17-letter words that end in nt

life imprisonment — long-term prison sentence
linear assignment — assignment problem
linking consonant — a consonant inserted between two vowels in speech
liquid propellant — a rocket propellant in liquid form.
load displacement — the weight, in long tons, of a cargo vessel loaded so that the summer load line touches the surface of the water.
magnetic constant — the permeability of free space, which has the value 4π × 10–7 henry per metre
maintenance grant — an amount of money that a government or other institution gives to an individual, esp a student, in order to help them pay for the things that they need
memory management — (memory management, storage) A collection of techniques for providing sufficient memory to one or more processes in a computer system, especially when the system does not have enough memory to satisfy all processes' requirements simultaneously. Techniques include swapping, paging and virtual memory. Memory management is usually performed mostly by a hardware memory management unit.
mental impairment — (in England, according to the Mental Health Act 1983) a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind, which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning and is associated with abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct
method of payment — cash, credit card, cheque, etc.
middle management — the middle echelon of administration in business and industry.
military covenant — the supposed understanding that members of the armed forces and their families will be supported by the state in the event of injury or death in the course of duty
milton work count — a system of hand valuation in which aces count 4, kings 3, queens 2, and jacks 1
minister resident — a diplomatic agent serving in a minor country and ranking next below an ambassador.
mission statement — an official document that sets out the goals, purpose, and work of an organization.
moral re-armament — a worldwide movement initiated by Frank Buchman in 1938 as a successor to the Oxford Group, and maintaining that the practice of high morality in public and private life is the key to world betterment. Abbreviation: MRA.
national covenant — an agreement (1638) among Scottish Presbyterians to uphold their faith in Scotland.
national monument — a monument, as a historic site or geographical area, owned and maintained in the public interest by the federal government.
nessler's reagent — an aqueous solution of potassium iodide, mercuric chloride, and potassium hydroxide, used as a test for the presence of ammonia.
ninth commandment — “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor”: ninth of the Ten Commandments.
non-reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
non-reinforcement — the act of reinforcing.
nonaccomplishment — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
nuclear deterrent — a country's nuclear weapons viewed as a deterrent to other countries from attacking
object complement — a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him an interesting speaker.
on the home front — domestically
organized ferment — ferment (def 1).
out for the count — If someone is out for the count, they are unconscious or very deeply asleep.
outline agreement — a contract, etc, setting out the preliminary terms or guidelines for an agreement; a preliminary agreement
parachute payment — a payment made to alleviate hardship resulting from a sudden loss of income
parking attendant — a person who works for a traffic control agency and who issues tickets for parking violations
passive restraint — a safety device, as an air bag or special seat belt, that is activated automatically to protect an automobile passenger at the moment of impact when a collision occurs.
pasteur treatment — Pasteur's method of preventing certain diseases, esp. rabies, by increasing the strength of successive inoculations with a specific weakened or attenuated virus
permanent account — A permanent account is an account which carries its balance and is kept open from year to year.
planck's constant — the fundamental constant of quantum mechanics, expressing the ratio of the energy of one quantum of radiation to the frequency of the radiation and approximately equal to 6.624 × 10− 27 erg-seconds. Symbol: h.
police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
pre-enlightenment — the act of enlightening.
pressure gradient — the change of pressure per unit distance
private placement — a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
product placement — Product placement is a form of advertising in which a company has its product placed where it can be clearly seen during a film or television programme.
profile component — attainment targets in different subjects brought together for the general assessment of a pupil
program statement — a single instruction in a computer program
promotional event — occasion organized to market or advertise sth
proportional font — a font type in which the width of letters and symbols varies depending on the letter or symbol
public accountant — an accountant whose services are available to the public at large, in contrast to one employed on a full-time basis by a company.
quantity discount — When you receive a quantity discount from a store or supplier, you pay less because you have bought a large quantity of goods. Also known as bulk buying discount.
quasi-independent — not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
racial harassment — persecution on the basis of race
radio-transparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).

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