21-letter words containing i, n, t, r, u, d

nonexecutive director — a director of a commercial company who is not a full-time member of the company but is brought in to advise the other directors
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.
overcurrent detection — Overcurrent detection is a method of establishing that the value of current in a circuit exceeds a particular value for a particular length of time.
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
pomp and circumstance — ceremony
postpartum depression — Postpartum depression is a mental state involving feelings of anxiety and sudden mood swings which some women experience after they have given birth.
printed circuit board — a circuit in which the interconnecting conductors and some of the circuit components have been printed, etched, etc., onto a sheet or board of dielectric material (PC board, printed-circuit board)
pro-industrialization — the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
production department — the department of a business or organization responsible for manufacturing products
progressive education — any of various reformist educational philosophies and methodologies since the late 1800s, applied especially to elementary schools, that reject the rote recitation and strict discipline of traditional, single-classroom teaching, favoring instead more stimulation of the individual pupil as well as group discussion, more informality in the classroom, a broader curriculum, and use of laboratories, gymnasiums, kitchens, etc., in the school.
public administration — the implementation of public policy, largely by the executive branch.
purchasing department — the group of staff within an organization that is responsible for buying goods or products
put in the hard yards — to make a great effort to achieve an end
pyrenean mountain dog — a large heavily built dog of an ancient breed originally used to protect sheep from wild animals: it has a long thick white coat with a dense ruff
quadralay corporation — (company) The developers of GWHIS. Telephone: +1 512-346-9199. Fax: +1 512-346-8990.
rayleigh distribution — (mathematics) A curve that yields a good approximation to the actual labour curves on software projects.
recurrent expenditure — ongoing expenditure of an organization, such as salaries and travelling expenses
reduced circumstances — If you say that someone is living in reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have.
registration document — a document giving identification details of a motor vehicle, including its manufacturer, date of registration, engine and chassis numbers, and owner's name
residual unemployment — the unemployment that remains in periods of full employment, as a result of those mentally, physically, or emotionally unfit to work
ring down the curtain — to lower the curtain at the end of a theatrical performance
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.
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.
saint-maur-des-fosses — a town in N central France, near Paris, on the Marne River.
sampling distribution — the distribution of a statistic based on all possible random samples that can be drawn from a given population.
school superintendent — an official whose job is to oversee school administration within a district
sedimentary sequences — Sedimentary sequences are layers of rock which are derived from weathered rocks, biogenic (= of living organisms) activity, or precipitation from solution.
silicon tetrafluoride — a colorless, fuming gas, SiF 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fluosilicic acid.
sing a different tune — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
sinusoidal projection — an equal-area projection in which parallels are straight lines spaced at regular intervals, the central meridian is a straight line one-half the length of the equator, and the other meridians are curves symmetrical to the central meridian.
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.
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
statutory declaration — a declaration made under statutory authority before a justice of the peace or commissioner for oaths which may in certain cases be substituted for a statement on oath
steady state universe — a universe described by the steady state theory.
student participation — the extent to which students participate or involve themselves in a class, course, etc
suction and curettage — a technique involving extraction of the fetus through a suction tube, used to perform abortions during the early stages of pregnancy.
surface friction drag — the part of the drag on a body moving through a fluid that is dependent on the nature of the surface of the body
take under advisement — to consider carefully
the moral high ground — If you say that someone has taken the moral high ground, you mean that they consider that their policies and actions are morally superior to the policies and actions of their rivals.
third-party insurance — insurance that compensates for a loss to a party other than the insured for which the insured is liable.
three-quarter binding — a binding in which the material used for the back extends further over the covers than in half binding.
to know your own mind — If you know your own mind, you are sure about your opinions, and are not easily influenced by other people.
to lay down your life — If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live.
to let your hair down — If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.
to stick in your mind — If something sticks in your mind, it remains firmly in your memory.
to take your mind off — If something takes your mind off a problem or unpleasant situation, it helps you to forget about it for a while.
trades union congress — The Trades Union Congress in Britain is the same as the TUC.

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