19-letter words containing m, e, n, i, s, c
- computer simulation — an event, process, or scenario that is created on a computer
- confederate jasmine — star jasmine.
- confocal microscope — a light microscope with an optical system designed to reject background from matter outside the focal plane and therefore allowing images of different sections of a specimen to be obtained
- consumer confidence — If there is consumer confidence, people generally are willing to spend money and buy things.
- consumer protection — laws and policies designed to protect consumers against unfair trade and credit practices
- consumer resistance — the unwillingness of consumers to adopt a particular product, service, or change
- continuous spectrum — a spectrum that contains or appears to contain all wavelengths but not spectrum lines over a wide portion of its range. The emission spectrum of incandescent solids is continuous; bremsstrahlung spectra consisting of a large number of lines may appear continuous
- conventional wisdom — The conventional wisdom about something is the generally accepted view of it.
- corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
- county commissioner — a member of an elected governing board in the counties of certain states of the U.S.
- course requirements — the qualifications that are required for acceptance onto a degree course
- cracked compression — Cracked compression is a separation process for separating hydrocarbons further, with an increase in the pressure of the cracked gas.
- credit someone with — to believe that someone has or is responsible for; ascribe to someone
- customer experience — Customer experience is what customers feel while shopping, affected by such factors as how a store is laid out, the level of service they receive, and how easy it is to find products.
- customs declaration — a form declaring the nature and value of goods, etc, for customs purposes
- customs regulations — the regulations relating to customs in a particular country
- deflate compression — deflate
- dictionary of names — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- dihydrostreptomycin — an antibiotic, C 21 H 41 N 7 O 12 , derived by organic synthesis from and believed to be less toxic than streptomycin: used in the form of its sulfate chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- direct-vision prism — Amici prism.
- discriminated union — (theory) The discriminated union of two sets A and B is A + B = {(inA, a) | a in A} U {(inB, b)| b in B} where inA and inB are arbitrary tags which specify which summand an element originates from. A type (especially an algebraic data type) might be described as a discriminated union if it is a sum type whose objects consist of a tag to say which part of the union they belong to and a value of the corresponding type.
- discussion document — a document that puts forward some ideas or opinions that might form the basis of a discussion of a particular topic
- disenfranchisements — Plural form of disenfranchisement.
- dispatch department — the department of an organization responsible for the dispatch of orders
- displacement engine — any engine employing the rectilinear motion of one or more pistons in cylinders.
- disseminated cancer — a cancerous tumour that has spread from the site of original growth to a secondary site
- elastic deformation — In elastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it but goes back to its original state when the stress is removed.
- electroluminescence — Luminescence produced electrically, especially in a phosphor by the application of a voltage.
- electron microscope — An electron microscope is a type of very powerful microscope that uses electrons instead of light to produce a magnified image of something.
- endowment insurance — Endowment insurance is a type of life insurance that pays a particular sum directly to the policyholder at a stated date, or to a beneficiary if the policyholder dies before this date.
- european commission — the executive body of the European Union formed in 1967, which initiates action in the EU and mediates between member governments
- female circumcision — clitoridectomy.
- financial statement — a document that records the financial activities and state of an organization or person
- fractal compression — (algorithm) A technique for encoding images using fractals.
- francesca da rimini — Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
- giraldus cambrensis — literary name of Gerald de Barri. ?1146–?1223, Welsh chronicler and churchman, noted for his accounts of his travels in Ireland and Wales
- heinrich schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
- humanist technology — (philosophy) Technology centered around the interests, needs, and well-being of humans.
- immersion objective — a microscope objective of high resolving power in which the space between the front lens and the cover glass is filled with an oil whose index of refraction is close to that of the objective and the cover glass.
- immunocytochemistry — the detection of chemical components of cells by means of antibodies coupled to substances that can be made visible.
- immunohistochemical — (biology) Of, pertaining to, or by means of immunohistochemistry, the use of immunological techniques to study the chemistry of tissues.
- imperial presidency — a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution allows.
- impressionistically — In an impressionistic manner.
- in particular terms — If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.
- in someone's pocket — If you say that someone is in someone else's pocket, you disapprove of the fact that the first person is willing to do whatever the second person tells them, for example out of weakness or in return for money.
- incommensurableness — (rare) Incommensurability.
- incomprehensibility — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- incomprehensiveness — The condition of being incomprehensive.