23-letter words containing u, r, a, n, i, s

parasexual reproduction — reproduction by recombination of genes from genetically dissimilar nuclei within binucleate or multinucleate cells, as in filamentous fungi.
participating insurance — insurance in which the policyholders receive dividends and share in the surplus earnings of the company.
percentage distribution — a frequency distribution is which individual frequencies are shown as a percentage of the total frequencies
peroxymonosulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
pharmaceuticals company — a company specialising in developing and marketing pharmaceuticals
pithecanthropus erectus — Java man
price escalation clause — a clause in a contract allowing the seller to raise prices if the cost of inputs increases
probabilistic automaton — nondeterministic automaton
professional misconduct — a violation of the rules or boundaries set by the governing body of a profession
profit and loss account — income account (def 2).
program design language — Any of a large class of formal and profoundly useless pseudo-languages in which management forces one to design programs. Too often, management expects PDL descriptions to be maintained in parallel with the code, imposing massive overhead of little or no benefit. See also flow chart.
quantum electrodynamics — the quantum field theory that deals with the electromagnetic field and its interaction with electrons and positrons. Abbreviation: QED.
quantum flavourdynamics — a gauge theory of the electromagnetic and weak interactions
quay financial software — CSK Software
queen charlotte islands — a group of about 150 islands off the W coast of Canada: part of British Columbia. Pop: about 6000 (latest est). Area: 9596 sq km (3705 sq miles)
quota share reinsurance — Quota share reinsurance is a form of reinsurance in which the reinsurer accepts a certain percentage of all or certain parts of the business of the reinsured person or company.
rank outsider/outsiders — If one of the people in a competition is described as a rank outsider, they are considered to have very little chance of winning.
rectangular coordinates — Usually, rectangular coordinates. either of two Cartesian coordinates in which the axes meet at right angles.
relative sunspot number — a number indicating the degree of sunspot activity on the sun as a factor of observer idiosyncrasies, the number of sunspot groups, and the number of individual sunspots.
residual current device — a circuit-breaking device installed in electrical equipment to protect the operator from electrocution
residual debt insurance — Residual debt insurance is a type of risk insurance that banks often require when granting a loan, which is used to guarantee that the loan is repaid in the event of death or disability.
route of administration — A route of administration is the means by which a drug or agent enters the body, such as by mouth or by injection.
rsa data security, inc. — (cryptography, company) (After Rivest, Shamir, Adleman - see RSA) A recognised world leader in cryptography, with millions of copies of its software encryption and authentication installed and in use worldwide. RSA's technologies are the global de facto standard for public key cryptography and digital signatures, and are part of existing and proposed standards for the Internet, ITU-T, ISO, ANSI, PKCS, IEEE and business and financial networks around the world.
russian orthodox church — the national Church of Russia, constituting a branch of the Eastern Church, presided over by the Patriarch of Moscow
saint george's mushroom — an edible whitish basidiomycetous fungus, Tricholoma gambosum, with a floury smell
school (crossing) guard — a person, either an adult or an older student, whose duty it is to help children cross streets near schools safely
securities exchange act — a law passed in 1934 establishing the SEC.
security association id — (networking) (SAID) A 32-bit field added to packet headers for encryption and authentication in the proposed Internet Protocol Version 6.
severinus de monzambano — Samuel von [zah-moo-uh l fuh n] /ˈzɑ mu əl fən/ (Show IPA), ("Severinus de Monzambano") 1632–94, German jurist and historian.
sidewalk superintendent — a bystander who watches the building, demolition, repair, or other work being done at a construction site.
slum clearance campaign — a campaign to rehouse those people who live in a slum area, and to prepare the area for demolition and rebuilding
social education centre — a daycentre, run by a local authority, for people with learning disabilities and sometimes also for people who have physical disabilities or are mentally ill
social insurance number — a nine-digit number used by the federal government to identify a citizen
social security payment — a payment of social security made to an individual
squamous cell carcinoma — a carcinoma that arises from squamous epithelium in the skin and sometimes in the mucous membranes.
st. pierre and miquelon — two small groups of islands off the S coast of Newfoundland: an overseas territory of France; important base for fishing. 3 sq. mi. (240 sq. km). Capital: St. Pierre.
state-trading countries — countries whose export and import trading is government controlled
statutory maternity pay — the maternity pay a woman is legally entitled to
stimulus generalization — generalization (def 4a).
stimulus-generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
strategic business unit — an autonomous division or section with its own mission within a larger organization
stream of consciousness — unpunctuated prose
stream-of-consciousness — of, relating to, or characterized by a manner of writing in which a character's thoughts or perceptions are presented as occurring in random form, without regard for logical sequences, syntactic structure, distinctions between various levels of reality, or the like: a stream-of-consciousness novel; a stream-of-consciousness technique.
sub specie aeternitatis — from the standpoint of eternity; from a universal perspective
supplementary insurance — Supplementary insurance is insurance coverage that is purchased in addition to an insurance policy to provide additional benefits or coverage.
sustainable agriculture — any of a number of environmentally friendly farming methods that preserve an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.
swine vesicular disease — a viral disease of swine characterized by vesicular lesions on the feet, legs, snout, and tongue
take sth in your stride — In British English, if you take a problem or difficulty in your stride, you deal with it calmly and easily. The American expression is take something in stride.
tangible user interface — (interface) An attempt to give physical form to digital information, making bits directly manipulable and perceptible by people. Tangible Interfaces will make bits accessible through augmented physical surfaces (e.g. walls, desktops, ceilings, windows), graspable objects (e.g. building blocks, models, instruments) and ambient media (e.g. light, sound, airflow, water-flow, kinetic sculpture) within physical environments.
terminal user interface — Textual User Interface

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