23-letter words containing e, t, o, u

largemouth (black) bass — a black bass (Micropterus salmoides) found in warm, sluggish waters
leave no stone unturned — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
lie through one's teeth — a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
lieutenant junior grade — a commissioned officer ranking above an ensign and below a lieutenant.
liquefied petroleum gas — a mixture of various petroleum gases, esp propane and butane, stored as a liquid under pressure and used as an engine fuel
loosen someone's tongue — If you say that something has loosened someone's tongue, you mean that it has made them talk about something, often when they should have remained silent.
lymphoblastic leukaemia — a severe blood disorder in which abnormal leukocytes are identified as immature forms of lymphocytes
made out of whole cloth — completely fictitious or false; made up
main distribution frame — (networking) (MDF) The network closet containing the main hub.
masters of the universe — extremely powerful and wealthy members of the financial professions
maturity-onset diabetes — diabetes (def 4).
meaningful relationship — a romantic relationship based upon mutual respect and supportiveness and marked by a sense of commitment and fulfillment.
message digest function — one-way hash function
methylisobutenyl ketone — mesityl oxide.
minimum security prison — A minimum security prison is a prison where there are fewer restrictions on prisoners than in a normal prison.
mop (up) the floor with — to defeat decisively
multimedia compact disc — (storage) (MMCD) A CD-ROM standard for storing 4.7 GB of data including video. MMCD is being developed by a large numer of computer manufacturers and is expected to be shipped in late 1996 or early 1997. Initially it will be aimed at the consumer market, then perhaps in CD-ROM format for computers, and maybe later on erasble CD.
national safety council — a non profit organization that promotes and ensures health and safety standards
national superannuation — a means-related pension paid to elderly people
network solutions, inc. — (company) (NSI) One of the three companies that provide and coordinate InterNIC services for the NSFNet. NSI is responsible for registration. NSI has been bought by, and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
neutrosophic statistics — (statistics) Analysis of events described by neutrosophic probability.
new product development — the process of developing new products for the market
new year's honours list — an Honour's List published at the beginning of a new year
nigger of the narcissus — a novel (1897) by Joseph Conrad.
non-destructive testing — Non-destructive testing is the examination of the quality of a component without changing it in any way.
nondisclosure agreement — a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. Abbreviation: NDA.
nonverbal communication — gesture and facial expression
north ossetian republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the N slopes of the central Caucasus Mountains. Capital: Vladikavkaz. Pop: 709 900 (2002). Area: about 8000 sq km (3088 sq miles)
not a hair out of place — If you say that someone has not a hair out of place, you are emphasizing that they are extremely smart and neatly dressed.
not put it past someone — to consider someone capable of (the action specified)
object management group — (body) (OMG) A consortium aimed at setting standards in object-oriented programming. In 1989, this consortium, which included IBM Corporation, Apple Computer Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc., mobilised to create a cross-compatible distributed object standard. The goal was a common binary object with methods and data that work using all types of development environments on all types of platforms. Using a committee of organisations, OMG set out to create the first Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) standard which appeared in 1991. As of February 1998, the latest standard is CORBA 2.2.
on one's best behaviour — behaving with careful good manners
on-line computer system — (OLC) A predecessor of the Culler-Fried System from UCSB ca. 1966.
orthodox eastern church — Eastern Orthodox Church
out of a clear blue sky — the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
out-of-court settlement — a resolution of a legal dispute which takes place outside of a court proceeding or before the court comes to a final decision
over-the-counter market — a security market that deals in securities that are not listed or quoted on a stock exchange
own occupation coverage — Own occupation coverage is insurance that covers a person if they cannot work in their own occupation, following an accident, injury, or disability.
parasexual reproduction — reproduction by recombination of genes from genetically dissimilar nuclei within binucleate or multinucleate cells, as in filamentous fungi.
percentage distribution — a frequency distribution is which individual frequencies are shown as a percentage of the total frequencies
pharmaceuticals company — a company specialising in developing and marketing pharmaceuticals
photoelectric magnitude — the magnitude of a star determined using a photometer plus a filter to select light or other radiation of the desired wavelength
pithecanthropus erectus — Java man
plain old documentation — (text) (pod, occasionally "POD") A simple markup language used to embed documentation, literate programming-style, in Perl programs. Pod readers and converters are part of the standard Perl distribution and the documentation provided with Perl is all in pod format.
polytetrafluoroethylene — any polymer, plastic, or resin having the formula (C 2 F 4) n , prepared from tetrafluoroethylene, noted for its slippery, nonsticking properties, and used in the manufacture of gaskets, electrical insulation, tubing, candy molds, container linings, frying-pan coatings, etc.
posthypnotic suggestion — a suggestion made to the subject while in a hypnotic trance, to be acted upon at some time after emerging from the trance
potassium acid tartrate — cream of tartar.
potassium monophosphate — any of the three orthophosphates of potassium ((potassium monophosphate) (K 2 HPO 4), (potassium diphosphate) (KH 2 PO 4), and (tripotassium phosphate) (K 3 PO 4) )
precautionary principle — the precept that an action should not be taken if the consequences are uncertain and potentially dangerous
price escalation clause — a clause in a contract allowing the seller to raise prices if the cost of inputs increases

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