16-letter words containing c, r, o, s, d
- force one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- francis townsend — Francis Everett, 1867–1960, U.S. physician and proposer of the Townsend plan.
- friendly society — law: mutual group providing benefits
- gender selection — choosing the sex of a baby
- genetic disorder — disease caused by abnormal DNA
- geostrophic wind — a wind whose velocity and direction are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force: conceived as blowing parallel to isobars.
- glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
- graphics adaptor — (hardware, graphics) (Or "graphics adapter", "graphics card", "video adaptor", etc.) A circuit board fitted to a computer, especially an IBM PC, containing the necessary video memory and other electronics to provide a bitmap display. Adaptors vary in the resolution (number of pixels) and number of colours they can display, and in the refresh rate they support. These parameters are also limited by the monitor to which the adaptor is connected. A number of such display standards, e.g. SVGA, have become common and different software requires or supports different sets.
- green cross code — (in Britain) a code for children giving rules for road safety: first issued in 1971
- gross misconduct — a proven crime in connection with employment that is serious enough to require dismissal
- ground substance — Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded.
- guaranteed stock — stock for which dividends are guaranteed by a company other than the one issuing the stock.
- hard-packed snow — snow which becomes very firmly packed as it becomes refrozen due to cold weather conditions rather than melting
- heralds' college — a royal corporation in England, instituted in 1483, concerned chiefly with armorial bearings, genealogies, honors, and precedence.
- horizon distance — Television. the distance of the farthest point on the earth's surface visible from a transmitting antenna.
- horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
- household chores — tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home
- hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
- hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
- hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
- icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
- incorrespondence — Lack of correspondence; failure to correspond or match up; disagreement; disproportion.
- indiscrimination — an act or instance of not discriminating.
- induction course — training for new job
- induction stroke — The induction stroke is the stroke of the piston in an internal combustion engine in which working fluid is drawn into the cylinder.
- informed consent — a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.
- iridochoroiditis — inflammation of the iris and the choroid.
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- jude the obscure — a novel (1895) by Thomas Hardy.
- jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
- kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
- kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
- level descriptor — one of a set of criteria used to assess the performance of a pupil in a particular subject
- liebig condenser — a laboratory condenser consisting of a glass tube surrounded by a glass envelope through which cooling water flows
- manic depression — bipolar disorder.
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- midair collision — a crash, such as a plane crash, that takes place in the air
- modersohn-becker — Paula [pou-lah] /ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1907, German painter.
- monohybrid cross — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
- musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
- mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
- noncorresponding — That does not correspond (to something else).
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
- nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck
- oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.