19-letter words containing i, n, d, a, t, e
- most-favored-nation — of or relating to the status, treatment, terms, etc., that are embodied in or conferred by a most-favored-nation clause.
- mount desert island — an island off the coast of E central Maine: summer resort; forms part of Acadia National Park. 14 miles (23 km) long; 8 miles (13 km) wide.
- multidimensionality — The property of being multidimensional.
- multimedia analysis — Multimedia analysis is the consideration of all possible risks relating to pollution and waste management.
- necessary condition — prerequisite
- neighbourhood watch — a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime
- no strings attached — without conditions
- non-confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- non-distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- nonproprietary drug — A nonproprietary drug is a generic drug that is essentially similar to a drug with a brand name.
- nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
- notre-dame-de-paris — Also called Notre Dame de Paris [French naw-truh dam duh pa-ree] /French nɔ trə dam də paˈri/ (Show IPA). a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).
- nuclear disarmament — the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world
- old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
- on no consideration — for no reason whatsoever; never
- operations director — a director or senior manager who oversees the efficiency of business operations
- orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
- out of the ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- overhead projection — the projection (using an overhead projector) of an enlarged image of a transparency onto a surface above and behind the person using it
- oxidation potential — (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which oxidation occurs.
- oxidation-reduction — a chemical reaction between two substances in which one substance is oxidized and the other reduced.
- parathyroid hormone — a polypeptide hormone, produced in the parathyroid glands, that helps regulate the blood levels of calcium and phosphate. Abbreviation: PTH.
- parliament building — structure housing legislative offices
- pecuniary advantage — financial advantage that is dishonestly obtained by deception and that constitutes a criminal offence
- pedestrian crossing — place to cross road
- pedestrian precinct — A pedestrian precinct is a street or part of a town where vehicles are not allowed.
- peridental membrane — periodontal membrane.
- periodontal disease — any of various mixed bacterial infections that affect the soft tissues and bones supporting the teeth.
- peritoneal dialysis — a form of dialysis in which the peritoneum is used as an autogenous semipermeable membrane
- perpetual adoration — uninterrupted adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
- phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- photodisintegration — the disintegration of a nucleus, induced by its absorption of a photon.
- piece de resistance — the principal dish of a meal.
- pistol-handle knife — a table knife, especially of the 18th century, having a slightly curved handle resembling the grip of a flintlock pistol.
- 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
- postage and packing — the cost of packing and mailing an item bought by post
- preproduction trial — a trial to test a prototype of a product before the product goes into full-scale production
- proto-indo-european — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Indo-European languages; Indo-European.
- pseudo-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- pseudo-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- pseudo-intellectual — a person exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship.
- pseudo-intransitive — denoting an occurrence of a normally transitive verb in which a direct object is not explicitly stated or forms the subject of the sentence, as in Margaret is cooking or these apples cook well
- radiation potential — the potential in volts that must be applied to an atom or molecule to cause it to emit radiation at one of its characteristic frequencies.
- reactive depression — depression occurring in response to some situational stress, as loss of one's job.
- recording secretary — an officer charged with keeping the minutes of meetings and responsible for the records.
- reduction potential — (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which reduction occurs.
- reindustrialization — the revitalization of an industry or industrial society through government aid and tax incentives, modernization of factories and machinery, etc.