19-letter words containing o, f

circle of curvature — the circle with its center on the normal to the concave side of a curve at a given point on the curve and with its radius equal to the radius of curvature at the point.
circular definition — a definition in which the definiendum (the expression being defined) or a variant of it appears in the definiens (the expression that defines it).
city of seven hills — Rome2
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)
claims notification — Claims notification is the process of informing an insurance company that a loss has occurred and that the policyholder intends to ask for money as a result.
coefficient of drag — the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and surface area of the body.
colorado tick fever — a usually mild viral disease occurring in the Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, carried by a tick, Dermacentor andersoni, and characterized by fever, sensitivity to light, headache, and leg and back pain.
come to the surface — to emerge; become apparent
come to think of it — You use the expression come to think of it to indicate that you have suddenly realized something, often something obvious.
command performance — A command performance is a special performance of a play or show which is given for a head of state.
commercial software — (software) (Or "commercial off-the-shelf software", COTS) Software that is produced for sale. This contrasts with free software, which is produced for free distribution, meaning without charge and/or without restriction on further distribution. Some companies that sell software distribute some (versions) of products free of charge (but usually with restricted distribution rights), this would probably still be called commercial software. Conversely, software that an individual distributes for free, but for which he accepts donations, would still be called free software.
comminuted fracture — a fracture in which the bone is splintered or fragmented
communion of saints — the spiritual fellowship of all true Christians, living and dead
communist manifesto — a political pamphlet written by Marx and Engels in 1848: a fundamental statement of Marxist principles
complement fixation — the fixing of complement into the product of an antigen-antibody reaction: used as an infection indicator in certain serologic tests that measure the presence or absence of free, active complement
complete fertilizer — a fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, the three principal elements required for plant nutrition.
confectioner's shop — a sweet shop
confederate jasmine — star jasmine.
confession of faith — a formal public avowal of religious beliefs
confidence interval — an interval of values bounded by confidence limits within which the true value of a population parameter is stated to lie with a specified probability
confocal microscope — a light microscope with an optical system designed to reject background from matter outside the focal plane and therefore allowing images of different sections of a specimen to be obtained
consumer confidence — If there is consumer confidence, people generally are willing to spend money and buy things.
continuous function — (loosely) a mathematical function such that a small change in the independent variable, or point of the domain, produces only a small change in the value of the function.
contributing factor — something that is partly responsible for a development or phenomenon
corrections officer — A corrections officer is someone who works as a guard at a prison.
corruption of blood — the impurity before law that results from attainder and disqualifies the attainted person from inheriting, retaining, or bequeathing lands or interests in lands: abolished in 1870.
cost-push inflation — inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same.
count oneself lucky — If you say that someone can count themselves lucky, you mean that the situation they are in or the thing that has happened to them is better than it might have been or than they might have expected.
counter reformation — the movement within the Roman Catholic Church that followed the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.
counter-reformation — the reform movement of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and early 17th centuries considered as a reaction to the Protestant Reformation
countertransference — in psychotherapy, transference in which the psychoanalyst or other psychotherapist substitutes the client for the original object of his or her own repressed impulses
court of st james's — the official name of the royal court of Britain
craters of the moon — a national monument in S Idaho: site of scenic lava-flow formations.
creeping cinquefoil — any of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five-petaled flowers, as P. reptans (creeping cinquefoil) of the Old World, or P. argentea (silvery cinquefoil) of North America.
cross one's fingers — to fold one finger across another in the hope of bringing good luck
cross-channel ferry — a ferry that transports passengers and vehicles across the English Channel
cross-fertilization — fertilization by the fusion of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species
cult of personality — a cult promoting adulation of a living national leader or public figure, as one encouraged by Stalin to extend his power.
current transformer — A current transformer is a transformer that is designed to give an accurate current ratio for the purpose of measurement and control.
customer preference — Customer preference is what type of product an individual customer likes and dislikes.
cyril of alexandria — Saint. ?375–444 ad, Christian theologian and patriarch of Alexandria. Feast day: June 27 or June 9
deaf without speech — (usually of a prelingually deaf person) able to utter sounds but not speak
death of a salesman — a play (1949) by Arthur Miller.
deathbed confession — a confession that somebody makes just before he or she dies, usually relating to some long concealed crime or secret
declaration of love — a statement made by one person to another in which they say they are in love with the other person
deflate compression — deflate
deflationary spiral — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
department of labor — the department of the U.S. federal government that promotes and improves the welfare, opportunities, and working conditions of wage earners. Abbreviation: DOL.
department of state — the department of the U.S. federal government that sets forth and maintains the foreign policy of the U.S., especially in negotiations with foreign governments and international organizations. Abbreviation: DOS.
dependable software — software reliability

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