21-letter words containing i, s, o, t, e, n

continental breakfast — A continental breakfast is breakfast that consists of food such as bread, butter, jam, and a hot drink. There is no cooked food.
continuing resolution — legislation enacted by Congress to allow government operations to continue until the regular appropriations are enacted: used when action on appropriations is not completed by the beginning of a fiscal year.
continuous assessment — If pupils or students undergo continuous assessment, they get qualifications partly or entirely based on the work they do during the year, rather than on exam results.
continuous processing — the systems in a plant or factory for the manufacturing of products, treating of materials, etc, that have been designed to run continuously and are often computer-controlled
continuous stationery — paper that is perforated between pages and folded concertina fashion, used in dot-matrix, line, and daisywheel printers
convertible insurance — any form of life or health insurance, either individual or group, that enables the insured to change or convert the insurance to another form, as term to whole life insurance or group to individual health insurance.
coronal mass ejection — a cloud of particles ejected from the sun's surface during a solar flare
cosmological argument — one of the arguments that purport to prove the existence of God from empirical facts about the universe, esp the argument to the existence of a first cause
cost-benefit analysis — an analysis that takes into account the costs of a project and its benefits to society, as well as the revenue it generates
cottony-cushion scale — a small scale insect, Icerya purchasi, that is a pest of citrus trees in California: it is controlled by introducing an Australian ladybird, Rodolia cardinalis, into affected areas
counsel of perfection — excellent but unrealizable advice
count of monte cristo — a novel (1844–45) by Alexandre Dumas père.
counterdemonstrations — Plural form of counterdemonstration.
criminal conversation — (formerly) a common law action brought by a husband by which he claimed damages against an adulterer
crittenden compromise — a series of constitutional amendments proposed in Congress in 1860 to serve as a compromise between proslavery and antislavery factions, one of which would have permitted slavery in the territories south but not north of latitude 36°30′N.
crool someone's pitch — to spoil an opportunity for someone
customer satisfaction — When customers are pleased with the goods or services they have bought, you can refer to customer satisfaction.
data set organization — (operating system, storage) (DSORG) An IBM term for file structure. These include PS physical sequential, DA direct access, IS indexed sequential, PO partitioned (a library). This system dates from OS/360, and breaks down beginning with VSAM and VTAM, where it is no longer applied. Sequential and indexed data sets can be accessed using either a "basic" or a "queued" "access method." For example a DSORG=PS file can use either BSAM (basic sequential access method) or QSAM (queued sequential access method). It can also be processed as a direct file using BDAM. Likewise a library can be processed using BPAM (basic partitioned access method), BSAM, QSAM, or BDAM. DSORG and access method are somewhat, but not completely, orthogonal. The "basic" access method deals with physical blocks rather than records, and usually provides more control over the specific device. Each I/O operation using the "basic" access method reads or writes a single block. A "basic" read or write starts an asynchronous I/O operation, and the programmer is responsible for waiting for completion and checking for errors. The "queued" access method deals with logical records and provides blocking and deblocking services. It is "queued" because it provides read-ahead and write-behind services. While a program is processing records in one input block, for example, QSAM may be reading one or more blocks ahead. Queued "get" or "put" operations are synchronous as far as the programmer is concerned. The operation is complete when the next logical record has been successfully processed. EXCP (Execute Channel Program) is a lower-level method of accessing data. IBM manuals usually named "Data Administration Guide", e.g. SC26-4505-1 for MVS/ESA DFP 3.1, provide more detail about data set organizations and access methods.
de-ontological ethics — the branch of ethics dealing with right action and the nature of duty, without regard to the goodness or value of motives or the desirability of the ends of any act.
democratic centralism — the Leninist principle that policy should be decided centrally by officials, who are nominally democratically elected
denominational school — a school associated with a particular religious denomination
department of justice — the department of the U.S. federal government charged with the responsibility for the enforcement of federal laws. Abbreviation: DOJ.
deployment descriptor — (programming) (DD) A J2EE configuration file.
deprovincialization's — to make provincial in character.
designated employment — (in Britain) any of certain kinds of jobs reserved for handicapped workers under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944
diffusion coefficient — the rate at which a diffusing substance is transported between opposite faces of a unit cube of a system when there is unit concentration difference between them
disassortative mating — the reproductive pairing of individuals that have traits more dissimilar than would likely be the case if mating were random (contrasted with assortative mating).
discretionary account — an account in which the stockbroker is allowed complete control over the purchase and sale of securities on the customer's behalf.
disk operating system — DOS.
disruptive technology — A disruptive technology is a new technology, such as computers and the Internet, which has a rapid and major effect on technologies that existed before.
distinctiveness ratio — the ratio of the relative frequency of some event in a given sample to that in the general population or another relevant sample
distinguished-looking — having a dignified and attractive appearance
divine right of kings — the doctrine that the right of rule derives directly from God, not from the consent of the people.
double predestination — the doctrine that God has foreordained both those who will be saved and those who will be damned.
double spanish burton — a tackle having one standing block and two running blocks, giving a mechanical advantage of five, neglecting friction.
easier said than done — difficult to do
eastern european time — a standard time used by some countries in Eastern Europe, such as Finland, Romania, etc and also some countries of the Middle East and North Africa
eccles-jordan circuit — flip-flop
educational sociology — the application of sociological principles and methods to the solution of problems in an educational system.
electromagnetic pulse — a surge of electromagnetic radiation, esp one resulting from a nuclear explosion, which can disrupt electronic devices and, occasionally, larger structures and equipment
electronic publishing — Electronic publishing is the publishing of documents in a form that can be read on a computer, for example as a CD-ROM.
emotional correctness — pressure on an individual to be seen to feel the same emotion as others
endoplasmic reticulum — an extensive intracellular membrane system whose functions include synthesis and transport of lipids and, in regions where ribosomes are attached, of proteins
enter into the spirit — If you enter into the spirit of something, you take part in it in an enthusiastic way.
environmental studies — a university course studying the environment and related issues
exposure compensation — the act of overriding a camera's automatic exposure in order to achieve a particular effect or due to difficult lighting conditions
extensible vax editor — (text, tool) (EVE) A DEC product implemented using DEC's Text Processing Utility (TPU).
finite state automata — Finite State Machine
flip someone the bird — give someone the finger (see phrase under finger)
food conversion ratio — a ratio expressing the weight of food required to produce a unit gain in the live weight of an animal

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