18-letter words containing n, i, c, e, o

the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
the uncircumcision — the gentiles
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
thermionic current — an electric current produced by the flow of thermions.
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
to be tickled pink — If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.
to cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
to lick into shape — If you lick, knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.
to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
toss one's cookies — a small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet) and baked.
touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
traffic controller — a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
transrectification — rectification occurring in one circuit as a result of the application of an alternating voltage to another circuit.
transverse section — cross section (def 1).
triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
trickle irrigation — drip irrigation.
two-tier financing — a form of lending in which the debt is divided into two separate parts, as in a first and second mortgage held by an individual on a single property
ultrasonic testing — the scanning of material with an ultrasonic beam, during which reflections from faults in the material can be detected: a powerful nondestructive test method
ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
under-depreciation — decrease in value due to wear and tear, decay, decline in price, etc.
unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.
unit magnetic pole — the unit of magnetic pole strength equal to the strength of a magnetic pole that repels a similar pole with a force of one dyne, the two poles being placed in a vacuum and separated by a distance of one centimeter.
unit-linked policy — a life-assurance policy, the investment benefits of which are directly in proportion to the number of units in a unit trust purchased on the policyholder's behalf
universal coupling — a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
up to one's tricks — If you say that someone is up to their tricks or up to their old tricks, you disapprove of them because they are behaving in the dishonest or deceitful way in which they typically behave.
vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
victor emmanuel ii — 1820–78, king of Sardinia 1849–78; first king of Italy 1861–78.
video conferencing — the holding of videoconferences.
video surveillance — a system of monitoring activity in an area or building using a television system in which signals are transmitted from a television camera to the receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit
vote of confidence — expression of trust in sb's abilities
watson-crick model — a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.
wheelchair housing — housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
white-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
working men's club — A working men's club is a place where working people, especially men, can go to relax, drink alcoholic drinks, and sometimes watch live entertainment.
writ of assistance — a writ issued by a superior colonial court authorizing officers of the British crown to summon aid and enter and search any premises.
writ of attachment — a document by which a court orders the seizing of property in order to ensure satisfaction of a judgement
young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party

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