18-letter words containing a, f, o, n, d

non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
non-identification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
notifiable disease — any one of a number of infectious diseases of humans and animals, that must be reported to the public health authorities
oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
office of readings — the first of the canonical hours; matins
old low franconian — a Low German dialect of the Franks of the lower Rhine valley before c1100.
old man of the sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
one false move and — You use one false move to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one.
order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
osteitis deformans — Paget's disease.
out of one's hands — no longer one's responsibility
overdraft interest — interest charged on money withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
overidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
peter and the wolf — a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936. It is a children's story with both music and text, spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra
plane of incidence — a plane determined by a given ray, incident on a surface, and the normal at the point where the incident ray strikes the surface.
play second fiddle — be considered less important
point of departure — Nautical. the precise location of a vessel, established in order to set a course, especially in beginning a voyage in open water.
primate of england — a title of the archbishop of Canterbury.
prince of darkness — Satan.
put a bold face on — to seem bold or confident about
radius of gyration — the distance from an axis at which the mass of a body may be assumed to be concentrated and at which the moment of inertia will be equal to the moment of inertia of the actual mass about the axis, equal to the square root of the quotient of the moment of inertia and the mass.
reinforced plastic — plastic with fibrous matter, such as carbon fibre, embedded in it to confer additional strength
restraint of trade — action tending to interrupt the free flow of goods and services, as by price fixing and other practices that have the effect of reducing competition.
rhondda cynon taff — a county borough in S Wales, created from part of Mid Glamorgan in 1996. Pop: 231 600 (2003 est). Area: 558 sq km (215 sq miles)
russian federation — a republic extending from E Europe to N and W Asia. 6,593,000 sq. mi. (17,076,000 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
school for scandal — a comedy of manners (1777) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
seafloor spreading — a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out.
secondary offering — the sale of a large block of outstanding stock off the floor of an exchange, usually by a major stockholder.
self-contradiction — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
self-contradictory — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
self-determination — determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
skin friction drag — aerodynamic resistance or drag due to the contact of moving air with the surface of an airplane, a glider, etc.
solid-fuel heating — heating that uses solid fuel, such as coal or coke
sound and the fury — a novel (1929) by William Faulkner.
stand confessed as — to be revealed or admitted as
standard of living — a grade or level of subsistence and comfort in everyday life enjoyed by a community, class, or individual: The well-educated generally have a high standard of living.
standoff insulator — a type of insulator that supports an electrical conductor at a distance from other elements or surfaces.
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
telford and wrekin — a unitary authority in W Central England, in Shropshire. Pop: 160 300 (2003 est). Area: 289 sq km (112 sq miles)
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
to find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
to-ing and fro-ing — If you say that there is a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, you mean that the same actions or movements or the same arguments are being repeated many times.
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
vermiform appendix — a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.
water of hydration — the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water.
white-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
wild passionflower — the maypop, Passiflora incarnata.

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