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16-letter words containing c, y, l, o, p

  • policy committee — a group of people who provide ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
  • policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
  • political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, especially political refugees, from another nation.
  • political system — a coordinated set of principles, laws, ideas, and procedures relating to a particular form of government, or the form of government itself: Democracy is a political system in which citizens govern themselves.
  • polyacrylic acid — a polymer of acrylic acid used as a sizing agent in the manufacture of nylon and other synthetic textiles.
  • polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
  • polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
  • polyvinyl acetal — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the condensation of an aldehyde with polyvinyl alcohol.
  • post-apocalyptic — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
  • postcode lottery — a situation in which the standard of medical care, education, etc, received by the public varies from area to area, depending on the funding policies of various health boards, local authorities, etc
  • primary election — primary (def 15a).
  • primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
  • process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
  • programmatically — by using a computer program: You can set the value in each field programmatically with a simple algorithm. The background shapes can be programmatically drawn and animated.
  • prophylactically — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
  • propylene glycol — a colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid, C 3 H 8 O, used chiefly as a lubricant, as an antifreeze, as a heat transfer fluid, and as a solvent for fats, oils, waxes, and resins.
  • propylthiouracil — a white crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • psychoanalytical — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychobiological — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
  • psychoimmunology — the branch of medicine studying the effects of psychological phenomena on the immune system; the intersection of psychology and immunology.
  • psychophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the interrelation of mental and physical phenomena.
  • psychotechnology — the body of knowledge, theories, and techniques developed for understanding and influencing individual, group, and societal behavior in specified situations.
  • ptolemaic system — a system elaborated by Ptolemy and subsequently modified by others, according to which the earth was the fixed center of the universe, with the heavenly bodies moving about it.
  • public schoolboy — a boy attending a public school, or a man who attended one
  • pyloric stenosis — an abnormal narrowing of the valve at the outlet from the stomach, preventing normal passage of food into the small intestine.
  • pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
  • quasi-compulsory — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
  • radiographically — the production of radiographs.
  • restriction play — a limited number of opening moves that are predetermined by their chance selection from an accepted list.
  • rhynchocephalian — belonging or pertaining to the Rhynchocephalia, an order of lizardlike reptiles that are extinct except for the tuatara.
  • secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • self-complacency — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
  • self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
  • 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.
  • simply-connected — (of a set or domain) having a connected complement.
  • single occupancy — a type of travel accommodation, as at a hotel, for one person in a room.
  • social pathology — a social factor, as poverty, old age, or crime, that tends to increase social disorganization and inhibit personal adjustment.
  • speech pathology — the scientific study and treatment of defects, disorders, and malfunctions of speech and voice, as stuttering, lisping, or lalling, and of language disturbances, as aphasia or delayed language acquisition.
  • stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
  • tephrochronology — a geochronologic technique based on the dating of layers of volcanic ash.
  • the body politic — the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state
  • thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Compare extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def 1), willy-willy.
  • typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
  • unapologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
  • uncompromisingly — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
  • ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
  • videodisc player — an electronic device for playing videodiscs through a television set.
  • yah-boo politics — adversarial politics in which politicians constantly deride their opponents and dismiss everything suggested by them
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