • look on the bright side — consider positive aspects
  • low-density lipoprotein — a plasma protein that is the major carrier of cholesterol in the blood: high levels are associated with atherosclerosis. Abbreviation: LDL.
  • magnetic field strength — that part of the magnetic induction that is determined at any point in space by the current density and displacement current at that point independently of the magnetic or other physical properties of the surrounding medium. Symbol: H.
  • magnetohydrodynamically — In a magnetohydrodynamic way.
  • main distribution frame — (networking)   (MDF) The network closet containing the main hub.
  • maturity-onset diabetes — diabetes (def 4).
  • mediated generalization — generalization (def 4c).
  • mediated-generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
  • mediterranean fruit fly — a small, black and white, irregularly banded two-winged fly, Ceratitis capitata, of many warm regions, that damages citrus and other succulent fruit crops by implanting eggs that hatch into maggots within the fruit.
  • methylthionine chloride — methylene blue.
  • mexican free-tailed bat — any of several small, insect-eating bats of the genus Tadarida, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., inhabiting limestone caves: residual DDT has reduced most populations.
  • midsummer night's dream — a comedy (1595?) by Shakespeare.
  • mortise and tenon joint — a joint (in wood or stone) using a mortise and tenon
  • moving target indicator — a Doppler-radar presentation that indicates moving targets only, stationary objects reflecting signals that the system rejects. Abbreviation: MTI.
  • murder in the cathedral — a verse drama (1935) by T. S. Eliot.
  • near-infrared radiation — the shorter wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared region of the spectrum, extending from about 0.75 to 2.5 micrometers, usually radiation reflected from plant materials.
  • netherlands east indies — a former name of the Republic of Indonesia.
  • netherlands west indies — 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.
  • non-destructive testing — Non-destructive testing is the examination of the quality of a component without changing it in any way.
  • nondisclosure agreement — a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. Abbreviation: NDA.
  • not dry behind the ears — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • not long for this world — nearing death
  • o'reilly and associates — The leading publisher of information on the Internet, Unix, the X Window System and other open systems. They also provide the Global Network Navigator service.
  • object-oriented fortran — (language)   (OOF) An object-oriented extension of Fortran, in which data items can be grouped into objects, which can be instantiated and executed in parallel. It was available for Sun, Iris, iPSC, and nCUBE, but is no longer supported. E-mail: Donna Reese <[email protected]>.
  • of many years' standing — You can use the expression of many years' standing to say that something has had a particular function or someone has had a particular role for many years. For example, if a place is your home of ten years' standing, it has been your home for ten years.
  • on-line data processing — the storing or processing of data on a computer using the internet
  • order of military merit — an order awarded to members of the Canadian Forces for conspicuous merit; established in 1972
  • order of the visitation — a religious order of nuns founded in 1610 by St Francis of Sales and dedicated to contemplation and the cultivation of humility, gentleness, and sisterly love
  • overnight accommodation — accommodation provided by an establishment (such as a hotel) where guests can sleep or spend the night
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