18-letter words containing e, n, d, f, o

medium of exchange — anything generally accepted as representing a standard of value and exchangeable for goods or services.
microsoft extended — (computer) (MSX) A Range of computers created in an attempt by the industry to create a standard for home computers, similar to VHS did with home video. The basic MSX machine contained a Z80 CPU working at 3.58MHz. MSX machines were produced by such giants as Sony, Yamaha, Panasonic, Toshiba, Daewoo, and Philips. The MSX standard was designed by a company called ASCII in cooperation with Microsoft who provided a firmware version of its BASIC for the machine. Because this BASIC version was an extended version of MicroSoft Basic, it was called "MicroSoft eXtended BASIC"; Hence "MSX". Microsoft also produced MSX-DOS - a stripped-down version of MS-DOS. Extensions to the MSX included MSX2, MSX2+ and TurboR.
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mixed-flow turbine — a water turbine in which water flows radially and axially through the rotating vanes
money for old rope — If you describe a payment as money for old rope, you are emphasizing that it is earned very easily, for very little effort.
new forest disease — an infectious eye disease causing acute eye pain in cattle
non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
non-identification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
north bedfordshire — a city in Bedfordshire, in central England.
notifiable disease — any one of a number of infectious diseases of humans and animals, that must be reported to the public health authorities
oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
office of readings — the first of the canonical hours; matins
old man of the sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
one false move and — You use one false move to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one.
order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
osteitis deformans — Paget's disease.
out of one's depth — a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers.
out of one's hands — no longer one's responsibility
overdraft interest — interest charged on money withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
overidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
peter and the wolf — a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936. It is a children's story with both music and text, spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra
plane of incidence — a plane determined by a given ray, incident on a surface, and the normal at the point where the incident ray strikes the surface.
play second fiddle — be considered less important
point of departure — Nautical. the precise location of a vessel, established in order to set a course, especially in beginning a voyage in open water.
preferred position — especially desirable advertising space for which, if it is specifically requested by the advertiser, a publication charges a premium rate.
primate of england — a title of the archbishop of Canterbury.
prince of darkness — Satan.
process identifier — (operating system) (PID) An integer used by the Unix kernel to uniquely identify a process. PIDs are returned by the fork system call and can be passed to wait() or kill() to perform actions on the given process.
protein deficiency — a lack or insuffiency of protein
put a bold face on — to seem bold or confident about
put one in mind of — to remind (one) of
reflection density — a measure of the extent to which a surface reflects light or other electromagnetic radiation, equal to the logarithm to base ten of the reciprocal of the reflectance
reinforced plastic — plastic with fibrous matter, such as carbon fibre, embedded in it to confer additional strength
reproduction proof — repro proof.
restraint of trade — action tending to interrupt the free flow of goods and services, as by price fixing and other practices that have the effect of reducing competition.
return to the fold — come back home
russian federation — a republic extending from E Europe to N and W Asia. 6,593,000 sq. mi. (17,076,000 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
seafloor spreading — a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out.
secondary offering — the sale of a large block of outstanding stock off the floor of an exchange, usually by a major stockholder.
self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
self-contradiction — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
self-contradictory — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
self-determination — determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
sense of direction — Your sense of direction is your ability to know roughly where you are, or which way to go, even when you are in an unfamiliar place.
shift one's ground — to change one's argument or defense
sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
society of friends — a Christian denomination, founded in England c. 1650 by George Fox, that has no formal creed, liturgy, or priesthood and rejects violence in human relations, esp. warfare
soldier of fortune — a person who independently seeks pleasure, wealth, etc., through adventurous exploits.
solid-fuel heating — heating that uses solid fuel, such as coal or coke
sonic depth finder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.

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