21-letter words containing s, o, r

draft once reuse many — (jargon) (DORUM) Reusing parts of a document to produce parts of an entirely new document. The term normally refers to text documents but the practise is equally common in programming.
drop in someone's lap — give someone the responsibility of
dumfries and galloway — a region in S Scotland. 2460 sq. mi. (6371 sq. km).
dusky seaside sparrow — a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one (Cape Sable seaside sparrow) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other (dusky seaside sparrow) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.
easier said than done — difficult to do
eastern european time — a standard time used by some countries in Eastern Europe, such as Finland, Romania, etc and also some countries of the Middle East and North Africa
eccles-jordan circuit — flip-flop
eiffel source checker — A compiler front-end for Eiffel 3 by Olaf Langmack <[email protected]> and Burghardt Groeber. It was generated automatically with the Karlsruhe toolbox for compiler construction according to the most recent public language definition. The parser derives an easy-to-use abstract syntax tree, supports elementary error recovery and provides a precise source code indication of errors. It performs a strict syntax check and analyses 4000 lines of source code per second on a Sun SPARC workstation.
electroencephalograms — Plural form of electroencephalogram.
electromagnetic pulse — a surge of electromagnetic radiation, esp one resulting from a nuclear explosion, which can disrupt electronic devices and, occasionally, larger structures and equipment
electronic publishing — Electronic publishing is the publishing of documents in a form that can be read on a computer, for example as a CD-ROM.
electronystagmography — A diagnostic test to record involuntary movements of the eye caused by a condition known as nystagmus. It can also be used to diagnose the cause of vertigo, dizziness or balance dysfunction by testing the vestibular system.
emotional correctness — pressure on an individual to be seen to feel the same emotion as others
endoplasmic reticulum — an extensive intracellular membrane system whose functions include synthesis and transport of lipids and, in regions where ribosomes are attached, of proteins
enter into the spirit — If you enter into the spirit of something, you take part in it in an enthusiastic way.
environmental studies — a university course studying the environment and related issues
epidermolysis bullosa — type of genetic skin disorder
ethics of the fathers — a treatise of the Mishnah that comprises six chapters and consists chiefly of proverbs, aphorisms, and principles of ethics, law, and religion.
european space agency — an organization dedicated to space exploration with 18 European countries as members
every dog has his day — one's luck will come
exposure compensation — the act of overriding a camera's automatic exposure in order to achieve a particular effect or due to difficult lighting conditions
extensible vax editor — (text, tool) (EVE) A DEC product implemented using DEC's Text Processing Utility (TPU).
eyes right (or left) — a command to snap the head to the right (or left) while marching, as a salute when passing in review
fall all over oneself — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
false memory syndrome — a psychological condition in which a person believes that he or she remembers events that have not actually occurred.
false-memory syndrome — a psychological condition in which a person believes that he or she remembers events that have not actually occurred.
federal reserve board — a U.S. federal banking system that is under the control of a central board of governors (Federal Reserve Board) with a central bank (Federal Reserve Bank) in each of 12 districts and that has wide powers in controlling credit and the flow of money as well as in performing other functions, as regulating and supervising its member banks.
fermat's last theorem — the unproved theorem that the equation xn + yn = zn has no solution for x, y, z nonzero integers when n is greater than 2.
ferric sodium oxalate — an emerald-green, crystalline, extremely water-soluble salt, used in photography and blueprinting.
file service protocol — (protocol) (FSP) A protocol, similar to FTP, for copying files between computers. It's designed for anonymous archives, and has protection against server and network overloading. It doesn't use connections so it can survive interruptions in service. Until 1993-08-12, FSP didn't stand for anything. Wen-King was responsible for the initials and Michael Grubb <[email protected]> for their eventual expansion. Other suggestions were "File Slurping Protocol", "Flaky Stream Protocol" and "FTP's Sexier Partner".
first baron ashburton — Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
first consonant shift — the consonant shift described by Grimm's law, which distinguishes Germanic languages from other Indo-European languages.
first-dollar coverage — insurance that provides payment for the full loss up to the insured amount with no deductibles.
first-round financing — First round financing is the first time a new company raises money from investors.
flip someone the bird — give someone the finger (see phrase under finger)
fluorophosphoric acid — any of three acids containing fluorine and phosphorus, HPF 6 , HPO 2 F 2 , or H 2 PO 3 F.
food conversion ratio — a ratio expressing the weight of food required to produce a unit gain in the live weight of an animal
food standards agency — the full form of FDA
for someone's benefit — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
for the benefit of sb — If you say that someone is doing something for the benefit of a particular person, you mean that they are doing it for that person.
foreground processing — a type of processing that supports interaction between interactive and batch operations
foreign correspondent — a correspondent, as for a periodical, assigned to send back articles and news dispatches from a foreign country for publication.
forensic anthropology — the branch of physical anthropology in which anthropological data, criteria, and techniques are used to determine the sex, age, genetic population, or parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or criminal law.
fort lesley j. mcnair — a military reservation in SW Washington, D.C., on the Potomac River, SW of the Capitol.
framing specification — A specification of the "protocol bits" that surround the "data bits" on a communications channel to allow the data to be "framed" into chunks, like start and stop bits in EIA-232. It allows a receiver to synchronize at points along the data stream.
franco-belgian system — French system.
fraudulent conversion — conversion committed with the intent to defraud
free alongside vessel — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel
freedom of expression — the unrestrained right to voice ideas, opinions, etc
french fried potatoes — a more formal name for chips

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