22-letter words containing d, o, i, n
- to draw someone's fire — If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.
- to drop someone a line — If you drop someone a line, you write to them.
- to swallow one's pride — If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.
- 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.
- 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
- under the influence of — If you are under the influence of someone or something, you are being affected or controlled by them.
- underground combustion — Underground combustion is the process of heating oil to allow it to flow more easily and make it easier to recover.
- unidirectional current — direct current
- united empire loyalist — any of the American colonists who settled in Canada during or after the War of American Independence because of loyalty to the British Crown
- united reformed church — (in England and Wales) a Protestant denomination formed from the union of the Presbyterian and Congregational churches in 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- urban district council — a council of an urban district that, in conjunction with a county council, has responsibilities for local government issues
- van der waals equation — an equation of state relating the pressure, volume, and absolute temperature of a gas, taking into account the finite size of the molecules and the attractive force between them.
- video display terminal — Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT.
- volume of distribution — A volume of distribution is the hypothetical volume of body fluid that would be required to dissolve the amount of drug needed to achieve the same concentration in the blood.
- vote of non-confidence — a vote or motion in a legislative body censuring an aspect of or indicating a lack of majority support for a government policy
- wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
- william lloyd garrison — William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
- windows for workgroups — (operating system) (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3.1 can be networked, the installation and configuration is much improved with Windows for Workgroups (3.1). Windows for Workgroups 3.11 was a significant upgrade to WFW 3.1, adding 32-bit file access, fax capability and higher performance.
- windsor and maidenhead — (since 1917) a member of the present British royal family. Compare Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (def 1).
- world communion sunday — the first Sunday in October, during which members of ecumenical churches throughout the world celebrate Holy Communion, especially to affirm their unity in Christ.
- wrong end of the stick — a complete misunderstanding of a situation, explanation, etc
- zodiacal constellation — any of the 12 constellations after which the signs of the zodiac are named: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, or Pisces