19-letter words containing o, r, d, i, n, a

board certification — the process of certifying that a physician has passed an examination and met the standards of a professional organization representing a particular medical specialty.
board of trade unit — a unit of electrical energy equal to 1 kilowatt-hour
boundary commission — (in Britain) a body established by statute to undertake periodic reviews of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies and to recommend changes to take account of population shifts
brand contamination — the process by which the reputation of a particular brand or product becomes tarnished by adverse publicity
building contractor — an individual or company that contracts for the construction of houses, etc
captain of industry — You can refer to the owners or senior managers of industrial companies as captains of industry.
carbon dioxide snow — solid carbon dioxide, used as a refrigerant
cardbox for windows — (database) A database handling program, especially useful for scholars and librarians.
cathodic protection — a technique for protecting metal structures, such as steel ships and pipelines, from electrolytic corrosion by making the structure the cathode in a cell, either by applying an electromotive force directly or by putting it into contact with a more electropositive metal
cerebrospinal fluid — the clear colourless fluid in the spaces inside and around the spinal cord and brain
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.
cherenkov radiation — the electromagnetic radiation produced when a charged particle moves through a medium at a greater velocity than the velocity of light in that medium
chloroplatinic acid — a red-brown, crystalline, water-soluble solid, H 2 PtCl 6 ⋅6H 2 O, used chiefly in platinizing glass, metals, and ceramic ware.
chlorosulfonic acid — a colorless or yellowish, highly corrosive, pungent liquid, HClO 3 S, usually produced by treating sulfur trioxide with hydrogen chloride: used in organic synthesis to introduce the sulfonyl chloride group, =SO 2 Cl.
christian democracy — the beliefs, principles, practices, or programme of a Christian Democratic party
chronological order — the arrangement of things following one after another in time: Put these documents in chronological order.
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).
clinical depression — depression in a patient that meets defined criteria and that is deemed to merit treatment
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.
command interpreter — (operating system) A program which reads textual commands from the user or from a file and executes them. Some commands may be executed directly within the interpreter itself (e.g. setting variables or control constructs), others may cause it to load and execute other files. When an IBM PC is booted BIOS loads and runs the MS-DOS command interpreter into memory from file COMMAND.COM found on a floppy disk or hard disk drive. The commands that COMMAND.COM recognizes (e.g. COPY, DIR, PRN) are called internal commands, in contrast to external commands which are executable files.
commercially-minded — knowledgeable about business; interested in making money
comminuted fracture — a fracture in which the bone is splintered or fragmented
common de-nominator — Mathematics. a number that is a multiple of all the denominators of a set of fractions.
computer dictionary — Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
confederate jasmine — star jasmine.
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
consultation period — a period during which consultations are held before a policy decision is made
contemplative order — a religious order whose members are devoted to prayer rather than works.
contra-guide rudder — a rudder having a horizontal offset of its upper and lower halves to improve the flow characteristics of the propeller race.
contradistinctively — In contradistinction.
contradistinguished — Simple past tense and past participle of contradistinguish.
contradistinguishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contradistinguish.
coordinate geometry — analytic geometry.
coordination number — the number of coordinated species surrounding the central atom in a complex or crystal
cordillera oriental — the eastern ranges of the Andes, in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.
counter-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
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
cracked compression — Cracked compression is a separation process for separating hydrocarbons further, with an increase in the pressure of the cracked gas.
cracked gas cooling — Cracked gas cooling is a process in which the temperature of a cracked gas is reduced in order to separate it into different product streams.
criminal wrongdoing — the act of causing harm to a person or damage to his or her interests
cudgel one's brains — to think hard about a problem
customs declaration — a form declaring the nature and value of goods, etc, for customs purposes
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.
data encryption key — (DEK) Used for the encryption of message text and for the computation of message integrity checks (signatures). See cryptography.
data protection act — (legal) (DPA) A UK law guaranteeing rights to individuals in relation to personal data that others hold on them. For example, under the DPA, you have the right to see what data a company holds on you.
datatron 200 series — (computer) A family of computers produced by Burroughs that included the Datatron 204 and Datatron 220.
de broglie equation — the postulate of wave mechanics that a particle of mass m moving at a velocity v will have the properties of a wave of wavelength h / mv (de Broglie wavelength) where h is Planck's constant.
de-compartmentalize — to divide into categories or compartments.
de-internationalize — to make international, as in scope or character: a local conflict that was internationalized into a major war.

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