16-letter words containing c, a, t, o, m
- pre-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
- precontemplation — the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.
- primary election — primary (def 15a).
- primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
- prismatic colors — the colors of the visible spectrum produced by passing white light through a prism; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
- program director — a chief executive responsible for selecting and scheduling programs.
- programmatically — by using a computer program: You can set the value in each field programmatically with a simple algorithm. The background shapes can be programmatically drawn and animated.
- promotional code — A promotional code is a code offered by retailers to customers who can use it to receive a discounted price when buying products online.
- property company — a business that makes money by buying, selling, and renting out land and houses
- proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
- proxime accessit — the person coming next after the winner in a competitive examination or an academic prize giving; runner-up
- ptolemaic system — a system elaborated by Ptolemy and subsequently modified by others, according to which the earth was the fixed center of the universe, with the heavenly bodies moving about it.
- punctuation mark — any of a group of conventional marks or characters used in punctuation, as the period, comma, semicolon, question mark, or dash.
- punctuationalism — punctuated equilibrium.
- quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
- quasi-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- quasi-diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
- rambunctiousness — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rating community — an online community based around a website that allows members to rate each other's photographs, qualifications, etc, as well as those of applicants, and which only those approved by existing members are allowed to join
- re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
- reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
- rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
- replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
- rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
- romantic fiction — a genre of fiction focused on romantic love
- sado-masochistic — Something that is sado-masochistic is connected with the practice of sado-masochism.
- saxo grammaticus — c1150–1206? Danish historian and poet.
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- second amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing the right to keep and bear arms as necessary to maintain a state militia.
- second-story man — a burglar who enters through an upstairs window.
- secondary market — the market that exists for an issue after large blocks of shares have been publicly distributed.
- sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
- self-containment — the state of being self-contained.
- semiconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- semidomesticated — living in a state of partial domestication.
- senate committee — a committee formed from the upper chamber of the legislature in, for example, the US, Canada, Australia, etc
- severance motion — an application made to a judge or court for the division into separate parts of a joint estate, contract, etc
- sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
- situation comedy — a comedy drama, especially a television series made up of discrete episodes about the same group of characters, as members of a family.
- sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
- 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.
- somatic mutation — a mutation occurring in a somatic cell, resulting in a change in the morphology or some other aspect of one part of an organism (usually a plant). It may be maintained by vegetative propagation but not by sexual reproduction
- sonata da camera — an instrumental musical form, common in the Baroque period, usually consisting of a series of dances.
- source materials — publications from which information is obtained
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- spotted mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomberomorus queenslandicus, of northern Australian waters
- stamp collecting — Stamp collecting is the hobby of building up a collection of stamps.
- stamp collection — the act of collecting postage stamps as a hobby
- start-up company — new business