17-letter words containing a, d, i, c, t

non-discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nondiscriminating — differentiating; analytical.
nondiscrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
nuclear radiation — Physics. radiation in the form of elementary particles emitted by an atomic nucleus, as alpha rays or gamma rays, produced by decay of radioactive substances or by nuclear fission.
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
occipital condyle — a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
octadecanoic acid — stearic acid.
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
on condition that — a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
online dictionary — a dictionary that is available on the Internet or World Wide Web and accessed through a Web browser using a computer or a mobile device, primarily by typing a query term into a search box on the site. Online dictionaries like Dictionary.com offer immediate, direct access through large databases to a word's spelling and meanings, plus a host of ancillary information, including its variant spellings, pronunciation, inflected forms, origin, and derived forms, as well as supplementary notes on matters of interest or concern about how the word is used: Some people think online dictionaries will make print dictionaries obsolete.
orthovanadic acid — an oxyacid of vanadium, known chiefly in the form of its vanadate salts. Formula: H3VO4
outside broadcast — An outside broadcast is a radio or television programme that is not recorded or filmed in a studio, but in another building or in the open air.
parathyroidectomy — the excision of a parathyroid gland.
paratungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H10W12O14
parted per tierce — tierced.
personal distance — personal space.
phenylacetic acid — a white crystalline, aromatic acid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , used in the manufacture of penicillin and in perfumes.
photodissociation — the dissociation or breakdown of a chemical compound by radiant energy.
pietro da cortona — Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
plastics industry — the industry that makes plastics
platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
pocket dictionary — a small portable dictionary
polar coordinates — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
potassium cyanide — a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.
pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
predatory pricing — If a company practises predatory pricing, it charges a much lower price for its products or services than its competitors in order to force them out of the market.
primary education — junior, elementary schooling
private detective — a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties.
private education — education provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
product liability — the responsibility of a manufacturer for injury or loss caused by its product.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
prothoracic gland — either of a pair of endocrine glands in the anterior thorax of some insects, functioning to promote the series of molts from hatching to adulthood.
pseudo-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
pseudo-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
pseudo-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
psychodiagnostics — the study and evaluation of character or personality in terms of behavioral and anatomical traits, as gesture, posture and physiognomy.
psychoeducational — designating or of psychological methods, as intelligence tests, used in evaluating learning ability
quadratic formula — the formula for determining theroots of a quadratic equation from its coefficients: .
quadratic residue — a number x that is relatively prime to a given integer y and for which a number z exists whose square gives the same remainder as x when divided by y.
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.
quattuordecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 45 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 84 zeros.
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
radiant emittance — radiant flux emitted per unit area.
radiative capture — the capture of a particle, as a neutron, by a nucleus, inducing the emission of electromagnetic radiation, as a gamma ray.
radioactive decay — decay (def 8).

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