19-letter words containing n, y, o, r
- chassis dynamometer — A chassis dynamometer is a piece of test equipment fitted with rollers for the wheels of a vehicle, that is capable of providing drive input and measuring output such as power and torque at the wheels.
- chrestien de troyes — c1140–c90, French poet.
- christian democracy — the beliefs, principles, practices, or programme of a Christian Democratic party
- cinematographically — a motion-picture projector.
- city of westminster — a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames: contains the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Pop: 222 000 (2003 est). Area: 22 sq km (8 sq miles)
- cock and bull story — an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
- cock-and-bull story — If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock-and-bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true.
- collect on delivery — payment in cash when a purchase or shipment is delivered
- combination therapy — a therapy that combines two or more drugs, or two or more treatments
- commercially-minded — knowledgeable about business; interested in making money
- commitment ceremony — a ceremony and celebration that affirms the love and commitment between two people who cannot legally marry, typically a same-sex or transgender couple.
- common iliac artery — iliac artery (def 1).
- common-iliac-artery — Also called common iliac artery. either of two large arteries that conduct blood to the pelvis and the legs.
- community programme — (in Britain) a former government scheme to provide temporary work for people unemployed for over a year
- community relations — the particular state of affairs in an area where potentially conflicting ethnic, religious, cultural, political, or linguistic groups live together
- complementary angle — either of two angles whose sum is 90°
- complementary color — Art. one of a pair of primary or secondary colors opposed to the other member of the pair on a schematic chart or scale (color wheel) as green opposed to red, orange opposed to blue, or violet opposed to yellow. Compare analogous color. the relationship of these pairs of colors perceived as completing or enhancing each other.
- complimentary close — the part of a letter that by convention immediately precedes the signature, as “Very truly yours,” “Cordially,” or “Sincerely yours.”.
- computer dictionary — Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
- contingency reserve — a sum of money set aside for use in an emergency or to cover unforeseen expenses
- contradistinctively — In contradistinction.
- conventional memory — (storage) The first 640 kilobytes of an IBM PC's memory. Prior to EMS, XMS, and HMA, real mode application could use only this part of the memory.
- convergent boundary — a major geologic discontinuity or suture marking the juncture of lithospheric plates that have been joined by plate tectonics.
- coordinate geometry — analytic geometry.
- coronary thrombosis — A coronary thrombosis is the same as a coronary.
- counterpoint-rhythm — Music. the art of combining melodies.
- counterproductively — In a counterproductive way.
- countervailing duty — an extra import duty imposed by a country on certain imports, esp to prevent dumping or to counteract subsidies in the exporting country
- country and western — Country and western is the same as country music.
- country-and-western — country music.
- county commissioner — a member of an elected governing board in the counties of certain states of the U.S.
- criminal psychology — study of criminals' minds
- cross-channel ferry — a ferry that transports passengers and vehicles across the English Channel
- cult of personality — a cult promoting adulation of a living national leader or public figure, as one encouraged by Stalin to extend his power.
- cyril of alexandria — Saint. ?375–444 ad, Christian theologian and patriarch of Alexandria. Feast day: June 27 or June 9
- dancing-lady orchid — any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants.
- darby and joan club — a club for elderly people
- data encryption key — (DEK) Used for the encryption of message text and for the computation of message integrity checks (signatures). See cryptography.
- davy jones's locker — the bottom of the sea; grave of those drowned at sea or buried there
- deflationary spiral — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- dendrogeomorphology — (geology) the science that uses dendrochronology to study changes to the Earth's surface over time.
- deoxycorticosterone — a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body
- deoxyribonucleoside — a compound composed of deoxyribose and either a purine or a pyrimidine.
- deoxyribonucleotide — an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.
- dereliction of duty — Dereliction of duty is deliberate or accidental failure to do what you should do as part of your job.
- diamond anniversary — a 60th, or occasionally 75th, anniversary
- 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.
- dihydrotestosterone — (steroid) An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers.
- dimethylnitrosamine — a yellow, water-soluble carcinogenic liquid, C 2 H 6 N 2 O, found in tobacco smoke and certain foods: known to be a potent carcinogen. Abbreviation: DMN, DMNA.