23-letter words containing r, o, u, t, s, l

lingual protrusion lisp — a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
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
meaningful relationship — a romantic relationship based upon mutual respect and supportiveness and marked by a sense of commitment and fulfillment.
national superannuation — a means-related pension paid to elderly people
network solutions, inc. — (company) (NSI) One of the three companies that provide and coordinate InterNIC services for the NSFNet. NSI is responsible for registration. NSI has been bought by, and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
new year's honours list — an Honour's List published at the beginning of a new year
nondisclosure agreement — a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. Abbreviation: NDA.
north ossetian republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the N slopes of the central Caucasus Mountains. Capital: Vladikavkaz. Pop: 709 900 (2002). Area: about 8000 sq km (3088 sq miles)
on-line computer system — (OLC) A predecessor of the Culler-Fried System from UCSB ca. 1966.
out of a clear blue sky — the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
out-of-court settlement — a resolution of a legal dispute which takes place outside of a court proceeding or before the court comes to a final decision
parasexual reproduction — reproduction by recombination of genes from genetically dissimilar nuclei within binucleate or multinucleate cells, as in filamentous fungi.
pharmaceuticals company — a company specialising in developing and marketing pharmaceuticals
price escalation clause — a clause in a contract allowing the seller to raise prices if the cost of inputs increases
probabilistic automaton — nondeterministic automaton
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).
public sector borrowing — government borrowing to fund the public sector
quantum electrodynamics — the quantum field theory that deals with the electromagnetic field and its interaction with electrons and positrons. Abbreviation: QED.
quantum flavourdynamics — a gauge theory of the electromagnetic and weak interactions
quay financial software — CSK Software
queen charlotte islands — a group of about 150 islands off the W coast of Canada: part of British Columbia. Pop: about 6000 (latest est). Area: 9596 sq km (3705 sq miles)
rectangular coordinates — Usually, rectangular coordinates. either of two Cartesian coordinates in which the axes meet at right angles.
relative molecular mass — the sum of all the relative atomic masses of the atoms in a molecule; the ratio of the average mass per molecule of a specified isotopic composition of a substance to one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12
relative sunspot number — a number indicating the degree of sunspot activity on the sun as a factor of observer idiosyncrasies, the number of sunspot groups, and the number of individual sunspots.
social education centre — a daycentre, run by a local authority, for people with learning disabilities and sometimes also for people who have physical disabilities or are mentally ill
social security payment — a payment of social security made to an individual
sodium tripolyphosphate — a white powder, Na 5 P 3 O 1 0 , used as a water softener, sequestering agent, and food additive.
st. pierre and miquelon — two small groups of islands off the S coast of Newfoundland: an overseas territory of France; important base for fishing. 3 sq. mi. (240 sq. km). Capital: St. Pierre.
steal someone's thunder — to strike, drive, inflict, give forth, etc., with loud noise or violent action.
stimulus generalization — generalization (def 4a).
stimulus-generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
structural anthropology — a school of anthropology founded by Claude Lévi-Strauss and based loosely on the principles of structural linguistics.
structural unemployment — unemployment caused by basic changes in the overall economy, as in demographics, technology, or industrial organization.
subscription television — pay television.
superposition principle — principle of superposition.
suprasegmental phonemes — phonemes or features of speech, as pitch, stress, and juncture, that may extend over and modify series of segmental phonemes
survival of the fittest — (not in technical use) natural selection.
system control language — (language) (SCL) The command language for the VME/B operating system on the ICL2900. SCL was block structured and supported strings, lists of strings ("superstrings"), integer, Boolean, and array types. You could trigger a block whenever a condition on a variable value occured. It supported macros and default arguments. Commands were treated like procedure calls.
text processing utility — (language) (TPU) A DEC language for creation of text-processing interfaces, used to implement DEC's Extensible VAX Editor (EVE).
thank one's lucky stars — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
to add insult to injury — You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse.
to count your blessings — If you tell someone to count their blessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining.
to have your hands full — If you have your hands full with something, you are very busy because of it.
to keep sth to yourself — If you keep something to yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it.
to keep your nose clean — If you keep your nose clean, you behave well and stay out of trouble.
to make your skin crawl — If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted.
to outstay your welcome — If you say that someone outstays their welcome or overstays their welcome, you mean that they stay somewhere longer than they are wanted or expected to.
to rest on your laurels — If someone is resting on their laurels, they appear to be satisfied with the things they have achieved and have stopped putting effort into what they are doing.
tortoiseshell butterfly — any of several nymphalid butterflies of the genus Nymphalis, and related genera, having orange-brown wings with black markings

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