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16-letter words containing c, i, t, y

  • photoperiodicity — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • photozincography — a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
  • phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • physical fitness — good physical condition
  • physical therapy — the treatment or management of physical disability, malfunction, or pain by exercise, massage, hydrotherapy, etc., without the use of medicines, surgery, or radiation.
  • physical-capital — tools, machinery, computers, and other equipment that are needed for the production of goods and services: money spent by business firms on physical capital.
  • phytosuccivorous — feeding on sap, as certain sucking insects.
  • piezoelectricity — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
  • pinot chardonnay — Chardonnay.
  • play-action pass — a pass play designed to deceive the defense by appearing to be a running play, in which the quarterback fakes a hand-off to a back before throwing a forward pass.
  • policy committee — a group of people who provide ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
  • policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
  • political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, especially political refugees, from another nation.
  • political system — a coordinated set of principles, laws, ideas, and procedures relating to a particular form of government, or the form of government itself: Democracy is a political system in which citizens govern themselves.
  • polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
  • polyvinyl acetal — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the condensation of an aldehyde with polyvinyl alcohol.
  • post-apocalyptic — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
  • poverty-stricken — suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.
  • pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
  • primary election — primary (def 15a).
  • primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
  • process industry — business of treating raw materials
  • proficiency test — an exam which test how proficient or skilled someone is in a particular activity, field of study, language, etc
  • 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.
  • prophylactically — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
  • propylthiouracil — a white crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • protection money — law: criminal fee
  • psychic distance — the degree of emotional detachment maintained toward a person, group of people, event, etc.
  • psychoanalytical — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
  • 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.
  • publicity agency — an advertising agency; a firm that gets publicity for people or products
  • pyloric stenosis — an abnormal narrowing of the valve at the outlet from the stomach, preventing normal passage of food into the small intestine.
  • pyroconductivity — conductivity brought about by the application of heat, especially in solids that are not conductors at normal temperatures.
  • racing certainty — a horse considered very likely or certain to win a race
  • radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
  • 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-entry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
  • recursion theory — (theory)   The study of problems that, in principle, cannot be solved by either computers or humans.
  • relativistically — of or relating to relativity or relativism.
  • republican party — one of the two major political parties in the U.S.: originated 1854–56.
  • reserve capacity — the capacity of a battery, measured in minutes, to keep a vehicle operating if the charging system fails.
  • restriction play — a limited number of opening moves that are predetermined by their chance selection from an accepted list.
  • retail analytics — Retail analytics is any information that allows retailers to make smarter decisions and manage their businesses more effectively.
  • safety mechanism — a psychological or physiological response in an individual that protects the individual from harm
  • safety-conscious — conscious of being safe and preventing danger
  • schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
  • seating capacity — the number of people a place can seat
  • secondary tissue — tissue derived from cambium.
  • security analyst — a person who specializes in evaluating information regarding stocks and bonds.
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