20-letter words that end in nce
- prohibited substance — a substance, such as a drug, etc, that is banned or forbidden by law or other authority
- put in an appearance — the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public: the unannounced appearance of dinner guests; the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda; her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting.
- radiation resistance — the resistive component of the impedance of a radio transmitting aerial that arises from the radiation of power
- reciprocal insurance — insurance in which members of a reciprocal exchange, acting through an attorney-in-fact, insure themselves and each other.
- saint john ambulance — an organization that provides first aid and first-aid training
- separation allowance — an allowance paid to a member of the military when they are forced to be apart from their family due to their military duties
- specific conductance — conductivity (def 2).
- specific performance — (especially in the sale of land) literal compliance with one's contractual promises pursuant to a judicial mandate.
- specific-conductance — conductivity (def 2).
- split the difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- symmetric difference — the union of the relative complements of two sets.
- terrestrial guidance — a method of missile or rocket guidance in which the flight path is controlled by reference to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational or magnetic field
- the high renaissance — the period from about the 1490s to the 1520s in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe, esp in Italy, when the Renaissance ideals were considered to have been attained through the mastery of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael
- thought transference — transference of thought by extrasensory means from the mind of one individual to another; telepathy.
- to keep your balance — If you keep your balance, for example, when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over.
- tradesman's entrance — the entrance to a large house used by tradesmen to deliver goods and services; usually at the side or rear of the house
- tropical disturbance — a very weak, or incipient, tropical cyclone.
- whole-life insurance — a type of insurance with a savings element that is guaranteed to pay out on death provided premiums have been paid as required by the policy