21-letter words containing e, d

antimony pentasulfide — a deep-yellow, water-insoluble powder, Sb 2 S 5 , used chiefly as a pigment in oil and water colors.
appendicular skeleton — the girdles and skeleton of the limbs
application developer — (job) Someone who does application development.
apres-midi d'un faune — L'Après-midi d'un Faune.
archimedes' principle — a law of physics stating that the apparent upward force (buoyancy) of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
area drainage pattern — The area drainage pattern is the way in which streams and rivers allow water to flow from an area.
argumentum ad hominem — fallacious argument that attacks not an opponent's beliefs but his motives or character
as dull as ditchwater — extremely uninspiring
as good as one's word — doing what one has undertaken or promised to do
as luck would have it — fortunately
assisted reproduction — the use of medical techniques to bring about the conception and birth of a child, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, egg and embryo donation, and drug therapy.
astronomical distance — the distance from one celestial body to another, measured in astronomical units, light-years, or parsecs.
astronomical latitude — the angle between the direction of gravity at the observer's position and the plane of the celestial equator
at the end of the day — You say at the end of the day when you are talking about what happens after a long series of events or what appears to be the case after you have considered the relevant facts.
atomic disintegration — a process resulting in the change of a radioactive nucleus, either by emission of an alpha, beta, or gamma ray or by fission, and producing a change in the original mass, atomic number, or energy
atrioventricular node — a small mass of muscular fibers at the base of the wall between the atria, conducting impulses received from the sinoatrial node by way of the atrioventricular bundles and, under certain conditions, functioning for the sinoatrial node as pacemaker of the heart. Abbreviation: A-V node.
australian cattle dog — a compact strongly-built dog of a breed with pricked ears and a smooth bluish-grey coat, often used for controlling and moving cattle
aversive conditioning — a type of behavior conditioning in which noxious stimuli are associated with undesirable or unwanted behavior that is to be modified or abolished, as the use of nausea-inducing drugs in the treatment of alcoholism.
background processing — the ability of a system to perform a low-priority task while, at the same time, dealing with a main application
background projection — the projection from the rear of previously photographed material on a translucent screen, used as background for a television or motion-picture shot.
bad conduct discharge — a discharge of a person from military service for an offense less serious than one for which a dishonorable discharge is given.
ball-and-socket joint — a coupling between two rods, tubes, etc, that consists of a spherical part fitting into a spherical socket, allowing free movement within a specific conical volume
barren ground caribou — a migrating caribou of the North American tundra and taiga, having many-branched slender antlers.
baton de commandement — an antler object found in Upper Palaeolithic sites from the Aurignacian period onwards, consisting of a rod, often ornately decorated, with a hole through the thicker end
baudouin de courtenay — Jan Ignacy Niecisław [yahn ig-nah-tsi nye-tsis-lahf] /yɑn ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ ˈnyɛ tsɪsˌlɑf/ (Show IPA), 1845–1929, Polish linguist: pioneer in modern phonology.
be at pains to do sth — If someone is at pains to do something, they are very eager and anxious to do it, especially because they want to avoid a difficult situation.
be in apple-pie order — If a room or a desk is in apple pie order, it is neat and tidy, and everything is where it should be.
be in black and white — You say that something is in black and white when it has been written or printed, and not just said.
be on the danger list — to be critically ill in hospital
be on to a good thing — to be in a profitable situation or position
be supposed to do sth — If you say that something is supposed to happen, you mean that it is planned or expected. Sometimes this use suggests that the thing does not really happen in this way.
been there, done that — in or at that place (opposed to here): She is there now.
before-and-after test — a test which compares the state or function of something before intervention or modification, and after it
behavior modification — a technique that seeks to modify animal and human behavior through application of the principles of conditioning, in which rewards and reinforcements, or punishments, are used to establish desired habits, or patterns of behavior
behind someone's back — without someone's knowledge or consent
behind the eight ball — in a difficult situation; snookered
benzalkonium chloride — a white or yellowish-white, water-soluble mixture of ammonium chloride derivatives having the structure C 8 H 10 NRCl, where R is a mixture of radicals ranging from C 8 H 17 – to C 18 H 37 –, that occurs as an amorphous powder or in gelatinous lumps: used chiefly as an antiseptic and a disinfectant.
benzethonium chloride — a colorless, water-soluble, crystalline solid, ammonium chloride derivative, (C 27 H 42 O 2 N)Cl⋅H 2 O, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
bernadette of lourdes — Saint. original name Marie Bernarde Soubirous. 1844–79, French peasant girl born in Lourdes, whose visions of the Virgin Mary led to the establishment of Lourdes as a centre of pilgrimage, esp for the sick or crippled. Feast day: Feb 18
beta-naphthyl radical — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
beyond (all) question — beyond (any) dispute or doubt
bichloride of mercury — mercuric chloride
binding-time analysis — (compiler) An analysis to identify sub-expressions which can be evaluated at compile-time or where versions of a function can be generated and called which are specialised to certain values of one or more arguments. See partial evaluation.
bird-voiced tree frog — a frog, Hyla avivoca, of the southern U.S., having a birdlike, whistling call.
black-and-tan terrier — Manchester terrier
black-headed fireworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black-headed fireworm) which feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither.
blackburn with darwen — a unitary authority in NW England, in Lancashire. Pop: 139 800 (2003 est). Area: 137 sq km (53 sq miles)
blot on the landscape — If you describe something such as a building as a blot on the landscape, you mean that you think it is very ugly and spoils an otherwise attractive place.
breaking and entering — (formerly) the gaining of unauthorized access to a building with intent to commit a crime or, having committed the crime, the breaking out of the building
breakthrough bleeding — bleeding from the uterus that occurs between menstrual periods

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