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16-letter words containing c, a, p, s, o

  • hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
  • hypostatic union — (In Cristianity) Christ's condition of being, at the same time, both human and divine
  • image processing — (graphics)   Computer manipulation of images. Some of the many algorithms used in image processing include convolution (on which many others are based), FFT, DCT, thinning (or skeletonisation), edge detection and contrast enhancement. These are usually implemented in software but may also use special purpose hardware for speed. Image processing contrasts with computer graphics, which is usually more concerned with the generation of artificial images, and visualisation, which attempts to understand (real-world) data by displaying it as an artificial image (e.g. a graph). Image processing is used in image recognition and computer vision. See also Pilot European Image Processing Archive.
  • impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
  • import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
  • in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
  • in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
  • inauspiciousness — The state, quality, or condition of being inauspicious or unpropitious; unfavorableness.
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
  • intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
  • isophthalic acid — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the meta isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and plasticizers.
  • isoplastic graft — syngraft.
  • kaposi's sarcoma — a form of skin cancer found in Africans and more recently in victims of AIDS
  • keep one's place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • knapsack problem — the problem of determining which numbers from a given collection of numbers have been added together to yield a specific sum: used in cryptography to encipher (and sometimes decipher) messages.
  • know one's place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • laparoscopically — By means of laparoscopy.
  • lapsang souchong — a large-leafed variety of China tea with a slightly smoky flavour
  • league champions — the team that has come top of the league
  • learning process — a process of learning
  • lost-wax process — a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax.
  • macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
  • mad-dog skullcap — a North American skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora, having underground stems and one-sided clusters of blue to white flowers.
  • magmatic stoping — the process by which country rock is broken up and engulfed by the upward movement of magma
  • magnetic compass — a compass having a magnetized needle generally in line with the magnetic poles of the earth.
  • magnetoreceptors — Plural form of magnetoreceptor.
  • malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
  • manic depression — bipolar disorder.
  • mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
  • megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • mispronunciation — (uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.
  • misspecification — An incorrect specification.
  • mistranscription — the act or process of transcribing.
  • monopolistically — In a monopolistic manner.
  • multiple factors — polygene.
  • nasal applicator — A nasal applicator is a device for administering medication through the nose.
  • nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
  • neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
  • newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
  • nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
  • non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • noncompassionate — Not compassionate.
  • nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
  • objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
  • oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
  • on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
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