18-letter words containing t, o, y, e, d
- mobile data system — a system consisting of a client computer requesting information and a server supplying this information
- monophosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with a single unit of phosphoric acid.
- multiply-connected — connected but not simply-connected.
- mutual aid society — A mutual aid society is an organization that provides benefits or other help to its members when they are affected by things such as death, sickness, disability, old age, or unemployment.
- network byte order — (networking) The order in which the bytes of a multi-byte number are transmitted on a network - most significant byte first (as in "big-endian" storage). This may or may not match the order in which numbers are normally stored in memory for a particular processor.
- normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
- not take kindly to — not welcome
- officer of the day — an officer who has charge of the guard and prisoners on an assigned day at a military installation. Abbreviation: OD, O.D., O.O.D.
- omega-3 fatty acid — a polyunsaturated fatty acid, essential for normal retinal function, that influences various metabolic pathways, resulting in lowered cholesterol and triglyceride levels, inhibited platelet clotting, and reduced inflammatory and immune reactions.
- orthopedic surgery — corrective operation on bones or joints
- overdraft facility — a facility (of a bank or building-society cheque account) that allows a withdrawal of money in excess of the account's credit balance
- payload specialist — an astronaut trained to handle highly complex or classified equipment carried aboard a space shuttle and to conduct experiments in space.
- perforated tracery — tracery, as in early Gothic architecture, formed of cut or pierced slabs of stone set on edge with the flat side outward.
- periodic inventory — Periodic inventory is a method of valuing inventory, usually at the end of accounting periods, by physically counting all merchandise held in stock at that time.
- phosphatidylserine — any of a class of phospholipids occurring in biological membranes and fats
- physical education — systematic instruction in sports, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program.
- piperonyl butoxide — a light-brown liquid, C 1 9 H 3 0 O 5 , used chiefly as a synergist in certain insecticides.
- play cat and mouse — Also called cat and rat. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.
- politically-minded — (of a person or group of people) interested in the way power is achieved and used in a country or society (through government, policy-making, etc)
- population density — ratio: inhabitants to area
- positively charged — having a positive charge
- postviral syndrome — debilitating condition occurring as a sequel to viral illness
- product life cycle — the four stages (introduction, growth, maturity, and decline) into one of which the sales of a product fall during its market life
- programme of study — the prescribed syllabus that pupils must be taught at each key stage in the National Curriculum
- property developer — person: deals in real estate
- protective custody — detention of a person by the police solely as protection against a possible attack or reprisal by someone.
- protein deficiency — a lack or insuffiency of protein
- pseudo-symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- quarry-tiled floor — a floor covered with square or diamond-shaped unglazed floor tiles
- racially motivated — motivated by (the hate or prejudice of) someone's race
- random walk theory — the theory that the future movement of share prices does not reflect past movements and therefore will not follow a discernible pattern
- rapid eye movement — rapidly shifting, continuous movements of the eyes beneath closed lids during the stage of sleep characterized by dreaming.
- reduction strategy — (theory) An algorithm for deciding which redex(es) to reduce next. Different strategies have different termination properties in the presence of recursive functions or values. See string reduction, normal order reduction, applicative order reduction, parallel reduction
- reflection density — a measure of the extent to which a surface reflects light or other electromagnetic radiation, equal to the logarithm to base ten of the reciprocal of the reflectance
- refrigerated lorry — a lorry which is chilled in the back as for storing food
- registered company — a company which has officially registered its business
- restoration comedy — English comedy of the period of the Restoration, stressing manners and social satire.
- safety-deposit box — a lockable metal box or drawer, especially in a bank vault, used for safely storing valuable papers, jewelry, etc.
- saint george's day — April 23, celebrated in parts of the British Commonwealth in honor of the patron saint of Britain and especially in New Zealand as a bank holiday.
- science dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering terms in the life, earth, and physical sciences, such as the online Science Dictionary on Dictionary.com. A science dictionary includes many technical terms with precise, specialized meanings—terms not normally found in general dictionaries—making it an invaluable resource for students and professionals in scientific fields.
- search-and-destroy — designed to find and destroy by bombing etc
- second only to sth — If you say that something is second only to something else, you mean that only that thing is better or greater than it.
- secondary industry — manufacturing, services, etc.
- self-contradictory — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
- september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
- society of friends — a Christian denomination, founded in England c. 1650 by George Fox, that has no formal creed, liturgy, or priesthood and rejects violence in human relations, esp. warfare
- sodium hyposulfite — sodium thiosulfate.
- sodium thiocyanate — a white powder or colorless, deliquescent crystals, NaSCN, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in medicine in the treatment of hypertension.
- solitary sandpiper — a North American sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, of inland wetlands, having a brownish-gray, white-spotted back and whitish underparts.
- sound and the fury — a novel (1929) by William Faulkner.