18-letter words containing c, o, d, l, e

physical education — systematic instruction in sports, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program.
plane of incidence — a plane determined by a given ray, incident on a surface, and the normal at the point where the incident ray strikes the surface.
play cat and mouse — Also called cat and rat. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.
play second fiddle — be considered less important
politically-minded — (of a person or group of people) interested in the way power is achieved and used in a country or society (through government, policy-making, etc)
polyvinyl chloride — a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
portion-controlled — being a standardized portion of food: The restaurant uses frozen, portion-controlled entrées.
positively charged — having a positive charge
potassium chloride — a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers and mineral water, and as a source of other potassium compounds.
pour cold water on — If someone pours cold water on a plan or idea, they criticize it so much that people lose their enthusiasm for it.
precedence lossage — /pre's*-dens los'*j/ A misunderstanding of operator precedence resulting in unintended grouping of arithmetic or logical operators when coding an expression. Used especially of mistakes in C code due to the nonintuitively low precedence of "&", "|", "^", "<<" and ">>". For example, the following C expression, intended to test the least significant bit of x, x & 1 == 0 is parsed as x & (1 == 0) which is always zero (false). Some lazy programmers ignore precedence and parenthesise everything. Lisp fans enjoy pointing out that this can't happen in *their* favourite language, which eschews precedence entirely, requiring one to use explicit parentheses everywhere.
process scheduling — multitasking
product life cycle — the four stages (introduction, growth, maturity, and decline) into one of which the sales of a product fall during its market life
protective colloid — a lyophilic colloid added to a lyophobic sol to lessen its sensitivity to the precipitating effect of an electrolyte.
pseudo-socialistic — of or relating to socialists or socialism.
pseudointellectual — a person exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship.
pseudotuberculosis — an acute, sometimes fatal disease of rodents, birds, and other animals, including humans, caused by the bacterium Yersinia (Pasteurella) pseudotuberculosis, and characterized by the formation of nodules resembling those that result from tuberculosis.
put a bold face on — to seem bold or confident about
pyromucic aldehyde — furfural.
racially motivated — motivated by (the hate or prejudice of) someone's race
radical expression — an expression in which radical signs appear.
reflection density — a measure of the extent to which a surface reflects light or other electromagnetic radiation, equal to the logarithm to base ten of the reciprocal of the reflectance
reggio di calabria — a seaport in S Italy, on the Strait of Messina: almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1908.
reinforced plastic — plastic with fibrous matter, such as carbon fibre, embedded in it to confer additional strength
residential school — (in Canada) a boarding school maintained by the Canadian government for Indian and Inuit children from sparsely populated settlements
rhodes scholarship — one of a number of scholarships at Oxford University, established by the will of Cecil Rhodes, for selected students (Rhodes scholars) from the British Commonwealth and the United States.
sao caetano do sul — a city in SE Brazil, SE of São Paulo.
schofield barracks — a town on central Oahu, in central Hawaii.
scholarship holder — a person who, because of academic merit, receives financial aid for their studies
second only to sth — If you say that something is second only to something else, you mean that only that thing is better or greater than it.
second-hand dealer — a person who deals in second-hand things, such as cars, or furniture
secondary diagonal — a diagonal line or plane.
secondary syphilis — the second stage of syphilis, characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane.
self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
self-contradiction — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
self-contradictory — an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself.
slobodan milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
spotted flycatcher — a European woodland songbird, Muscicapa striata, with a greyish-brown streaked plumage: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
stockholm syndrome — an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival.
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
student councillor — a student who is a member of a council or body representing the interests of students at a school, university or college
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
to be tickled pink — If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).

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