21-letter words containing f, d, t

lordship of the isles — an overlordship of the Western Isles of Scotland and adjacent lands instituted in 1266 when Magnus of Norway ceded the Hebrides, the Isle of Man, and Kintyre to the King of Scotland, and claimed by the chiefs of Clan Dougall and later by those of Clan Donald. The title was forfeited to James IV in 1493 and is now held by the eldest son of the sovereign
lost in the underflow — (jargon) Too small to be worth considering; more specifically, small beyond the limits of accuracy or measurement. This is a reference to "floating point underflow". The Hacker's Jargon File claimed that it is also a pun on "undertow" (a kind of fast, cold current that sometimes runs just offshore and can be dangerous to swimmers). "Well, sure, photon pressure from the stadium lights alters the path of a thrown baseball, but that effect gets lost in the underflow". Compare epsilon, epsilon squared; see also overflow bit.
lost-and-found column — a column in a newspaper that carries advertisements from people who have lost or found things
lotus of the good law — Saddharma-Pundarika.
luminous flux density — luminous flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
made of sterner stuff — If you say that someone is made of sterner stuff, you mean that they have a strong personality and are capable of overcoming difficulties and problems.
magnetic flux density — Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. Symbol: B.
magnetofluid dynamics — magnetohydrodynamics.
magnificent riflebird — a bird of paradise, Craspedophora magnifica
mayor of casterbridge — a novel (1886) by Thomas Hardy.
member of the wedding — a novel (1946) and play (1950) by Carson McCullers.
modulus of elasticity — the ratio of the stress applied to a body or substance to the resulting strain within the elastic limit
mother-of-pearl cloud — nacreous cloud.
muon-catalysed fusion — an experimental form of nuclear fusion in which hydrogen and deuterium muonic atoms are formed. Because the mass of the muon is much larger than that of the electron, the atoms are smaller, and the nuclei are close enough for fusion to occur
myocardial infarction — heart attack. Abbreviation: MI.
nitrosylsulfuric acid — a clear, straw-colored, oily, corrosive liquid, HNO 5 S, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
nominative of address — a noun naming the person to whom one is speaking.
of time and the river — a novel (1935) by Thomas Wolfe.
pacific daylight time — the version of Pacific Standard Time that is in use when daylight saving time is being observed
pacific standard time — See under standard time.
pathfinder prospectus — a prospectus regarding the flotation of a new company that contains only sufficient details to test the market reaction
performance indicator — a quantitative or qualitative measurement, or any other criterion, by which the performance, efficiency, achievement, etc of a person or organization can be assessed, often by comparison with an agreed standard or target
place of safety order — (in Britain) under the Children and Young Persons Act 1969, an order granted by a justice to a person or agency granting authority to detain a child or young person and take him or her to a place of safety for not more than 28 days, because of the child's actual or likely ill-treatment or neglect, etc
play with a full deck — Nautical. a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel. the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck.
prefect of discipline — a senior master in a Jesuit school or college
pseudo-cleft sentence — cleft sentence (def 2).
record of achievement — a statement of the personal and educational development of each pupil
road traffic accident — an accident involving vehicles
rutherford scattering — the scattering of an alpha particle through a large angle with respect to the original direction of motion of the particle, caused by an atom (Rutherford atom) with most of the mass and all of the positive electric charge concentrated at a center or nucleus.
safe in the knowledge — If you do something safe in the knowledge that something else is the case, you do the first thing confidently because you are sure of the second thing.
saint-maur-des-fosses — a town in N central France, near Paris, on the Marne River.
schema definition set — (SDS) Something in Portable Common Tool Environment.
school of the soldier — an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age: The children are at school.
semantic differential — a technique for measuring the connotative meaning of concepts by having an individual rate each concept on a series of graduated scales, each scale defined by a pair of polar adjectives, as good–bad or strong–weak.
set the world on fire — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
silicon tetrafluoride — a colorless, fuming gas, SiF 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fluosilicic acid.
sing a different tune — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
spotted alfalfa aphid — a pale yellowish aphid, Therioaphis maculata, of the southern U.S., especially west of the Mississippi River, that is marked with black spots and has fine spines on its back: a pest mainly of alfalfa and some other legumes, as clover.
staffordshire terrier — former name of American Staffordshire terrier.
stem-and-leaf diagram — a histogram in which the data points falling within each class interval are listed in order
step-down transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with a decrease of voltage
stockholder of record — a stockholder or his or her agent whose name is registered on the books of the issuing corporation at the close of a business day set for determining that stockholders shall receive dividends or vote on an issue.
surface friction drag — the part of the drag on a body moving through a fluid that is dependent on the nature of the surface of the body
surface-to-underwater — (of a missile, message, etc.) traveling from the surface of the earth to a target underwater.
synchronized shifting — gear shifting in which the gears to be meshed are made to rotate at the same speed.
territoire de belfort — a department of E France, now in Franche-Comté region: the only part of Alsace remaining to France after 1871. Capital: Belfort. Pop: 139 383 (2003 est). Area: 608 sq km (237 sq miles)
the break of day/dawn — The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night.
the end of one's rope — the end of one's endurance, resources, etc.
the fall of the cards — the chance distribution of cards in a given deal

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