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17-letter words containing c, a, l, t, o, m

  • omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
  • onomatopoetically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
  • optical astronomy — the branch of observational astronomy using telescopes to observe or photograph celestial objects in visible light.
  • optical computing — (hardware)   (Or "Optical Signal Processing") Operating on data represented using electromagnetic radiation, e.g. visible light, instead of the electrical signals used in a conventional electronic digital computer. Electronic digital computers are built from transistors. These form components that store data and logic gates that perform the low-level Boolean operations such as AND, OR and NOT that are the basis of all digital computation. The optical equivalent requires material with a non-linear refractive index such that light beams can interact with each other to perform the same Boolean operations. Though the photons that carry optical signals offer some theoretical advantages over the electrons that carry electronic signals, there are many practical problems that would have to be overcome before optical computing could compete in terms of cost, power and speed.
  • optical isomerism — stereoisomerism in which the isomers are identical in molecular weight and most chemical and physical properties but differ in their effect on the rotation of polarized light.
  • palaeoclimatology — the study of climates of the geological past
  • paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
  • parallel computer — parallel processor
  • pashmina politics — the adoption of political policies immediately after they have gone out of fashion
  • personal computer — a compact computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for individual use, as by a person in an office or at home or school, for such applications as word processing, data management, financial analysis, or computer games. Abbreviation: PC.
  • peterloo massacre — an incident at St Peter's Fields, Manchester, in 1819 in which a radical meeting was broken up by a cavalry charge, resulting in about 500 injuries and 11 deaths
  • police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
  • political economy — a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
  • portable computer — (computer)   (Commonly, "laptop") A portable personal computer you can carry with one hand. Some laptops run so hot that it would be quite uncomforable to actually use them on your lap for long. The term "notebook" is often used to describe these, though it also implies a low weight (less than 2kg). A "luggable" is one you could carry in one hand but is so heavy you wouldn't want to. One that can by easily operated while held in one hand is a "palmtop". The computer considered by most historians to be the first true portable computer was the Osborne 1 but see the link below for other contenders.
  • poststructuralism — a variation of structuralism, often seen as a critique, emphasizing plurality of meaning and instability of concepts that structuralism uses to define society, language, etc.
  • 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.
  • pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
  • quadratic formula — the formula for determining theroots of a quadratic equation from its coefficients: .
  • recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
  • reduction formula — a formula, such as sin (90° ± A) = cos A, expressing the values of a trigonometric function of any angle greater than 90° in terms of a function of an acute angle
  • roman catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • self-commendation — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
  • self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
  • self-confirmation — the act of confirming.
  • self-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
  • self-incompatible — not capable of self-pollination.
  • senatus consultum — a decree of the senate of ancient Rome.
  • shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
  • smokeless tobacco — snuff1 (def 9).
  • social democratic — A social democratic party is a political party whose principles are based on social democracy.
  • social settlement — settlement (def 14).
  • socialist realism — a state-approved artistic or literary style in some socialist countries, as the U.S.S.R., that characteristically celebrates an idealized vision of the life and industriousness of the workers.
  • sodium salicylate — a white, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 NaO 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol: used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory, and as a preservative.
  • special committee — a committee, as of a legislative body, that is formed to examine and report on a specific bill or issue.
  • supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
  • tabernacle mirror — a mirror of c1800, having columns and a cornice, usually gilt, with a painted panel over the mirror.
  • telecommunicating — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
  • telecommunication — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
  • telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
  • terminal velocity — Physics. the velocity at which a falling body moves through a medium, as air, when the force of resistance of the medium is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity. the maximum velocity of a body falling through a viscous fluid.
  • the electoral map — a map showing the distribution of constituencies over a country
  • the olympic flame — the flame that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
  • thermocoagulation — the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
  • three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
  • to make sth clear — If you make something clear, you say something in a way that makes it impossible for there to be any doubt about your meaning, wishes, or intentions.
  • traffic policeman — a policeman controlling traffic, esp while stationed at an intersection, or enforcing traffic regulations
  • tropical aquarium — an aquarium designed for the maintenance and breeding of tropical fish and kept at a suitably warm temperature.
  • tropical maritime — a type of warm, wet air mass originating at low latitudes over ocean areas
  • tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
  • trouble came back — (jargon)   (TCB) An IBM term for an intermittent or difficult-to-reproduce problem that has failed to respond to neglect or shotgun debugging. Compare heisenbug.
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