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

  • non-incorporated — formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
  • onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
  • orographic cloud — any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as the banner cloud and crest cloud.
  • palmitoleic acid — a colorless, unsaturated fatty acid, C 1 6 H 3 0 O 2 , occurring in oils and fats of plants and animals.
  • panel discussion — a formal discussion before an audience for which the topic, speakers, etc., have been selected in advance.
  • pantothenic acid — a hydroxy acid, C 9 H 1 7 O 5 N, found in plant and animal tissues, rice, bran, etc., that is part of the B complex of vitamins and is essential for cell growth.
  • patched-together — makeshift; roughly made from disparate elements
  • pelagic division — the biogeographic realm or zone that comprises the open seas and oceans, including water of all depths.
  • perforated ulcer — an ulcer that bursts through the stomach wall and leaks food and gastric juices into the abdominal cavity
  • performance bond — contract bond.
  • periodic decimal — repeating decimal.
  • periodic tenancy — the letting of a dwelling for a repeated short term, as by the week, month, or quarter, with no end date
  • 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.
  • pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
  • phonocardiograph — an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.
  • phosphorous acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble acid of phosphorus, H 3 PO 3 , from which phosphites are derived.
  • pico de sao tome — an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Gabon, just N of the equator: the larger component of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 318 sq. mi. (824 sq. km).
  • picture postcard — postcard (def 1).
  • piece d'occasion — something prepared or used for a special occasion.
  • pinot chardonnay — Chardonnay.
  • pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
  • play one's cards — to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
  • pocket billiards — pool2 (def 1).
  • poisoned chalice — If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
  • polar coordinate — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
  • polyacrylic acid — a polymer of acrylic acid used as a sizing agent in the manufacture of nylon and other synthetic textiles.
  • polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
  • posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
  • prescription pad — a pad of prescriptions used by doctors, etc
  • primary producer — any green plant or any of various microorganisms that can convert light energy or chemical energy into organic matter.
  • 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.
  • prolonged-action — sustained-release.
  • 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.
  • proper adjective — an adjective formed from a proper noun, as American from America.
  • pseudo-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • pseudo-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
  • pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • pseudocopulation — pollination of plants, esp orchids, by male insects while attempting to mate with flowers that resemble the female insect
  • pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
  • publication date — the date on which a book or periodical is or is planned to be published.
  • pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
  • pyroracemic acid — pyruvic acid.
  • pyrovanadic acid — an oxyacid of vanadium, known chiefly in the form of its vanadate salts; Formula: H4V2O7
  • quasi-diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
  • radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
  • radiographically — the production of radiographs.
  • reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • record separator — (character)   (RS) ASCII character 30.
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