17-letter words containing o, c, t, a, v, s
- access television — television programmes made by the general public as distinguished from those made by professional broadcasters
- accommodativeness — The state or quality of being accommodative.
- active suspension — a type of suspension in a car that is controlled by an onboard computer and improves the vehicle's roadholding so that it takes corners, accelerates, and brakes more smoothly
- adverse selection — Adverse selection is a term used to describe the tendency of those in dangerous jobs or with high-risk lifestyles to want to take out life insurance.
- advocatus diaboli — devil's advocate
- aircraft observer — U.S. Army. observer (def 4).
- aircraft-observer — someone or something that observes.
- anti-conservatism — the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change.
- anti-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- archconservatives — Plural form of archconservative.
- associative array — (programming) (Or "hash", "map", "dictionary") An array where the indices are not just integers but may be arbitrary strings.
- at the service of — To be at the service of a person or organization means to be available to help or be used by that person or organization.
- avogadro constant — the number of atoms or molecules in a mole of a substance
- coastguard vessel — a ship used by the coastguard
- coitus reservatus — the deliberate delaying or avoidance of orgasm during intercourse
- collaborativeness — Quality of being collaborative.
- combine harvester — A combine harvester is a large machine which is used on farms to cut, sort, and clean grain.
- communicativeness — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- compass deviation — deviation (def 4).
- composite volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- conservation area — In Britain, a conservation area is an area where birds and animals are protected.
- consumer advocate — consumerist (def 1).
- consumer-advocate — Also called consumer advocate. a person who is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare and rights of consumers.
- contemplativeness — The state or quality of being contemplative.
- contradistinctive — distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.
- controversialness — The state or quality of being controversial.
- conventionalities — Plural form of conventionality.
- conversationalist — A good conversationalist is someone who talks about interesting things when they have conversations.
- cooperative store — a retail store owned and managed by consumer-customers who supply the capital and share in the profits by patronage dividends.
- cover your tracks — If someone covers their tracks, they hide or destroy evidence of their identity or their actions, because they want to keep them secret.
- cryopreservations — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
- cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
- disaster recovery — (business) (DR) Planning and implementation of procedures and facilities for use when essential systems are not available for a period long enough to have a significant impact on the business, e.g. when the head office is blown up. Disasters include natural: fire, flood, lightning, hurricane; hardware: power failure, component failure, head crash; software failure: bugs, resources; vandalism: arson, bombing, cracking, theft; data corruption or loss: human error, media failure; communications: computer network equipment, network storm, telephones; security: passwords compromised, computer virus; legal: change in legislation; personnel: unavailability of essential staff, industrial action. Companies need to plan for disaster: before: risk analysis, preventive measures, training; during: how should staff and systems respond; after: recovery measures, post mortem analysis. Hardware can usually be replaced and is usually insured. Software and data needs to be backed up off site. Alternative communication systems should be arranged in case of network failure or inaccessible premises, e.g. emergency telephone number, home working, alternative data center.
- disruptive action — action performed by protestors, workers, etc that causes the disruption of a service
- executive mansion — the White House (in Washington, D.C.), official home of the President of the U.S.
- give satisfaction — to satisfy
- insectivorous bat — any bat of the suborder Microchiroptera, typically having large ears and feeding on insects. The group includes common bats (Myotis species), vampire bats, etc
- inverse cotangent — arc cotangent.
- inversion casting — casting from an electric furnace inverted over the mold.
- kvatro telecom as — (company) The company that maintains Mary. Address: Trondheim, Norway.
- level compensator — an automatic gain control device used in the receivers of telegraphic circuits.
- make conversation — If you make conversation, you talk to someone in order to be polite and not because you really want to.
- mountain viscacha — the mountain chinchilla
- muscae volitantes — floater (def 6).
- non-controversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
- over-compensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
- over-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
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