17-letter words containing s, c, o, d, e

macdonnell ranges — a mountain system of central Australia, in S central Northern Territory, extending about 160 km (100 miles) east and west of Alice Springs. Highest peak: Mount Zeil, 1531 m (5024 ft)
machado y morales — Gerardo [he-rahr-th aw] /hɛˈrɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1939, president of Cuba 1925–33.
magellanic clouds — either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way.
maintained school — a school financially supported by the state
majority decision — a decision supported by more than half the people involved
medium close shot — a shot taken fairly close to the subject, but not as close as a close-up
memoised function — memo function
mend one's fences — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
mexican stand-off — A Mexican stand-off is a situation in which neither of the people or groups in a conflict or dispute can win and neither wants to give in first.
microdensitometer — a densitometer for measuring the density of minute areas of photographic negatives.
microdermabrasion — A cosmetic treatment in which the face is sprayed with exfoliant crystals to remove dead epidermal cells.
microencapsulated — Encapsulated using microencapsulation.
midterm elections — elections held halfway through the term of office of a president during which governors, etc, but not a president, are elected
misidentification — to identify incorrectly.
monkeygland sauce — a piquant sauce, made from tomatoes, ketchup, fruit chutney, garlic, spices, etc
moon and sixpence — a novel (1919) by W. Somerset Maugham.
muscle dysmorphia — a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
neck of the woods — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
non-consideration — the act of considering; careful thought; meditation; deliberation: I will give your project full consideration.
non-corresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
non-discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nonproductiveness — The quality of being nonproductive.
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
of the old school — If you approve of someone because they have good qualities that used to be more common in the past, you can describe them as one of the old school.
old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
on second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
orifice discharge — Orifice discharge is a model for calculating how quickly a fluid will come out of a punctured vessel or pipe.
outside broadcast — An outside broadcast is a radio or television programme that is not recorded or filmed in a studio, but in another building or in the open air.
overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
paradoxical sleep — REM sleep.
passive obedience — unquestioning obedience to authority
performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
periodic sentence — a sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense, as in Unable to join the others at the dance because of my sprained ankle, I went to a movie.
personal distance — personal space.
polar coordinates — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
post-independence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
potassium cyanide — a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.
pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
prescription drug — medication available only on doctor's instruction
presiding officer — the person who presides over the Scottish Parliament or Welsh Assembly
production system — (programming) A production system consists of a collection of productions (rules), a working memory of facts and an algorithm, known as forward chaining, for producing new facts from old. A rule becomes eligible to "fire" when its conditions match some set of elements currently in working memory. A conflict resolution strategy determines which of several eligible rules (the conflict set) fires next. A condition is a list of symbols which represent constants, which must be matched exactly; variables which bind to the thing they match and "<> symbol" which matches a field not equal to symbol. Example production systems are OPS5, CLIPS, flex.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
protected species — a species of animal or plant which it is forbidden by law to harm or destroy
pseudo-biological — pertaining to biology.
pseudo-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
pseudo-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
pseudo-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?