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16-letter words containing c, e, g

  • peregrine falcon — a globally distributed falcon, Falco peregrinus, much used in falconry because of its swift flight: several subspecies are endangered.
  • perfecting press — a rotary press for printing both sides of a sheet or web in one operation.
  • permanganic acid — an acid, HMnO 4 , known only in solution.
  • personnel agency — an agency for placing employable persons in jobs; employment agency.
  • phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
  • pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
  • pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
  • phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
  • phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
  • pitch-cone angle — (in a bevel gear) the apex angle of the truncated cone (pitch cone) which forms the reference surface on which the teeth of a bevel gear are cut
  • pitching pennies — a gambling game in which pennies are tossed to a mark or against a wall, the winner being the person whose penny lands closest to the mark or wall.
  • pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
  • pneumonic plague — a form of plague characterized by lung involvement.
  • posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
  • practice manager — the manager of a business such as a medical practice, dental practice, or legal practice
  • pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
  • prestige pricing — the practice of giving a product a high price to convey the idea that it must be of high quality or status
  • prevenient grace — divine grace operating on the human will prior to its turning to God.
  • process printing — a method of printing almost any color by using a limited number of separate color plates, as yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, in combination.
  • process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
  • processing plant — a factory where raw materials are treated or prepared by a special method, esp one where food is treated in order to preserve it
  • program director — a chief executive responsible for selecting and scheduling programs.
  • project guardian — (project, security)   A project which grew out of the ARPA support for Multics and the sale of Multics systems to the US Air Force. The USAF wanted a system that could be used to handle more than one security classification of data at a time. They contracted with Honeywell and MITRE Corporation to figure out how to do this. Project Guardian led to the creation of the Access Isolation Mechanism, the forerunner of the B2 labeling and star property support in Multics. The DoD Orange Book was influenced by the experience in building secure systems gained in Project Guardian.
  • project planning — project management
  • prolonged-action — sustained-release.
  • propylene glycol — a colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid, C 3 H 8 O, used chiefly as a lubricant, as an antifreeze, as a heat transfer fluid, and as a solvent for fats, oils, waxes, and resins.
  • prospect heights — a town in N Illinois.
  • prosthetic group — the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.
  • psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
  • psychotechnology — the body of knowledge, theories, and techniques developed for understanding and influencing individual, group, and societal behavior in specified situations.
  • publicity agency — an advertising agency; a firm that gets publicity for people or products
  • puddling-furnace — the act of a person or thing that puddles.
  • pull a long face — to look sad, glum, disapproving, etc.
  • purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
  • purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • pygmy chimpanzee — a small chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, primarily of swamp forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a threatened species.
  • racing certainty — a horse considered very likely or certain to win a race
  • railway carriage — a railway coach for passengers
  • rate of exchange — exchange rate.
  • rattle so's cage — If someone rattles your cage, they do something which is intended to make you feel nervous.
  • re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
  • rearguard action — an action fought by a rearguard
  • receiver general — a public official in charge of the government's treasury.
  • reckless driving — a serious traffic offence whereby the driver of a vehicle disregards the rules of the road, driving very dangerously, causing accidents or other damage
  • recorded message — words spoken by someone and recorded electronically in order to be replayed again in future, esp automatically over the phone
  • recording studio — place where music is recorded
  • recycling scheme — a scheme enabling the public to recycle waste
  • red-necked grebe — a large stocky grebe, Podiceps grisegena, of circumpolar regions having a dark neck: family Podicipedidae
  • refracting angle — an angle formed by a ray which is refracted and which is perpendicular to the refracting surface
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