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22-letter words containing i, n, d, v

  • save the children fund — a development agency which raises money for deprived children around the world
  • scandinavian peninsula — large peninsula in N Europe, consisting of Norway & Sweden
  • second vatican council — the twenty-first Roman Catholic ecumenical council (1962–65) convened by Pope John XXIII. Its 16 documents redefined the nature of the church, gave bishops greater influence in church affairs, and increased lay participation in liturgy.
  • sell sb down the river — If someone sells you down the river, they betray you for some personal profit or advantage.
  • service set identifier — (networking)   (SSID) A 32-character unique identifier that distinguishes one wireless network from another. All devices attempting to connect to a specific network use the same SSID, which appears in the header of packets. Because an SSID can be intercepted, it does not supply any security to the network.
  • seventh-day adventists — See example at Seventh-Day.
  • subliminal advertising — a form of advertising on film or television that employs subliminal images to influence the viewer unconsciously
  • the authorized version — an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under James I
  • the edinburgh festival — an arts festival held in Edinburgh in August
  • the pennsylvania dutch — a group of German-speaking people in E Pennsylvania, descended from 18th-century settlers from SW Germany and Switzerland
  • universal product code — a bar code that indicates price, product classification, etc., and can be read electronically, as at checkout counters in supermarkets. Abbreviation: UPC.
  • van der waals equation — an equation of state relating the pressure, volume, and absolute temperature of a gas, taking into account the finite size of the molecules and the attractive force between them.
  • video display terminal — Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT.
  • volume of distribution — A volume of distribution is the hypothetical volume of body fluid that would be required to dissolve the amount of drug needed to achieve the same concentration in the blood.
  • vote of non-confidence — a vote or motion in a legislative body censuring an aspect of or indicating a lack of majority support for a government policy
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