23-letter words containing f, e, d

firing on all cylinders — working or performing at full capability
first come first served — You say 'first come first served' to indicate that a group of people or things will be dealt with or given something in the order in which they arrive.
first earl of strafford — Thomas, 1st Earl of Strafford, Strafford, 1st Earl of.
fish in troubled waters — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
five-and-ten-cent store — a store that sells a wide variety of inexpensive merchandise, orig. with many articles priced at five or ten cents
forewarned is forearmed — If you say 'Forewarned is forearmed', you are saying that if you know about a problem or situation in advance, you will be able to deal with it when you need to.
forward exchange market — a market for contracts that specify the exchange rate of a currency to be delivered at a later date
free on-line dictionary — Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
friction reducing agent — A friction reducing agent is an additive used to reduce friction exerted downhole on tools and pipes.
friedel-crafts reaction — a reaction for the synthesis of hydrocarbons and ketones by the alkylation or acylation of an aromatic compound in the presence of a catalyst, typically anhydrous aluminum chloride.
front-end hydrogenation — Front-end hydrogenation is a catalytic process in the early stages of refining which involves the reaction of the carbon-carbon double bond in alkenes with hydrogen.
frozen food compartment — a compartment of a refrigerator or fridge-freezer for the storage of frozen food
fundamental interaction — any of the four basic interactions that occur in nature: the gravitational, electromagnetic, strong, and weak interactions
girl of the golden west — Italian La fanciulla del West. an opera (1910) by Giacomo Puccini.
great-great-grandfather — grandfather of a grandparent
greater spotted dogfish — a cat shark found in the Northeast Atlantic, Scyliorhinus stellaris
have a way of doing sth — If you say that someone or something has a way of doing a particular thing, you mean that they often do it.
heaviside unit function — the function that is zero for any number less than zero and that is 1 for any number greater than or equal to zero.
hunchback of notre dame — French Notre Dame de Paris. a novel (1831) by Victor Hugo.
identification bracelet — a bracelet, usually of metal links, having an identification plate for the name of the wearer.
in a world of one's own — If you say that someone is in a world of their own, you mean that they seem not to notice other people or the things going on around them.
in the neighbourhood of — In the neighbourhood of a number means approximately that number.
in your stockinged feet — wearing stockings or socks but no shoes
inherently safer design — Inherently safer design is when a lot of consideration is given to safety when designing a process.
integrated fire control — an electronic system that locates and tracks a target, computes the data, and employs a weapon to destroy it.
islamic fundamentalists — Muslims who believe in, advocate or support a conservative adherence to literal or traditional interpretations of the Qu'ran and the Sunnah
l'apres-midi d'un faune — L'Après-midi d'un Faune.
lackland air force base — U.S. Air Force installation in SW central Texas, SW of San Antonio.
least significant digit — the digit farthest to the right in a number. Abbreviation: LSD.
light and shade surface — (in architectural shades and shadows) a surface in a plane tangent to the parallel rays from the theoretical light source, treated as a shade surface.
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
made out of whole cloth — completely fictitious or false; made up
magnetic field strength — that part of the magnetic induction that is determined at any point in space by the current density and displacement current at that point independently of the magnetic or other physical properties of the surrounding medium. Symbol: H.
main distribution frame — (networking) (MDF) The network closet containing the main hub.
mediterranean fruit fly — a small, black and white, irregularly banded two-winged fly, Ceratitis capitata, of many warm regions, that damages citrus and other succulent fruit crops by implanting eggs that hatch into maggots within the fruit.
message digest function — one-way hash function
mexican free-tailed bat — any of several small, insect-eating bats of the genus Tadarida, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., inhabiting limestone caves: residual DDT has reduced most populations.
near-infrared radiation — the shorter wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared region of the spectrum, extending from about 0.75 to 2.5 micrometers, usually radiation reflected from plant materials.
noncommissioned officer — an enlisted person, as a sergeant or corporal, holding any of various ranks below commissioned or warrant officers.
object-oriented fortran — (language) (OOF) An object-oriented extension of Fortran, in which data items can be grouped into objects, which can be instantiated and executed in parallel. It was available for Sun, Iris, iPSC, and nCUBE, but is no longer supported. E-mail: Donna Reese <[email protected]>.
of many (or few) words — talkative (or not talkative)
of many years' standing — You can use the expression of many years' standing to say that something has had a particular function or someone has had a particular role for many years. For example, if a place is your home of ten years' standing, it has been your home for ten years.
order of military merit — an order awarded to members of the Canadian Forces for conspicuous merit; established in 1972
order of the visitation — a religious order of nuns founded in 1610 by St Francis of Sales and dedicated to contemplation and the cultivation of humility, gentleness, and sisterly love
ordinary life insurance — life insurance with premiums paid throughout the lifetime of the insured.
partial differentiation — the process of finding one of the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.
participating preferred — a preferred stock entitled to its fixed dividend and to additional ones on a specified basis after payment of dividends on common stock.
patient confidentiality — the law that a doctor or medical practitioner cannot reveal anything said to them by their patients during consultation or treatment
performance-related pay — salary based on individual assessment
peroxymonosulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).

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