23-letter words containing n, e, s, t, d

grand duchess charlotte — Grand Duchess (Charlotte Aldegonde Elise Marie Wilhelmine) 1896–1985, sovereign of Luxembourg 1919–64.
grant-maintained school — a school funded directly by central government
greatest common divisor — the largest number that is a common divisor of a given set of numbers. Abbreviation: G.C.D.
have a way of doing sth — If you say that someone or something has a way of doing a particular thing, you mean that they often do it.
heaviside unit function — the function that is zero for any number less than zero and that is 1 for any number greater than or equal to zero.
hold sb/sth in contempt — If you hold someone or something in contempt, you feel contempt for them.
hortense de beauharnais — Beauharnais, Eugénie Hortense de.
in dependent suspension — an automotive suspension system in which each wheel is attached to the frame independently, so that a road bump affecting one wheel has no effect on the others.
in sack cloth and ashes — sacking.
in your stockinged feet — wearing stockings or socks but no shoes
indirect discrimination — discrimination by means of rules, regulations or procedures that may appear to be neutral, but which actually discriminate against certain groups of people.
inherently safer design — Inherently safer design is when a lot of consideration is given to safety when designing a process.
intrinsic semiconductor — an almost pure semiconductor to which no impurities have been added and in which the electron and hole densities are equal at thermal equilibrium
islamic fundamentalists — Muslims who believe in, advocate or support a conservative adherence to literal or traditional interpretations of the Qu'ran and the Sunnah
juvenile-onset diabetes — diabetes (def 3).
keep sth under your hat — If you tell someone to keep a piece of information under their hat, you are asking them not to tell anyone else about it.
last will and testament — law: instructions for after death
least significant digit — the digit farthest to the right in a number. Abbreviation: LSD.
leave no stone unturned — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
light and shade surface — (in architectural shades and shadows) a surface in a plane tangent to the parallel rays from the theoretical light source, treated as a shade surface.
lock, stock, and barrel — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
look down one's nose at — to smell or sniff.
look on the bright side — consider positive aspects
low-density lipoprotein — a plasma protein that is the major carrier of cholesterol in the blood: high levels are associated with atherosclerosis. Abbreviation: LDL.
magnetic field strength — that part of the magnetic induction that is determined at any point in space by the current density and displacement current at that point independently of the magnetic or other physical properties of the surrounding medium. Symbol: H.
main distribution frame — (networking) (MDF) The network closet containing the main hub.
maturity-onset diabetes — diabetes (def 4).
message digest function — one-way hash function
message handling system — (messaging, standard) (MHS) The standard defined by ITU-T as X.400 and by ISO as Message-Oriented Text Interchange Standard (MOTIS). MHS is the X.400 family of services and protocols that provides the functions for global electronic mail transfer among local mail systems and MTAs. It is used by CompuServe, among others.
midsummer night's dream — a comedy (1595?) by Shakespeare.
mortise and tenon joint — a joint (in wood or stone) using a mortise and tenon
netherlands east indies — a former name of the Republic of Indonesia.
netherlands west indies — a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela; includes the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin: considered an integral part of the Dutch realm. 366 sq. mi. (948 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
new wine in old bottles — something new added to or imposed upon an old or established order
non-destructive testing — Non-destructive testing is the examination of the quality of a component without changing it in any way.
nondisclosure agreement — a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. Abbreviation: NDA.
nonessential amino acid — an amino acid that can be synthesized in the body
not dry behind the ears — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
o'reilly and associates — The leading publisher of information on the Internet, Unix, the X Window System and other open systems. They also provide the Global Network Navigator service.
of many years' standing — You can use the expression of many years' standing to say that something has had a particular function or someone has had a particular role for many years. For example, if a place is your home of ten years' standing, it has been your home for ten years.
on-line data processing — the storing or processing of data on a computer using the internet
order of the visitation — a religious order of nuns founded in 1610 by St Francis of Sales and dedicated to contemplation and the cultivation of humility, gentleness, and sisterly love
orthodox eastern church — Eastern Orthodox Church
parasexual reproduction — reproduction by recombination of genes from genetically dissimilar nuclei within binucleate or multinucleate cells, as in filamentous fungi.
past one's sell-by date — If you say that someone or something is past their sell-by date, you mean they are no longer effective, interesting, or useful.
percentage distribution — a frequency distribution is which individual frequencies are shown as a percentage of the total frequencies
pest control department — the local government department responsible for controlling such pests as rats and mice
positive bending moment — a bending moment that produces concave bending at the middle of a simple supported beam
positive discrimination — special opportunities
postcode discrimination — discrimination on the basis of the area where someone lives, with relation to employment, credit rating, etc

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