16-letter words containing d, e, c, i, o
- pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- pseudoscientific — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
- publication date — the date on which a book or periodical is or is planned to be published.
- pyroracemic acid — pyruvic acid.
- quasi-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
- radio-controlled — A radio-controlled device works by receiving radio signals which operate it.
- radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
- re-accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- rearguard action — an action fought by a rearguard
- reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- recording studio — place where music is recorded
- rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
- reidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- restricted stock — unregistered stock, as that issued privately as compensation to corporate executives subject to special conditions.
- revolving credit — credit automatically available up to a predetermined limit while payments are periodically made. Compare credit line (def 2).
- ribonucleic acid — RNA.
- richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- sangre de cristo — a mountain range in S Colorado and N New Mexico: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Blanca Peak, 14,390 feet (4385 meters).
- santiago de cuba — a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- scar tissue code — (humour, programming) Old code that is commented out but still included in the current release.
- schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
- 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-age child — a child who is old enough to go to school
- schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
- scottish borders — a council area in SE Scotland, on the English border: created in 1996, it has the same boundaries as the former Borders Region: it is mainly hilly, with agriculture (esp sheep farming) the chief economic activity. Administrative centre: Newtown St Boswells. Pop: 108 280 (2003 est). Area: 4734 sq km (1827 sq miles)
- second adventist — Adventist (def 1).
- second childhood — senility; dotage.
- second intention — See under intention (def 5b).
- secondary tissue — tissue derived from cambium.
- secured creditor — a creditor who has a secured loan
- sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
- self-constituted — constituted as such by oneself or itself
- self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-description — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
- self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
- self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- self-vindication — the act of vindicating.
- semidomesticated — living in a state of partial domestication.
- service provider — company: provides internet
- shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- simply-connected — (of a set or domain) having a connected complement.
- situation comedy — a comedy drama, especially a television series made up of discrete episodes about the same group of characters, as members of a family.
- social democracy — a political ideology advocating a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
- sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
- sodium cyclamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NaC 6 NH 1 2 SO 3 , that has been used as a sweetening agent: banned by the FDA in 1970.
- soft commodities — nonmetal commodities such as cocoa, sugar, and grains, bought and sold on a futures market
- soil conditioner — any of various organic or inorganic materials added to soil to improve its structure.
- sonata da chiesa — an instrumental musical form, common in the Baroque period, that usually consists of four movements alternating between slow and fast.