16-letter words containing c, o, p, r, t
- prosecution case — the case brought against someone by a legal authority
- prospect heights — a town in N Illinois.
- prosthetic group — the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.
- protection money — law: criminal fee
- protection order — a legal instruction by a court directing a person not to harm or harass a particular individual
- protection ratio — the minimum acceptable ratio between the amplitudes of a wanted radio or television broadcast signal and any interfering signal
- protective slope — a slope given to a yard or the like to drain surface water away from a building.
- 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.
- 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.
- public transport — fare-paying travel
- punctuation mark — any of a group of conventional marks or characters used in punctuation, as the period, comma, semicolon, question mark, or dash.
- pure watercolour — water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
- put to the torch — to set fire to; burn down
- 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.
- quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
- 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.
- reception centre — A reception centre is a place where people who have no homes or are being looked after by the government can live until somewhere else is found for them to live.
- 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.
- replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
- report structure — A report structure is a structure containing a reporting clause and a reported clause or a quote.
- 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.
- rocket-propelled — using rocket power as the chief motive force.
- rooting compound — a substance, usually a powder, containing auxins in which plant cuttings are dipped in order to promote root growth
- 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
- school inspector — an official whose job is to inspect schools and to report on their quality and conditions
- score points off — to gain an advantage at someone else's expense
- self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-description — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
- sense perception — perception by the senses rather than by the intellect.
- sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
- showcase project — a project designed to attract attention and show off the abilities of the people involved in it
- sick as a parrot — very disappointed
- software package — bundle of files to execute computer program
- specious present — a short time span in which change and duration are alleged to be directly experienced.
- spectacled cobra — Indian cobra.
- spectrobolometer — an instrument consisting of a spectroscope and a bolometer, for determining the distribution of radiant energy in a spectrum.