16-letter words containing a, p, o, m, i
- chemoprophylaxis — the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
- chemotherapeutic — of or used in chemotherapy
- chlorpheniramine — an antihistaminic compound, C 20 H 23 ClN 2 O 4 , used in treating the symptoms of allergies.
- chomp at the bit — champ at the bit (see phrase under champ1)
- chromatographies — Plural form of chromatography.
- chromium plating — plating, often for decorative effect, made of chromium
- chromolithograph — a picture produced by chromolithography
- cochlear implant — a device that stimulates the acoustic nerve in the inner ear in order to produce some form of hearing in people who are deaf from inner ear disease
- commercial paper — a short-term negotiable document, such as a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc, calling for the transference of a specified sum of money at a designated date
- commercial pilot — an airplane pilot licensed to transport passengers, goods, etc.
- common partridge — a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
- companion animal — an animal kept as a pet
- companion ladder — a ladder that allows sailors to move up and down between the decks of the ship
- companion volume — a book that complements another on a related subject, usually by the same author
- companionability — The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
- compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
- compartmentalize — To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections.
- compartmentation — subdivision of a hull into spaces enclosed by watertight bulkheads and sometimes by watertight decks.
- compilation film — film from an archive used in a film or documentary to give a feeling of the relevant period
- complete lattice — A lattice is a partial ordering of a set under a relation where all finite subsets have a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound. A complete lattice also has these for infinite subsets. Every finite lattice is complete. Some authors drop the requirement for greatest lower bounds.
- complex analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with analytic functions of a complex variable.
- complex fraction — a fraction in which the numerator or denominator or both contain fractions
- complex variable — a variable to which complex numbers may be assigned as value.
- complexing agent — an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc.: the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex.
- complexity class — (algorithm) A collection of algorithms or computable functions with the same complexity.
- composite family — the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and a whorl of bracts surrounding the flower heads, which are usually composed of a disk containing tiny petalless flowers and a ray of petals extending from the flowers at the rim of the disk, some flower heads being composed only of a disk or a ray and some plants having clusters of flower heads, and including the aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, and zinnia.
- compositionality — The property of being compositional.
- compression wave — a shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted.
- conical pendulum — a clock pendulum oscillating in a circle rather than in a straight line.
- constant mapping — (networking) A precursor to ARP used by some TCP software in which the destination Ethernet address is constructed from the top 24 bits of the source Ethernet address followed by the low 24 bits of the (class A) destination Internet address. For this scheme the top 24 bits of the Ethernet address must be the same on all hosts on the network.
- contemporariness — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- cooperative farm — a farm that is run in cooperation with others in the purchasing and using of machinery, stock, etc, and in the marketing of produce through its own institutions (farmers' cooperatives)
- coping mechanism — something a person does to deal with a difficult situation
- copolymerization — a process resembling polymerization, in which unlike molecules unite in alternate or random sequences in a chain
- crime of passion — a crime, often a murder, committed from passion, esp sexual passion
- crime passionnel — a crime committed from passion, esp sexual passion
- cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
- data compression — the act of compressing.
- dementia praecox — schizophrenia
- democratic party — (in the US) the older and more liberal of the two major political parties, so named since 1840
- depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
- depolymerization — (chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments.
- developmentalism — An economic theory which states that the best way for Third World countries to develop is through fostering a strong and varied internal market and to impose high tariffs on imported goods.
- developmentalist — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
- developmentation — (proscribed, chiefly, US, and, humorous) Development.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- diazoamino group — the divalent group –N=NNH–.
- digital computer — a computer that processes information in digital form.
- diplomatic corps — the entire body of diplomats accredited to and resident at a court or capital.
- diplomatic pouch — a sealed mailbag containing diplomatic correspondence that is sent free of inspection between a foreign office and its diplomatic or consular post abroad or from one such post to another.