17-letter words containing t, r, o

cross one's heart — to promise or pledge, esp by making the sign of a cross over one's heart
cross the rubicon — If you say that someone has crossed the Rubicon, you mean that they have reached a point where they cannot change a decision or course of action.
cross-correlation — the correlation between two sequences of random variables in a time series
cross-examination — to examine by questions intended to check a previous examination; examine closely or minutely.
cross-lot bracing — bracing extending from one side of an excavation to the opposite to retain the earth on both sides.
cross-pollination — the transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another flower by the action of wind, insects, etc
cross-utilization — to make use of in an additional or different way.
crossover network — an electronic network in a loudspeaker system that separates the signal into two or more frequency bands, the lower frequencies being fed to a woofer, the higher frequencies to a tweeter
crown corporation — a corporation owned by the federal or a provincial government
crucifixion thorn — one of several leafless, very thorny shrubs or small trees of the southwestern desert areas of North America.
cryopreservations — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
cryptic crossword — a crossword where each clue is a word puzzle
cryptoclimatology — See under microclimatology.
cryptocrystalline — (of rocks) composed of crystals that can be distinguished individually only by the use of a polarizing microscope
cryptographically — In a cryptographic manner; using cryptography; for cryptographic purposes.
cryptosporidiosis — a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium, characterized by fever and gastrointestinal symptoms and typically spread via contaminated drinking water.
culture diffusion — the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
customs brokerage — the work of a customs broker
customs clearance — the permission to take goods into or out of a country once customs requirements have been satisfied
cut a good figure — to appear or behave well
cut a person dead — to ignore a person completely
cut a poor figure — to appear or behave badly
cutaneous quittor — a purulent infection of horses and other hoofed animals, characterized by an acute inflammation of soft tissue above the hoof and resulting in suppuration and sloughing of the skin and usually lameness.
cyclooctatetraene — a colorless, flammable liquid cyclic hydrocarbon, C 8 H 8 , used in organic research.
cypriot syllabary — a syllabic script in use on Cyprus in the first millennium b.c., used for the writing of Greek and of an unknown language.
cytoarchitectonic — Of or pertaining to cytoarchitectonics (cytoarchitecture).
cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
cytotrophoblastic — Relating to, or containing, cytotrophoblasts.
d-shell connector — (hardware) One of the family of connectors: DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-50, DE-9, and DEH-15 [VGA]. The "D" is the shape of the shell, the next letter determines connector size, and the number is the maximum pin count.
data flow diagram — (programming) A graphical notation used to describe how data flows between processes in a system. Data flow diagrams are an important tool of most structured analysis techniques.
data transmission — the act of sending data electronically over a communications network
de facto standard — A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, but which nevertheless has a large market share. The archetypal example of a de facto standard is the IBM PC which, despite is many glaring technical deficiencies, has gained such a large share of the personal computer market that it is now popular simply because it is popular and therefore enjoys fierce competition in pricing and software development.
dead to the world — unaware of one's surroundings, esp fast asleep or very drunk
dead tree edition — dead tree
decellularization — (biology, medicine) The loss of cells from tissue.
deconstructionism — The belief in, or application of, deconstruction.
deconstructionist — a philosophical and critical movement, starting in the 1960s and especially applied to the study of literature, that questions all traditional assumptions about the ability of language to represent reality and emphasizes that a text has no stable reference or identification because words essentially only refer to other words and therefore a reader must approach a text by eliminating any metaphysical or ethnocentric assumptions through an active role of defining meaning, sometimes by a reliance on new word construction, etymology, puns, and other word play.
decriminalisation — (chiefly, British) Alternative form of decriminalization.
decriminalization — to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.
dedifferentiation — the reversion of the cells of differentiated tissue to a less specialized form
deduction theorem — the property of many formal systems that the conditional derived from a valid argument by taking the conjunction of the premises as antecedent and the conclusion as consequent is true
deepwater horizon — an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, 40 miles (64km) south-east off the coast of Louisiana, that suffered a massive oil spill following an explosion in April 2010
defamiliarisation — (arts) The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them.
defamiliarization — Art, Literature. a theory and technique, originating in the early 20th century, in which an artistic or literary work presents familiar objects or situations in an unfamiliar way, prolonging the perceptive process and allowing for a fresh perspective.
dehistoricization — The process or result of dehistoricizing.
dehydrochlorinate — to remove hydrogen chloride or chlorine and hydrogen from (a substance).
delay instruction — delayed control-transfer
deliver the goods — to produce or perform something promised or expected
dematerialisation — The act or process of dematerializing.
dematerialization — The act or process of dematerializing.

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