16-letter words containing c, a, l, y, d
- perpendicularity — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- physical address — (memory management) The address presented to a computer's main memory in a virtual memory system, in contrast to the virtual address which is the address generated by the CPU. A memory management unit translates virtual addresses into physical addresses.
- play one's cards — to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
- polyacrylic acid — a polymer of acrylic acid used as a sizing agent in the manufacture of nylon and other synthetic textiles.
- polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
- pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
- pyruvic aldehyde — a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- radiographically — the production of radiographs.
- radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
- secondary colour — a colour formed by mixing two primary colours
- secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- secondary school — a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.
- self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
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- social democracy — a political ideology advocating a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
- sodium cyclamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NaC 6 NH 1 2 SO 3 , that has been used as a sweetening agent: banned by the FDA in 1970.
- special delivery — (in the U.S. Postal Service) delivery of mail outside the regularly scheduled hours, by a special messenger, upon the payment of an extra fee.
- the-card-players — a painting (1892) by Paul Cézanne.
- thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
- to call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- transcendentally — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- uncoincidentally — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
- undecylenic acid — a light-colored liquid with a fruity odor, C 11 H 21 O 2 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in perfumes, flavors, plastics, and medicine.
- unpredictability — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- videodisc player — an electronic device for playing videodiscs through a television set.