21-letter words containing i, n, s, h, t, u

northumberland strait — the part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence that separates Prince Edward Island from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. About 200 miles (320 km) long; 9–30 miles (15–48 km) wide.
on o's best behaviour — If someone is on their best behaviour, they are trying very hard to behave well.
one-way hash function — (algorithm) (Or "message digest function") A one-way function which takes a variable-length message and produces a fixed-length hash. Given the hash it is computationally infeasible to find a message with that hash; in fact one can't determine any usable information about a message with that hash, not even a single bit. For some one-way hash functions it's also computationally impossible to determine two messages which produce the same hash. A one-way hash function can be private or public, just like an encryption function. MD5, SHA and Snefru are examples of public one-way hash functions. A public one-way hash function can be used to speed up a public-key digital signature system. Rather than sign a long message, which can take a long time, compute the one-way hash of the message, and sign the hash.
paper-white narcissus — a white-flowered variety of Narcissus tazetta, often forced for indoor bloom.
pathfinder prospectus — a prospectus regarding the flotation of a new company that contains only sufficient details to test the market reaction
pincushion distortion — a distortion produced by a lens in which the magnification increases toward the edge of the field.
pipelined burst cache — Pipeline Burst Cache
potassium thiocyanate — a colorless, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble solid, KSCN, used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals, dyes, and drugs.
pulse height analyser — a multichannel analyser that sorts pulses into selected amplitude ranges
pulse height analyzer — an instrument that records or counts an electrical pulse if its amplitude falls within specified limits: used in nuclear physics research for the determination of energy spectra of nuclear radiations
purchasing department — the group of staff within an organization that is responsible for buying goods or products
push the panic button — an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
put in the hard yards — to make a great effort to achieve an end
put sb in the picture — If you put someone in the picture, you tell them about a situation which they need to know about.
put sb in their place — If you put someone in their place, you show them that they are less important or clever than they think they are.
put something over on — to deceive; trick
queer someone's pitch — to upset someone's plans
rayleigh distribution — (mathematics) A curve that yields a good approximation to the actual labour curves on software projects.
ring-around-the-rosey — a children's game in which the players sing while going around in a circle and squat when the lyrics “all fall down” are sung.
roll with the punches — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
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.
s-k reduction machine — An abstract machine defined by Professor David Turner to evaluate combinator expressions represented as binary graphs. Named after the two basic combinators, S and K.
satisficing behaviour — the form of behaviour demonstrated by firms who seek satisfactory profits and satisfactory growth rather than maximum profits
sb/sth reigns supreme — Someone or something that reigns supreme is the most important or powerful element in a situation or period of time.
school superintendent — an official whose job is to oversee school administration within a district
sherman antitrust act — an act of Congress (1890) prohibiting any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests in restraint of foreign or interstate trade.
short circuit current — A short circuit current is an overcurrent resulting from a short circuit.
shut-in pressure test — A shut-in pressure test is a pressure test which is carried out after the well has been closed off for a particular time.
single spanish burton — a tackle having a runner as well as the fall supporting the load, giving a mechanical advantage of three, neglecting friction.
snr bandwidth product — (communications) The integral of the SNR over frequency. The SNR bandwidth product is an important limit in the capacity of a communication channel.
south pacific current — an ocean current that flows E in the South Pacific Ocean parallel to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
symphonie fantastique — a programmatic symphony (1830–31) in five movements by Hector Berlioz.
tartarian honeysuckle — an Asian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, having fragrant, white to pink flowers.
the executive mansion — the White House
the scout association — a worldwide movement for boys or (in some countries) girls, founded as the Boy Scouts in England in 1908 by Lord Baden-Powell with the aim of developing character and responsibility
the student community — the body of students in further and higher education, considered as a whole
think outside the box — to think in a different, innovative, or original manner, esp with regard to business practices, products, systems, etc
third-party insurance — insurance that compensates for a loss to a party other than the insured for which the insured is liable.
to be mixed up in sth — if you are mixed up in something, usually something bad, you are involved in it
to put the wind up sb — If something or someone puts the wind up you, they frighten or worry you.
to sink without trace — If you say that someone or something sinks without trace or sinks without a trace, you mean that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely.
union of south africa — former name for South Africa, Republic of.
west lothian question — the apparent inconsistency that members of parliament who represent Scottish constituencies are eligible to vote at Westminster on matters that relate only to England, whereas members of parliament from English constituencies are not eligible to vote on Scottish matters
youth training scheme — (formerly, in Britain) a scheme, run by the Training Agency, to provide vocational training for unemployed 16–17-year-olds

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