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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.
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