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17-letter words containing c, o, n, a

  • pincushion cactus — any of various low-growing, spiny cacti of the genus Mammillaria.
  • pinpoint accuracy — extreme accuracy
  • pitching rotation — the regular, scheduled succession of starting pitchers designated by a manager: a four-man pitching rotation in September.
  • planck's constant — the fundamental constant of quantum mechanics, expressing the ratio of the energy of one quantum of radiation to the frequency of the radiation and approximately equal to 6.624 × 10− 27 erg-seconds. Symbol: h.
  • platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
  • ploughman's lunch — a light lunch consisting of bread and cheese, and sometimes pickled onions.
  • pocket dictionary — a small portable dictionary
  • point of purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • point reyes lilac — a prostrate shrub, Ceanothus gloriosus, of southern California, having leathery, roundish leaves and purplish or deep-blue flowers.
  • point-of-purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • polar continental — a type of cold, dry air mass originating at high latitudes over land areas
  • polar coordinates — 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)
  • police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
  • polioencephalitis — a disease characterized by inflammation of the gray matter of the brain.
  • political economy — a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
  • political science — a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government.
  • polyacrylonitrile — a polymer of acrylonitrile used in the manufacture of Orlon and other synthetic textiles.
  • polyadenylic acid — a homopolymer of adenylic acid enzymatically added to messenger RNA in eukaryotic cells to inhibit the hydrolytic breakdown of messenger RNA.
  • polymorphonuclear — (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
  • polyvinyl acetate — a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
  • polyvinyl alcohol — a colorless, water-soluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate: used chiefly as an adhesive and as a sizing agent in the manufacture of textiles, paper, and plastics.
  • potassium cyanide — a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.
  • prairie provinces — the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, which lie in the N Great Plains region of North America: the chief wheat and petroleum producing area of Canada
  • pre-communication — the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
  • pre-concentration — the act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.
  • pre-configuration — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
  • pre-incorporation — the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.
  • pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
  • pre-qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • precision casting — investment casting.
  • predatory pricing — If a company practises predatory pricing, it charges a much lower price for its products or services than its competitors in order to force them out of the market.
  • presentation copy — a copy of a book given by the publisher or author
  • press association — an organization formed for the purpose of gathering news for transmittal to its members. Compare news agency.
  • primary education — junior, elementary schooling
  • private education — education provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
  • pro forma invoice — an invoice issued before an order is placed or before the goods are delivered giving all the details and the cost of the goods
  • probation officer — an officer who investigates and reports on the conduct of offenders who are free on probation.
  • 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
  • proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
  • project assurance — The process of specifying the support system: techniques, internal standards, measurements, tools, and training for a project; counselling the project team in the application of these elements and monitoring the adherence to the standards.
  • promenade concert — a concert at which some of the audience stand rather than sit
  • propanedioic acid — a colourless crystalline compound occurring in sugar beet. Formula: C3H4O4,CH2(COOH)2
  • protection factor — a figure representing the relative degree of protection from the sun's rays afforded by a particular sunscreen
  • protection racket — a criminal activity in which money gangsters extort money from victims in exchange for freedom from molestation
  • prothoracic gland — either of a pair of endocrine glands in the anterior thorax of some insects, functioning to promote the series of molts from hatching to adulthood.
  • protocol analyser — (communications, hardware, networking, testing, tool)   Any device that captures and interprets the network traffic between two or more connected computer systems. The traffic can then be decoded so that it is possible to see what processes are occurring. By examining the flow of traffic, protocol analysers can be used to find out where problems (such as bottlenecks or the failure of a network device) are on a LAN. Advanced protocol analysers can also provide statistics on the traffic that can help to identify trends that may in future lead to further problems with the network.
  • provincial police — (in Canada) the police force of a province, esp Ontario or Quebec
  • provincialization — to make provincial in character.
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