18-letter words containing d, v, o, r
- acquired behaviour — the behaviour of an organism resulting from the effects of the environment
- activated charcoal — a form of carbon having very fine pores: used chiefly for adsorbing gases or solutes, as in various filter systems for purification, deodorization, and decolorization.
- adaptive radiation — evolution of a number of divergent species from a common ancestor, each species becoming adapted to occupy a different environment. This type of evolution occurred in the Tertiary manuals and the Mesozoic reptiles
- adverse possession — the occupation or possession of land by a person not legally entitled to it. If continued unopposed for a period specifed by law, such occupation extinguishes the title of the rightful owner
- affective disorder — any mental disorder, such as depression or mania, that is characterized by abnormal disturbances of mood
- aggravated robbery — a robbery made more serious by its violent circumstances
- ahead of the curve — People, products or ideas that are ahead of the curve are more advanced or modern than others of their kind.
- alternative comedy — a style of comedy originating in the UK in the 1980s that seeks to avoid racist or sexist stereotypes, and usually puts forward left-wing, anti-establishment views
- an overgrown child — an adult whose behaviour is characteristic of a child
- andorre la vieille — French name for the capital of Andorra, situated in the west of the principality. Pop: 22 035 (2003 est)
- armed intervention — an official response to a situation which involves the armed forces
- at boardroom level — among directors
- authorized version — the revised English translation of the Bible published in England in 1611 with the authorization of King James I
- avoirdupois weight — a British and American system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces
- bend over backward — to try to an unusual degree (to please, pacify, etc.)
- biodiversification — the process by which the diversity of plants or animals develops or is increased within a particular region or group of organisms.
- bird's-foot violet — a North American violet (Viola pedata) having divided leaves and large blue or purple flowers
- board of governors — a group of people who oversee the running of a school
- broad-leaved maple — a maple, Acer macrophyllum, of western North America, characterized by dark green, thickened leaves that may reach 12 inches (30 cm) or more in width.
- camp david accords — a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt issuing from talks at Camp David between Egyptian President Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Begin, and the host, U.S. President Carter: signed in 1979.
- career development — a progression through a series of jobs, each with more responsibility and a higher income than the last
- cerenkov radiation — radiation emitted when a charged particle travels through a medium at a speed greater than the speed of light through that medium
- chartered surveyor — (in Britain) a surveyor who is registered with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as having the qualifications, training, and experience to satisfy their professional requirements
- christian endeavor — an organization of young people of various evangelical Protestant churches, formed in 1881 to promote Christian principles and service.
- comodoro rivadavia — a city in E Argentina.
- comparative method — a body of procedures and criteria used by linguists to determine whether and how two or more languages are related and to reconstruct forms of their hypothetical parent language.
- conductivity water — water that has a conductivity of less than 0.043 × 10–6 S cm–1
- conservation grade — relating to food produced using traditional methods where possible, and following strict specifications regarding animal feeds and welfare, the use of chemical fertilizers, wildlife conservation, and land management
- counter-productive — Something that is counter-productive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- curvature of field — a monochromatic aberration of a lens or other optical system in which the focal surface is curved, the refracted image of an object oriented perpendicular to the axis of the lens lying on a curved surface rather than in a plane perpendicular to the axis.
- david lloyd george — David, 1st Earl of Dwyfor [doo-vawr] /ˈdu vɔr/ (Show IPA), 1863–1945, British statesman: prime minister 1916–22.
- deliver oneself of — to speak with deliberation or at length
- developing country — a nonindustrialized poor country that is seeking to develop its resources by industrialization
- development period — a length of time during which a company grows
- digital switchover — the process of changing the method of transmitting television from analogue to digital format
- diplomatic service — diplomatic corps
- distribution curve — the curve or line of a graph in which cumulative frequencies are plotted as ordinates and values of the variate as abscissas.
- divine inspiration — insight provided by higher power
- division algorithm — the theorem that an integer can be written as the sum of the product of two integers, one a given positive integer, added to a positive integer smaller than the given positive integer. Compare Euclidean algorithm.
- division of labour — a system of organizing the manufacture of an article in a series of separate specialized operations, each of which is carried out by a different worker or group of workers
- domain name server — (spelling) Domain Name System.
- dragline excavator — a power shovel that operates by being dragged by cables at the end of an arm or jib: used for quarrying, opencast mining, etc
- driver's education — high-school driving classes
- driving instructor — sb who teaches people to drive
- each and every one — all
- electrovalent bond — a type of chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains the electron to form a negative ion. The resulting ions are held together by electrostatic attraction
- every now and then — from time to time; occasionally
- executive director — a member of the board of directors of a company who is also an employee (usually full-time) of that company and who often has a specified area of responsibility, such as finance or production
- executive producer — a producer of a film or television programme who is involved with business or technical issues rather than the technical aspects of film or television production
- federal government — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
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