17-letter words containing c, r, a, m

parcplace systems — (company) A company spun-off from Xerox PARC that developed the original version of VisualWorks.
parmesan (cheese) — a very hard, dry cheese orig. of Italy, made from skimmed cow's milk and usually grated for sprinkling on pasta, soups, etc.
peaches and cream — If you say that a woman or a girl has a peaches and cream complexion, you mean that she has very clear, smooth, pale skin.
per capita income — the total income of an area or country divided by the number of people in that area or country
per procurationem — by one acting as an agent; by proxy.
performance bonus — a monetary bonus paid to staff who have performed well in their job
performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
permanent account — A permanent account is an account which carries its balance and is kept open from year to year.
pernicious anemia — Pernicious anemia is a very severe blood disease.
personal computer — a compact computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for individual use, as by a person in an office or at home or school, for such applications as word processing, data management, financial analysis, or computer games. Abbreviation: PC.
peterloo massacre — an incident at St Peter's Fields, Manchester, in 1819 in which a radical meeting was broken up by a cavalry charge, resulting in about 500 injuries and 11 deaths
phantom pregnancy — the occurrence of signs of pregnancy, such as enlarged abdomen and absence of menstruation, when no embryo is present, due to hormonal imbalance
pharmacologically — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
picture messaging — Picture messaging is the sending of photographs or pictures from one mobile phone to another.
police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
polymorphonuclear — (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
portable computer — (computer) (Commonly, "laptop") A portable personal computer you can carry with one hand. Some laptops run so hot that it would be quite uncomforable to actually use them on your lap for long. The term "notebook" is often used to describe these, though it also implies a low weight (less than 2kg). A "luggable" is one you could carry in one hand but is so heavy you wouldn't want to. One that can by easily operated while held in one hand is a "palmtop". The computer considered by most historians to be the first true portable computer was the Osborne 1 but see the link below for other contenders.
poststructuralism — a variation of structuralism, often seen as a critique, emphasizing plurality of meaning and instability of concepts that structuralism uses to define society, language, etc.
pre-communication — the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
price maintenance — measures taken by manufacturers to maintain the price charged for their goods by resellers
primary education — junior, elementary schooling
primary processes — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
primary structure — Biochemistry. the basic sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide or protein.
prismatic compass — a hand compass equipped with sights and prisms to permit aiming the instrument at a point and at the same time reading the compass direction of the point.
private placement — a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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
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.
programmed camera — a camera with electronic facilities for setting both aperture and shutter speed automatically on the basis of a through-the-lens light value and a given film speed
promenade concert — a concert at which some of the audience stand rather than sit
pseudo-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
quadratic formula — the formula for determining theroots of a quadratic equation from its coefficients: .
quantum cell wire — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum wire", "binary wire") Quantum cells arranged in a line to carry signals. Adjacent cells with the same orientation are at a low energy state and a change of orientation at one end of a quantum wire propagates along the wire, transmitting a signal. However, unlike conventional wire, since only the orientation of charge pairs changes, no current flows. Circuits created using quantum cell wires are referred to as Quantum-dot Wireless Digital Circuits, see quantum dot, Quantum-dot Cellular Automata.
quantum chemistry — the application of quantum mechanics to the study of chemical phenomena.
racial harassment — persecution on the basis of race
radiant emittance — radiant flux emitted per unit area.
radio alarm clock — an alarm clock which consists of a radio that can be set to play at a particular time
radioluminescence — luminescence induced by nuclear radiation.
recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
recurring decimal — Mathematics. repeating decimal.
recursion formula — a formula for determining the next term of a sequence from one or more of the preceding terms.
recursive acronym — (convention) A hackish (and especially MIT) tradition is to choose acronyms and abbreviations that refer humorously to themselves or to other acronyms or abbreviations. The classic examples were two MIT editors called EINE ("EINE Is Not Emacs") and ZWEI ("ZWEI Was EINE Initially"). More recently, there is a Scheme compiler called LIAR (Liar Imitates Apply Recursively), and GNU stands for "GNU's Not Unix!" - and a company with the name CYGNUS, which expands to "Cygnus, Your GNU Support". See also mung.
reduction formula — a formula, such as sin (90° ± A) = cos A, expressing the values of a trigonometric function of any angle greater than 90° in terms of a function of an acute angle
relativistic mass — the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases.
remittance advice — a letter sent by a customer to a supplier, to let them know that their invoice has been paid
renaissance woman — a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.
repeating decimal — a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….
repertory company — repertory (def 2).

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