19-letter words containing o, r, d

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.
convergent boundary — a major geologic discontinuity or suture marking the juncture of lithospheric plates that have been joined by plate tectonics.
conversion disorder — a psychological disorder in which severe physical symptoms like blindness or paralysis appear with no apparent physical cause
convulsive disorder — any of various types of epilepsy.
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.
correspondence card — a piece of card, often with the sender's name and address printed on the top, designed to be used for sending brief notes to people through the post
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.
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.
counterconditioning — the conditioning of a response that is incompatible with some previously learned response; for example, in psychotherapy an anxious person might be taught relaxation, which is incompatible with anxiety
counterdemonstrator — Someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time.
counterpoise bridge — another name for bascule bridge
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.
court correspondent — (in Britain) a journalist who covers stories about the royal family
covered-dish supper — a meal to which guests contribute food, as casseroles.
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.
credit someone with — to believe that someone has or is responsible for; ascribe to someone
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
cultivated mushroom — an edible mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) with a pale cap and stalk: the most common food mushroom
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.
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.
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.
davy jones's locker — the bottom of the sea; grave of those drowned at sea or buried there
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 moivre's theorem — the theorem that a complex number raised to a given positive integral power is equal to the modulus of the number raised to the power and multiplied by the amplitude times the given power.
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.
de-militarised zone — (networking) (DMZ) (From the military term for an area between two opponents where fighting is prevented) DMZ Ethernets connect networks and computers controlled by different bodies. They may be external or internal. External DMZ Ethernets link regional networks with routers to internal networks. Internal DMZ Ethernets link local nodes with routers to the regional networks. Compare red zone.
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.
deindustrialisation — Alternative spelling of deindustrialization.
deindustrialization — the decline in importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of a nation or area
demon internet ltd. — (company) One of the first company to provide public Internet access in the UK. The staff of Demon Systems Ltd., an established software house, started Demon Internet on 1992-06-01 and it was the first system in the United Kingdom to offer low cost full Internet access. It was started with the support of about 100 founder members who discussed the idea on Compulink Information Exchange, and were brave enough to pay a year's subscription in advance. They aimed to have 200 members in the first year to cover costs, ignoring any time spent. After about two weeks they realised they needed nearer 400. By November 1993 they had over 2000 subscribers and by August 1994 they had about 11000 with 20% per month growth. All revenues have been reinvested in resources and expansion of service. Demon link to Sprintlink in the United States making them totally independent. They peer with EUNet and PIPEX to ensure good connectivity in Great Britain as well as having links to the JANET/JIPS UK academic network. A direct line into the Department of Computing, Imperial College, London from their Central London Point of Presence (PoP) (styx.demon.co.uk) gives access to the biggest FTP and Archie site in Europe. Demon provide local call access to a large proportion of the UK. The central London PoP provides leased line connections at a cheaper rate for those customers in the central 0171 area. Further lines and PoPs are being added continuously. Subscribers get allocated an Internet Address and can choose a hostname within the demon.co.uk domain. They can have any number of e-mail address at that host. In October 1994 Demon confirmed a large contract with the major telecommunications provider Energis. They will supply guaranteed bandwidth to Demon's 10Mb/s backbone from several cities and towns. Several PoPs will be phased out and replaced with others during 1995. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +44 (181) 349 0063. Address: Demon Internet Ltd., 42 Hendon Lane, Finchley, London N3 1TT, UK.
demonstration model — a nearly new product, such as a car or washing machine, that has been used only to demonstrate its performance by a dealer and is offered for sale at a discount
dendrochronological — Pertaining to dendrochronology.
dendrogeomorphology — (geology) the science that uses dendrochronology to study changes to the Earth's surface over time.

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