20-letter words containing i, n, t, r, a, v

pound cost averaging — a method of accumulating capital by investing a fixed sum in a particular security at regular intervals, in order to achieve an average purchase price below the arithmetic average of the market prices on the purchase dates
predicate nominative — (in Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) a predicate noun or adjective in the nominative case.
preservation society — a society dedicated to the preservation of something, especially a building, environment, or animal
price-dividend ratio — the ratio of the price of a share on a stock exchange to the dividends per share paid in the previous year, used as a measure of a company's potential as an investment
primitive polynomial — a polynomial that has content equal to 1. Compare content1 (def 11a).
private investigator — private detective. Abbreviation: PI, p.i., P.I.
proactive inhibition — the tendency for earlier memories to interfere with the retrieval of material learned later
read-eval-print loop — (language, LISP, programming) (REPL) A programming structure within LISP which repeatedly reads a form from the user, evaluates it, and displays the result. A read-eval-print loop forms the basis of the Top-Level shell that programmers of the LISP family of languages interact with. In many dialects of LISP a very simple REPL could be implemented as: (loop (print (eval (read)))). (2003-06-23)
receivables turnover — A receivables turnover is a measure of cash flow that is calculated by dividing net credit sales by average accounts receivable.
recreational vehicle — a van or utility vehicle used for recreational purposes, as camping, and often equipped with living facilities. Abbreviation: RV.
recuperative furnace — a furnace having its incoming air heated by exhaust gases, the passage of air and gases through the furnace being always in the same direction.
regenerative braking — Regenerative braking is a form of braking in electric vehicles in which the loss of kinetic energy from braking is stored and then fed back later to provide power to the electric motor.
regenerative cooling — Physics. a method of cooling a gas, utilizing the rapid expansion of a compressed portion of the gas, before it becomes liquid, to cool the remainder.
regenerative furnace — a furnace in which the incoming air is heated by regenerators.
regional development — aid-giving to poorer areas or countries
relative conjunction — a conjunction that introduces a relative clause
relative deprivation — the perception of an unfair disparity between one's situation and that of others.
reminder advertising — a type of advertising designed to remind customers that an existing or well-known product is still available and for sale
reservations manager — A reservations manager at a hotel is responsible for the reservations at the hotel.
restrictive covenant — a covenant with a clause that restricts the action of any party to it, especially an agreement among property owners not to sell to members of particular minority groups.
return of the native — a novel (1878) by Thomas Hardy.
reversionary annuity — an annuity payable to a beneficiary during the period of time he or she survives the insured.
romantic involvement — the condition of being in a romantic or sexual relationship
sales representative — a person or organization designated by a company to solicit business on its behalf in a specified territory or foreign country: I suggest you contact our Chicago sales representative.
sensitivity training — a form of group therapy designed to develop understanding of oneself and others through free, unstructured discussion.
serve a person right — to pay a person back, esp for wrongful or foolish treatment or behaviour
service access point — (networking) (SAP) The OSI term for the component of a network address which identifies the individual application on a host which is sending or receiving a packet. Different SAPs distinguish between different services or applications on a host, e.g. electronic mail, FTP, HTTP.
squatter sovereignty — (used contemptuously by its opponents) popular sovereignty (def 2).
state representative — a person elected by a state to be a member of the House of Representatives
suitland-silver hill — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
surface-active agent — any substance that when dissolved in water or an aqueous solution reduces its surface tension or the interfacial tension between it and another liquid.
surveillance society — a society where surveillance technology is widely used to monitor people's everyday activities
talavera de la reina — a city in central Spain, on the Tagus River: British and Spanish defeat of the French 1809.
television broadcast — sth shown on tv
television programme — a programme broadcast on television
thermal conductivity — the amount of heat per unit time per unit area that can be conducted through a plate of unit thickness of a given material, the faces of the plate differing by one unit of temperature.
to have it in for sb — If someone has it in for you, they do not like you and they want to make life difficult for you.
track-laying vehicle — A track-laying vehicle is a vehicle whose wheels run inside a continuous chain or track.
trailing vortex drag — drag arising from vortices that occur behind a body moving through a gas or liquid
travel-sickness pill — a pill which is used to relieve the symptoms of travel or motion sickness, the condition of being nauseated from riding in a moving vehicle
travelling-wave tube — an electronic tube in which an electron beam interacts with a distributed high-frequency magnetic field so that energy is transferred from the beam to the field
trustee savings bank — a British financial institution which offered savings facilities for small investors and was managed by unpaid trustees. Depositors had no voting rights and no say in financial or managerial matters. The bank is now a public limited company with the same rights and services as other banks and only retains the title in the abbreviated form TSB.
twelve-string guitar — an acoustic guitar having twelve strings instead of six, with each pair tuned an octave apart, and more difficult to play than the standard guitar.
universal quantifier — a quantifier indicating that the sentential function within its scope is true for all values of any variable included in the quantifier.
university education — a course of study undertaken and completed at a university
university of durham — (body, education) A busy research and teaching community in the historic cathedral city of Durham, UK (population 61000). Its work covers key branches of science and technology and traditional areas of scholarship. Durham graduates are in great demand among employers and the University helps to attract investment into the region. It provides training, short courses, and expertise for industry. Through its cultural events, conferences, tourist business and as a major employer, the University contributes in a wide social and economic sense to the community. Founded in 1832, the University developed in Durham and Newcastle until 1963 when the independent University of Newcastle upon Tyne came into being. Durham is a collegiate body, with 14 Colleges or Societies which are a social and domestic focus for students. In 1992, the Universities of Durham and Teesside launched University College, Stockton-on-Tees, which has 190 students in the first year.
university of hawaii — (body, education) A University spread over 10 campuses on 4 islands throughout the state. See also Aloha, Aloha Net.
vertical combination — the integration within one company of individual businesses working separately in related phases of the production and sale of a product.
vertical envelopment — envelopment of an enemy accomplished by parachuting and landing airborne troops at the rear of the enemy's position.
vertical integration — the joining together of all companies or firms involved in manufacturing a product into one company or firm

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