18-letter words containing r, u, n, o

countercyclicality — The quality of being countercyclical.
counterintuitively — In a manner contrary to intuition or common sense.
counterprogramming — the practice of scheduling a program opposite another program, esp. a popular one, that appeals to a different kind of audience, as in placing a romantic film directed at women opposite a sports program mainly watched by men
counterproposition — a proposition made in place of or in opposition to a preceding one.
counterreformation — a reform movement to oppose a previous one
counterrevolutions — Plural form of counterrevolution.
countertherapeutic — Working against a therapy.
countryside agency — (in England) a government agency that promotes the conservation and enjoyment of the countryside and aims to stimulate employment in rural areas
coupling capacitor — A coupling capacitor is a capacitor that is used to transmit an alternating current signal from one node to another.
crude oil fraction — A crude oil fraction is a component of crude oil, which has its own particular molecular composition, weight, and boiling point.
cry one's eyes out — to weep bitterly
cultural diffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
cumbrian mountains — a mountain range in NW England, in Cumbria. Highest peak: Scafell Pike, 977 m (3206 ft)
cumulative scoring — a method of scoring in which the score of a partnership is taken as the sum of their scores on all hands played.
curriculum council — a council appointed to oversee the development and implementation of a curriculum
cursor dipped in x — (jargon) The metaphorical source of the electronic equivalent of a poisoned-pen letter. Derived from English metaphors of the form "pen dipped in X" (where X = e.g. "acid", "bile", "vitriol"). These map over neatly to this hackish usage (the cursor being what moves, leaving letters behind, when one is composing on-line). "Talk about a nastygram! He must've had his cursor dipped in acid when he wrote that one!"
cushing's syndrome — a medical condition characterized by obesity, hypertension, excessive hair growth, etc., caused by an overactive adrenal gland or large doses of corticosteroids
customer relations — Customer relations are the relationships that a business has with its customers and the way in which it treats them.
cutthroat contract — a form of contract bridge for four persons in which partners are decided by the bidding.
dangerous offender — an offender who is deemed by a court of law to be likely to engage in further violent conduct, and who thus becomes eligible for an indefinite prison sentence
de bruijn notation — (language) A variation of lambda notation for specifying functions using numbers instead of names to refer to formal parameters. A reference to a formal parameter is a number which gives the number of lambdas (written as \ here) between the reference and the lambda which binds the parameter. E.g. the function \ f . \ x . f x would be written \ . \ . 1 0. The 0 refers to the innermost lambda, the 1 to the next etc. The chief advantage of this notation is that it avoids the possibility of name capture and removes the need for alpha conversion.
decision procedure — a procedure, as an algorithm, for determining in a finite number of steps the validity of any of a certain class of propositions.
defense calculator — IBM 701
developing country — a nonindustrialized poor country that is seeking to develop its resources by industrialization
diaminofluorescein — (organic compound) A fluorescein into which two amino groups have been substituted.
diamondback turtle — any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
discourse analysis — the study of the rules or patterns characterizing units of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence.
disorderly conduct — any of various petty misdemeanors, generally including nuisances, breaches of the peace, offensive or immoral conduct in public, etc.
distribution class — form class
distribution curve — the curve or line of a graph in which cumulative frequencies are plotted as ordinates and values of the variate as abscissas.
distribution ratio — the ratio of concentrations of a solute distributed between two immiscible solvents in contact with each other, as iodine in water and chloroform
division of labour — a system of organizing the manufacture of an article in a series of separate specialized operations, each of which is carried out by a different worker or group of workers
dominican republic — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
down to the ground — thoroughly; completely
drainpipe trousers — trousers with very narrow legs
dramatic monologue — a poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation.
driver's education — high-school driving classes
driving instructor — sb who teaches people to drive
drop in the bucket — a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
drug on the market — Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
duchenne dystrophy — the most common form of muscular dystrophy, usually affecting only boys
duty-free shopping — the making of duty-free purchases
dwarf storage unit — (humour) (DSU) An IBM term for a cupboard.
eastern algonquian — a subgroup of the Algonquian language family, comprising the languages spoken aboriginally from Nova Scotia to northeastern North Carolina.
electroacupuncture — the insertion into the body of one or more needles through which an electric current is passed
electroluminescent — Having the quality of electroluminescence.
electrostatic unit — any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the electric constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number
emergent evolution — the doctrine that, in the course of evolution, some entirely new properties, such as life and consciousness, appear at certain critical points, usually because of an unpredictable rearrangement of the already existing entities
energy consumption — amount of energy used
engelbart, douglas — Douglas Engelbart

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