23-letter words containing o, f, d

forewarned is forearmed — If you say 'Forewarned is forearmed', you are saying that if you know about a problem or situation in advance, you will be able to deal with it when you need to.
forward exchange market — a market for contracts that specify the exchange rate of a currency to be delivered at a later date
fractional distillation — the separation of volatile components of different boiling points in a mixture by the gradual increase of temperature and the separate collection of each component.
free on-line dictionary — Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
friction reducing agent — A friction reducing agent is an additive used to reduce friction exerted downhole on tools and pipes.
friedel-crafts reaction — a reaction for the synthesis of hydrocarbons and ketones by the alkylation or acylation of an aromatic compound in the presence of a catalyst, typically anhydrous aluminum chloride.
front-end hydrogenation — Front-end hydrogenation is a catalytic process in the early stages of refining which involves the reaction of the carbon-carbon double bond in alkenes with hydrogen.
frozen food compartment — a compartment of a refrigerator or fridge-freezer for the storage of frozen food
fundamental interaction — any of the four basic interactions that occur in nature: the gravitational, electromagnetic, strong, and weak interactions
girl of the golden west — Italian La fanciulla del West. an opera (1910) by Giacomo Puccini.
greater spotted dogfish — a cat shark found in the Northeast Atlantic, Scyliorhinus stellaris
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.
hunchback of notre dame — French Notre Dame de Paris. a novel (1831) by Victor Hugo.
hydrochlorofluorocarbon — Any of a class of inert compounds of carbon, hydrogen, hydrocarbons, chlorine, and fluorine, used in place of chlorofluorocarbons as being somewhat less destructive to the ozone layer.
identification bracelet — a bracelet, usually of metal links, having an identification plate for the name of the wearer.
in a world of one's own — If you say that someone is in a world of their own, you mean that they seem not to notice other people or the things going on around them.
in the neighbourhood of — In the neighbourhood of a number means approximately that number.
in your stockinged feet — wearing stockings or socks but no shoes
integrated fire control — an electronic system that locates and tracks a target, computes the data, and employs a weapon to destroy it.
lackland air force base — U.S. Air Force installation in SW central Texas, SW of San Antonio.
liquefied petroleum gas — a mixture of various petroleum gases, esp propane and butane, stored as a liquid under pressure and used as an engine fuel
made out of whole cloth — completely fictitious or false; made up
main distribution frame — (networking) (MDF) The network closet containing the main hub.
message digest function — one-way hash function
near-infrared radiation — the shorter wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared region of the spectrum, extending from about 0.75 to 2.5 micrometers, usually radiation reflected from plant materials.
noncommissioned officer — an enlisted person, as a sergeant or corporal, holding any of various ranks below commissioned or warrant officers.
not long for this world — nearing death
object-oriented fortran — (language) (OOF) An object-oriented extension of Fortran, in which data items can be grouped into objects, which can be instantiated and executed in parallel. It was available for Sun, Iris, iPSC, and nCUBE, but is no longer supported. E-mail: Donna Reese <[email protected]>.
of many (or few) words — talkative (or not talkative)
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.
order of military merit — an order awarded to members of the Canadian Forces for conspicuous merit; established in 1972
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
ordinary life insurance — life insurance with premiums paid throughout the lifetime of the insured.
parkinson's law of data — "Data expands to fill the space available for storage"; buying more memory encourages the use of more memory-intensive techniques. It has been observed over the last 10 years that the memory usage of evolving systems tends to double roughly once every 18 months. Fortunately, memory density available for constant dollars also tends to double about once every 12 months (see Moore's Law); unfortunately, the laws of physics guarantee that the latter cannot continue indefinitely.
partial differentiation — the process of finding one of the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.
patient confidentiality — the law that a doctor or medical practitioner cannot reveal anything said to them by their patients during consultation or treatment
performance-related pay — salary based on individual assessment
peroxymonosulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
preferred provider plan — A preferred provider plan is a health insurance plan in the U.S. written by an organization of hospitals and physicians who provide services to clients of a particular insurance company.
product differentiation — the real or illusory distinction between competing products in a market
professional misconduct — a violation of the rules or boundaries set by the governing body of a profession
profit and loss account — income account (def 2).
quantum flavourdynamics — a gauge theory of the electromagnetic and weak interactions
radio direction finding — the act or process of finding the direction to a radio source by comparing the signal strength of antennae pointing in different directions
rate-of-climb indicator — a flight instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent of an aircraft.
refinery waste disposal — Refinery waste disposal is the system for dealing with waste materials, especially hazardous ones, in a refinery.
refuse disposal service — a place or facility where rubbish and waste can be disposed
relativity of knowledge — the theory that all knowledge is relative to the mind, or that things can be known only through their effects on the mind, and that consequently there can be no knowledge of reality as it is in itself
route of administration — A route of administration is the means by which a drug or agent enters the body, such as by mouth or by injection.

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