16-letter words containing d, e, s, c, r

nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
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.
on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
order of service — a prescribed form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite or ceremony
outside director — a director of a company who is not employed by that company but is often employed by a holding or associated company
over-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
paediatric nurse — a nurse who specializes in the care of children
percussion drill — a drill that is operated by percussion
persulfuric acid — Also called Caro's acid, permonosulfuric acid, peroxymonosulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid. a white, crystalline solid, H 2 SO 5 , used as an oxidizing agent for certain organic compounds.
phase difference — the difference between two sinusoidally varying quantities that have the same frequency, measured either as an angle or a time
physical address — (memory management) The address presented to a computer's main memory in a virtual memory system, in contrast to the virtual address which is the address generated by the CPU. A memory management unit translates virtual addresses into physical addresses.
picture postcard — postcard (def 1).
pierce's disease — a disease of grapes caused by a rickettsialike organism, characterized by dwarfing of vines, mottling of woody tissues, and plant death.
play one's cards — to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
pocket billiards — pool2 (def 1).
posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
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
prescription pad — a pad of prescriptions used by doctors, etc
presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
price leadership — the setting of the price of a product or service by a dominant firm at a level that competitors can match, in order to avoid a price war
process industry — business of treating raw materials
processed cheese — a mass-produced product made of one or more types of cheeses that have been heated and mixed with emulsifiers, colorings, flavorings, etc., primarily to retard spoilage and enhance spreadability at reduced cost.
promiscuous mode — (networking) Where a node on a network accepts all packets, regardless of their destination address.
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.
pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
quasi-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
ramsden eyepiece — an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex crown-glass lenses of equal focal length, placed with the convex sides facing each other and with a separation between the lenses of about two-thirds of the focal length of each.
reckless driving — a serious traffic offence whereby the driver of a vehicle disregards the rules of the road, driving very dangerously, causing accidents or other damage
record separator — (character) (RS) ASCII character 30.
recorded message — words spoken by someone and recorded electronically in order to be replayed again in future, esp automatically over the phone
recording studio — place where music is recorded
rectified spirit — a constant-boiling mixture of ethanol and water, containing 95.6 per cent ethanol
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
register dancing — Many older processor architectures suffer from a serious shortage of general-purpose registers. This is especially a problem for compiler-writers, because their generated code needs places to store temporaries for things like intermediate values in expression evaluation. Some designs with this problem, like the Intel 80x86, do have a handful of special-purpose registers that can be pressed into service, providing suitable care is taken to avoid unpleasant side effects on the state of the processor: while the special-purpose register is being used to hold an intermediate value, a delicate minuet is required in which the previous value of the register is saved and then restored just before the official function (and value) of the special-purpose register is again needed.
reprocessed wool — wool cloth respun and rewoven from the raveled fibers of unused cloth, such as the waste or clippings from a garment factory
research student — a student studying for a doctoral award, that is, a PhD or an MPhil
residence permit — permission allowing someone to legally reside in a country
residential care — the provision by a welfare agency of a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as children in care or mentally handicapped adults
residual current — an electric current that continues to flow in a device, etc when there is no voltage supply, due to electrons emitted by heat, etc
restricted class — a class of yachts that, although differing somewhat in design and rigging, are deemed able to race together because of conformity to certain standards.
restricted stock — unregistered stock, as that issued privately as compensation to corporate executives subject to special conditions.
richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
rochelle powders — (not in technical use) Seidlitz powders.

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