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19-letter words containing e, n, d, f, c, t

  • index-tracking fund — an investment fund that is administered so that its value changes in line with a given share index
  • inductive inference — grammatical inference
  • juan de fuca strait — strait between Vancouver Island and NW Wash.: c. 100 mi (161 km) long
  • land of enchantment — New Mexico (used as a nickname).
  • leading aircraftman — the rank above aircraftman
  • leading coefficient — the coefficient of the term of highest degree in a given polynomial. 5 is the leading coefficient in 5 x 3 + 3 x 2 − 2 x + 1.
  • letters of credence — credentials issued to a diplomat or other governmental representative for presentation to the country to which he or she is sent.
  • line of demarcation — a separation between things deemed to be distinct
  • manned space flight — space travel in vehicles with a human crew
  • maratha confederacy — a loose league of states in central and western India, c1750–1818.
  • means of production — resources: equipment, workers
  • ministry of defence — the government department responsible for the country's military measures or resources
  • non-confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
  • plastic deformation — In plastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it and does not go back to its original state when the stress is removed.
  • pocket-handkerchief — handkerchief (def 1).
  • post-and-rail fence — a fence constructed of upright wooden posts with horizontal timber slotted through it
  • reference electrode — an electrode of known oxidation potential used in determining the electromotive force of a galvanic cell.
  • reinforced concrete — concrete containing steel bars, strands, mesh, etc., to absorb tensile and shearing stresses.
  • secondary infection — an infection resulting from another infection
  • self identification — identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
  • self-discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
  • self-identification — identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
  • sound effects woman — a woman who produces sounds artificially or reproduces them from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop. Such sound effects are used in plays, films, etc
  • switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
  • the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
  • the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
  • under the influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
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