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17-letter words containing c, a, t, p, u, l

  • multiple-unit car — a self-propelled railroad car, generally used in commuting service, equipped so that a train of such cars can be operated from any one of them.
  • neuropathological — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from neuropathology, the pathology of nerve tissue.
  • olympic mountains — a mountain range in NW Washington: part of the Coast Range. Highest peak: Mount Olympus, 2427 m (7965 ft)
  • opportunistically — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
  • 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.
  • palace revolution — a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.
  • papanicolaou test — Pap test.
  • parallel computer — parallel processor
  • particularization — to make particular.
  • peacock butterfly — a European nymphalid butterfly, Inachis io, having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
  • perpetual spinach — a variety of spinach that keeps producing edible leaves
  • 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.
  • plastics industry — the industry that makes plastics
  • pocket calculator — an electronic calculator small enough to be carried on one's person.
  • political refugee — a person who has fled from a homeland because of political persecution.
  • 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.
  • postbaccalaureate — bachelor's degree.
  • 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.
  • pre-qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
  • procurator fiscal — In the Scottish legal system, the procurator fiscal is a public official who puts people on trial.
  • product liability — the responsibility of a manufacturer for injury or loss caused by its product.
  • 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.
  • production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
  • prostatic utricle — a small pouch near the prostate gland that opens into the urethra.
  • pseudo-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
  • psychoeducational — designating or of psychological methods, as intelligence tests, used in evaluating learning ability
  • public accountant — an accountant whose services are available to the public at large, in contrast to one employed on a full-time basis by a company.
  • public assistance — government aid to the poor, disabled, or aged or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.
  • quality paperback — a softbound book that is usually larger and more expensive than a mass market paperback and is sold primarily in bookstores as a trade book.
  • replacement value — insurance: sum required to replace sth
  • reticulate python — a python, Python reticulatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, sometimes growing to a length of 32 feet (10 meters): usually considered to be the largest snake in the world.
  • return of capital — A return of capital is a situation in which you receive back money that was previously invested.
  • return on capital — A return on capital is any earnings that you receive from the capital that you have invested.
  • roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
  • self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
  • septicemic plague — an especially dangerous form of plague in which the infecting organisms invade the bloodstream. Compare plague (def 2).
  • shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • special education — education that is modified or particularized for those with singular needs, as disabled or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children.
  • spectrum analyser — an instrument that splits an input waveform into its frequency components, which are then displayed
  • spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
  • supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
  • tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
  • technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
  • thousandths-place — last in order of a series of a thousand.
  • topological group — a set that is a group and a topological space and for which the group operation and the map of an element to its inverse are continuous functions.
  • tropical aquarium — an aquarium designed for the maintenance and breeding of tropical fish and kept at a suitably warm temperature.
  • uncompassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
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