18-letter words containing nc
- clothing allowance — an amount of money to compensate for the purchase of clothes for work, school, etc
- color transparency — a positive color image photographically produced on transparent film or glass and viewed by transmitted light, usually by projection.
- compliance officer — a specialist, usually a lawyer, employed by a financial group operating in a variety of fields and for multiple clients to ensure that no conflict of interest arises and that all obligations and regulations are complied with
- composite function — a function obtained from two given functions, where the range of one function is contained in the domain of the second function, by assigning to an element in the domain of the first function that element in the range of the second function whose inverse image is the image of the element.
- concentration camp — A concentration camp is a prison in which large numbers of ordinary people are kept in very bad conditions, usually during a war.
- concentration cell — a galvanic cell consisting of two electrodes of the same metal each in different concentrations of a solution of the same salt of that metal.
- concentration span — the length of time a person can concentrate on something
- conceptual realism — the doctrine that universals have real and independent existence.
- conceptualisations — Plural form of conceptualisation.
- conceptualizations — Plural form of conceptualization.
- concrete universal — a principle that necessarily has universal import but is also concrete by virtue of its arising in historical situations.
- concurring opinion — an opinion issued by one or more judges which agrees with the decision reached by the majority of the court, but offers additional or different reasons for reaching that decision
- concussion grenade — a grenade designed to inflict damage by the force of its detonation rather than by the fragmentation of its casing.
- consensus sequence — a DNA sequence common to different organisms and having a similar function in each
- constituency party — a branch of a political party operating within a constituency
- contents insurance — the insurance for the personal property in a household
- contradistinctions — Plural form of contradistinction.
- convenience market — the area of business which involves selling convenience foods
- countryside agency — (in England) a government agency that promotes the conservation and enjoyment of the countryside and aims to stimulate employment in rural areas
- currency principle — the principle that banks should be permitted to issue notes only against bullion or coin.
- current efficiency — the ratio of the actual mass of a substance liberated from an electrolyte by the passage of current to the theoretical mass liberated according to Faraday's law
- curriculum council — a council appointed to oversee the development and implementation of a curriculum
- custodial sentence — a sentence given by a court that involves a term of imprisonment
- cyclopean concrete — concrete containing stones larger than 6 inches (15 cm).
- deficiency account — an account summarizing the financial condition of an individual or company in danger of bankruptcy.
- deficiency disease — any condition, such as pellagra, beriberi, or scurvy, produced by a lack of vitamins or other essential substances
- deficiency payment — a payment made to a commodity producer that represents the difference between the market price and the guaranteed price
- dependency grammar — a type of generative grammar in which grammatical structure is determined by the relationship between a governor and its dependents
- disenfranchisement — to disfranchise.
- distance education — education in which students receive instruction over the Internet, from a video, etc., instead of going to school.
- distress frequency — a radio frequency band reserved for emergency signals from aircraft or ships in distress.
- domestic appliance — a machine used for household tasks, for example, a washing machine, refrigerator, etc.
- dysfunctionalities — Plural form of dysfunctionality.
- echoencephalograph — a device that employs reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the position of brain structures.
- economic sanctions — any actions taken by one nation or group of nations to harm the economy of another nation or group, often to force a political change
- ecumenical council — a solemn assembly in the Roman Catholic Church, convoked and presided over by the pope and composed of cardinals, bishops, and certain other prelates whose decrees, when confirmed by the pope, become binding.
- electroacupuncture — the insertion into the body of one or more needles through which an electric current is passed
- emergency services — The emergency services are the public organizations whose job is to take quick action to deal with emergencies when they occur, especially the fire brigade, the police, and the ambulance service.
- environment agency — an official agency providing information on environmental issues, esp rivers, flooding and pollution
- erectile impotence — impotence caused by the inability of the penis to become sufficiently firm to penetrate the vagina
- essence of violets — an alcoholic solution derived from violets, used as perfume
- expected frequency — the number of occasions on which an event may be presumed to occur on average in a given number of trials
- fermat's principle — Optics. the law that the path taken by a ray of light in going from one point to another point will be the path that requires the least time.
- fibonacci sequence — (mathematics) The infinite sequence of numbers beginning 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ... in which each term is the sum of the two terms preceding it. The ratio of successive Fibonacci terms tends to the golden ratio, namely (1 + sqrt 5)/2.
- field independence — a psychological trait associated with having an internal locus of orientation (contrasted with field dependence).
- financial planning — the devising of a program for the allocation and management of finances and capital through budgeting, investment, etc.
- financial services — A company or organization that provides financial services is able to help you do things such as make investments or buy a pension or mortgage.
- fixed-term tenancy — a tenancy arrangement for a particular and fixed period
- formal equivalence — the relation that holds between two open sentences when their universal closures are materially equivalent
- frame of reference — a structure of concepts, values, customs, views, etc., by means of which an individual or group perceives or evaluates data, communicates ideas, and regulates behavior.