18-letter words containing ot

field of quotients — a field whose elements are pairs of elements of a given commutative integral domain such that the second element of each pair is not zero. The field of rational numbers is the field of quotients of the integral domain of integers.
flat-bottomed rail — a rail having a cross section like an inverted T, with the top extremity enlarged slightly to form the head
floating-rate note — a eurobond, often issued as a negotiable bearer bond, that has a floating rate of interest
flotsam and jetsam — the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam, lagan.
football supporter — a person who supports a particular football team
forget-me-not blue — a shade of blue similar to the shade of the flowers of a forget-me-not
from top to bottom — highest point to lowest
giant peacock moth — the largest European moth, an emperor, Saturnia pyri, reaching 15 cm (6 in.) in wingspan. It is mottled brown with a prominent ocellus on each wing and being night-flying can be mistaken for a bat
good/not bad going — If you say that something that has been achieved is good going or not bad going, you mean that it is better than usual or than expected.
have (got) it made — to be assured of success
have got to do sth — You use have got to when you are saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated. In informal American English, the 'have' is sometimes omitted.
hideyoshi toyotomi — 1536–98, Japanese military dictator (1582–98). He unified all Japan (1590)
hit the high spots — to stain or mark with spots: The grease spotted my dress.
hot-water cylinder — a vertical cylindrical tank for storing hot water, esp an insulated one made of copper used in a domestic hot-water system
hotel receptionist — a person who looks after guests when they first arrive at a hotel, checking them in, giving them their keys, etc
hungarian notation — (language, convention) A linguistic convention requiring one or more letters to be added to the start of variable names to denote scope and/or type. Hungarian Notation is mainly confined to Microsoft Windows programming environments, such as Microsoft C, C++ and Visual Basic. It was originally devised by Charles Simonyi, a Hungarian, who was a senior programmer at Microsoft for many years. He disliked the way that names in C programs gave no clue as to the type, leading to frequent programmer errors. According to legend, fellow programmers at Microsoft, on seeing the convoluted, vowel-less variable names produced by his scheme, said, "This might as well be in Greek - or even Hungarian!". They made up the name "Hungarian notation" (possibly with "reverse Polish notation" in mind). Hungarian Notation is not really necessary when using a modern strongly-typed language as the compiler warns the programmer if a variable of one type is used as if it were another type. It is less useful in object-oriented programming languages such as C++, where many variables are going to be instances of classes and so begin with "obj". In addition, variable names are essentially only comments, and thus are just as susceptible to becoming out-of-date and incorrect as any other comment. For example, if a signed short int becomes an unsigned long int, the variable name, and every use of it, should be changed to reflect its new type. A variable's name should describe the values it holds. Type and scope are aspects of this, but Hungarian Notation overemphasises their importance by allocating so much of the start of the name to them. Furthermore, type and scope information can be found from the variable's declaration. Ironically, this is particularly easy in the development environments in which Hungarian Notation is typically used.
hypothesis testing — the theory, methods, and practice of testing a hypothesis concerning the parameters of a population distribution (the null hypothesis) against another (the alternative hypothesis) which will be accepted only if its probability exceeds a predetermined significance level, generally on the basis of statistics derived from random sampling from the given population
in another's shoes — in another's position
isothermal process — a process that takes place without change in temperature.
johnny on the spot — a person who is ready and at hand whenever needed
johnny-on-the-spot — a person who is on hand to perform a service, seize an opportunity, deal with an emergency, etc.
knotted cranesbill — a British wildflower, Geranium nodosum, an meadow geranium with bright pink or purple flowers
last but not least — lastly
little spotted cat — a small New World tiger cat, Felis tigrinus, ranging from Costa Rica to northern Argentina.
look the other way — look in the opposite direction
magnetic potential — a scalar quantity, analogous to the electric potential, defined at each point in a given magnetic field to be equal to the work done in bringing a unit north pole from infinity to the point.
mandelbrot, benoit — Benoit Mandelbrot
master boot record — (operating system, storage) A special area on a computer's main hard disk that gives the location of the disk's boot block or bootable partition where the operating system is installed.
microsloth windows — (abuse, operating system) /mi:'kroh-sloth" win"dohz/ (Or "Windoze", /win'dohz/) A derogatory term for Microsoft Windows which is so limited by bug-for-bug compatibility with mess-dos that it is agonisingly slow on anything less than a fast 486. Also called just "Windoze", with the implication that you can fall asleep waiting for it to do anything; the latter term is extremely common on Usenet. Compare X, sun-stools.
motor torpedo boat — PT boat.
nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
necrotic enteritis — an infectious disease of calves, lambs, foals, and piglets, characterized by acute diarrhoea and death, caused by the toxin of the organism Clostridium perfringens type C
nicotine poisoning — a toxic effect caused by nicotine
nike of samothrace — a Greek marble statue (c200 b.c.) of Nike found at Samothrace and now in the Louvre, Paris.
not a hope in hell — If you say that someone has not got a hope in hell of doing something, you are emphasizing that they will not be able to do it.
not a pretty sight — If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at.
not be one's scene — If you say that an activity or place is not your scene, you mean that you do not like it or enjoy it.
not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
not by a long shot — absolutely not
not have the heart — If you want to do something but do not have the heart to do it, you do not do it because you know it will make someone unhappy or disappointed.
not in a fit state — If you say that someone is not in a fit state to do something, you mean that they are too upset or ill to do it.
not on/just not on — If you say that something is not on or is just not on, you mean that it is unacceptable or impossible.
not take kindly to — not welcome
not that i know of — You say 'Not that I know of' when someone has asked you whether or not something is true and you think the answer is 'no' but you cannot be sure because you do not know all the facts.
not to have a clue — to be completely baffled
notifiable disease — any one of a number of infectious diseases of humans and animals, that must be reported to the public health authorities
nova scotia salmon — an Atlantic salmon, especially from the waters off Nova Scotia, cured in the local manner.
on automatic pilot — If you are on automatic pilot or on autopilot, you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before.
one way or another — somehow, by some means
orthotungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2WO4

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