17-letter words containing n, o, t, e, d

compartmentalized — separated into several discrete areas
compass deviation — deviation (def 4).
compensated grade — a grade that has been reduced along a curve to offset the additional resistance due to the curve.
complementary dna — a form of DNA artificially synthesized from a messenger RNA template and used in genetic engineering to produce gene clones
compound fracture — A compound fracture is a fracture in which the broken bone sticks through the skin.
compound interest — Compound interest is interest that is calculated both on an original sum of money and on interest which has previously been added to the sum. Compare simple interest.
compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
compound sentence — a sentence containing at least two coordinate clauses
concurrent euclid — (language, parallel) A concurrent extension of a subset of Euclid ("Simple Euclid") developed by J.R. Cordy and R.C. Holt of the University of Toronto in 1980. Concurrent Euclid features separate compilation, modules, processes and monitors, signal and wait on condition variables, 'converters' to defeat strong type checking, absolute addresses. All procedures and functions are re-entrant. TUNIS (a Unix-like operating system) is written in Concurrent Euclid.
consolidated fund — a fund into which tax revenue is paid in order to meet standing charges, esp interest payments on the national debt
consolidated laws — a body of laws collected together in a single codifying statute
consumer advocate — consumerist (def 1).
consumer watchdog — an organization or government agency that campaigns for consumers
consumer-advocate — Also called consumer advocate. a person who is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare and rights of consumers.
continental drift — Continental drift is the slow movement of the Earth's continents towards and away from each other.
contradictoriness — asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
contradistinctive — distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.
control electrode — an electrode to which a varying signal is applied to vary the output of a transistor or vacuum tube.
converged network — (networking) A single network that can carry voice, video and data.
convoluted tubule — a portion of the nephron in the kidney that functions in concentrating urine and in maintaining salt, water, and sugar balance.
coordinate clause — one of two or more clauses in a sentence having the same status and introduced by coordinating conjunctions
coordinate system — a system of coordinates that uses numbers to represent a point, line, or the like.
correspondentship — The role or status of correspondent.
count one's beads — to pray with a rosary
counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
counterpropaganda — propaganda to offset or nullify unfriendly or enemy propaganda.
credit memorandum — a memorandum issued to an account allowing a credit or reducing a debit, especially one posted to a customer's account.
culture diffusion — the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
cut a person dead — to ignore a person completely
d-shell connector — (hardware) One of the family of connectors: DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-50, DE-9, and DEH-15 [VGA]. The "D" is the shape of the shell, the next letter determines connector size, and the number is the maximum pin count.
damage limitation — Damage limitation is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely.
david livingstone — David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.
de facto standard — A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, but which nevertheless has a large market share. The archetypal example of a de facto standard is the IBM PC which, despite is many glaring technical deficiencies, has gained such a large share of the personal computer market that it is now popular simply because it is popular and therefore enjoys fierce competition in pricing and software development.
de-baathification — the process of removing the members and influence of the Ba'ath Party from public office in Iraq following the US-led invasion of 2003
de-specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
dead tree edition — dead tree
decellularization — (biology, medicine) The loss of cells from tissue.
deconstructionism — The belief in, or application of, deconstruction.
deconstructionist — a philosophical and critical movement, starting in the 1960s and especially applied to the study of literature, that questions all traditional assumptions about the ability of language to represent reality and emphasizes that a text has no stable reference or identification because words essentially only refer to other words and therefore a reader must approach a text by eliminating any metaphysical or ethnocentric assumptions through an active role of defining meaning, sometimes by a reliance on new word construction, etymology, puns, and other word play.
decontextualizing — to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context: decontextualized works of art displayed in museums.
decriminalisation — (chiefly, British) Alternative form of decriminalization.
decriminalization — to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.
dedifferentiation — the reversion of the cells of differentiated tissue to a less specialized form
deduction theorem — the property of many formal systems that the conditional derived from a valid argument by taking the conjunction of the premises as antecedent and the conclusion as consequent is true
deepwater horizon — an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, 40 miles (64km) south-east off the coast of Louisiana, that suffered a massive oil spill following an explosion in April 2010
defamiliarisation — (arts) The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them.
defamiliarization — Art, Literature. a theory and technique, originating in the early 20th century, in which an artistic or literary work presents familiar objects or situations in an unfamiliar way, prolonging the perceptive process and allowing for a fresh perspective.
dehistoricization — The process or result of dehistoricizing.
dehospitalization — hospitalization insurance.
dehydrochlorinate — to remove hydrogen chloride or chlorine and hydrogen from (a substance).

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