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16-letter words containing c, o, p, a, r, e

  • primary producer — any green plant or any of various microorganisms that can convert light energy or chemical energy into organic matter.
  • 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
  • projection paper — sensitized paper for recording a projected image.
  • projective plane — (mathematics)   The space of equivalence classes of vectors under non-zero scalar multiplication. Elements are sets of the form {kv: k != 0, k scalar, v != O, v a vector} where O is the origin. v is a representative member of this equivalence class. The projective plane of a vector space is the collection of its 1-dimensional subspaces. The properties of the vector space induce a topology and notions of smoothness on the projective plane. A projective plane is in no meaningful sense a plane and would therefore be (but isn't) better described as a "projective space".
  • 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.
  • property company — a business that makes money by buying, selling, and renting out land and houses
  • prosecution case — the case brought against someone by a legal authority
  • protection ratio — the minimum acceptable ratio between the amplitudes of a wanted radio or television broadcast signal and any interfering signal
  • protestant ethic — work ethic.
  • proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
  • proxime accessit — the person coming next after the winner in a competitive examination or an academic prize giving; runner-up
  • pseudo-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • 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.
  • psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
  • public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
  • purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • pure watercolour — water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
  • pyroracemic acid — pyruvic acid.
  • quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
  • radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
  • rainbow seaperch — an embiotocid fish, Hypsurus caryi, living off the Pacific coast of North America, having red, orange, and blue stripes on the body.
  • rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
  • re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
  • recapitalization — a revision of a corporation's capital structure by an exchange of securities.
  • reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • record separator — (character)   (RS) ASCII character 30.
  • reflection plane — a plane through a crystal that divides the crystal into two halves that are mirror images of each other.
  • reinsurance pool — the grouping of insurers that provide partial or complete insurance coverage to other insurers for (a risk on which a policy has already been issued)
  • replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
  • reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
  • restriction play — a limited number of opening moves that are predetermined by their chance selection from an accepted list.
  • reversal process — a process for converting the negative on a film or plate to a positive by bleaching and redeveloping.
  • rhynchocephalian — belonging or pertaining to the Rhynchocephalia, an order of lizardlike reptiles that are extinct except for the tuatara.
  • riau archipelago — a group of islands belonging to Indonesia, off the SE coast of the Malay Peninsula, at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. 36,510 sq. mi. (94,561 sq. km).
  • scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
  • secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
  • self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • showcase project — a project designed to attract attention and show off the abilities of the people involved in it
  • showy crab apple — a large Japanese bush or tree, Malus floribunda, of the rose family, having red fruit and rose-colored flowers that fade to white.
  • slave labor camp — labor camp (def 1).
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