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15-letter words containing d, e, t, c, o, p

  • pectoral girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs.
  • pedunculate oak — a large deciduous oak tree, Quercus robur, of Eurasia, having lobed leaves and stalked acorns
  • periodic motion — any motion that recurs in identical forms at equal intervals of time.
  • periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
  • photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
  • photodissociate — to split or break up molecules as a result of the absorption of photons
  • piano reduction — a musical score having the parts condensed or simplified in two staves, to render the music playable on the piano by one person.
  • point d'alencon — Alençon lace (def 1).
  • pointing device — an input device, as a mouse, stylus, or joystick, used to control movement of a cursor or pointer.
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
  • predicate logic — (logic)   (Or "predicate calculus") An extension of propositional logic with separate symbols for predicates, subjects, and quantifiers. For example, where propositional logic might assign a single symbol P to the proposition "All men are mortal", predicate logic can define the predicate M(x) which asserts that the subject, x, is mortal and bind x with the universal quantifier ("For all"): All x . M(x) Higher-order predicate logic allows predicates to be the subjects of other predicates.
  • preferred stock — stock that has a superior claim to that of common stock with respect to dividends and often to assets in the event of liquidation.
  • premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
  • pro-confederate — united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
  • procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
  • product manager — sb who oversees product development
  • production line — an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process. Compare assembly line, line1 (def 29).
  • pseudo-artistic — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
  • pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
  • pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • pseudocoelomate — having a pseudocoel.
  • pseudoscientist — a person who practises pseudoscience or who falsely assumes the title of scientist
  • pubic directory — [NYU] (also "pube directory" /pyoob' d*-rek't*-ree/) The "pub" (public) directory on a machine that allows FTP access. So called because it is the default location for SEX (software exchange).
  • purified cotton — bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc
  • pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
  • radar telescope — (in radar astronomy) a very large radar antenna used to study planetary bodies in the solar system.
  • radio telescope — a system consisting of an antenna, either parabolic or dipolar, used to gather radio waves emitted by celestial sources and bring them to a receiver placed in the focus.
  • radioprotection — protection against radiation
  • radioprotective — giving protection against the effects of radiation
  • raw-pack method — cold pack (def 2).
  • recoil-operated — employing the recoil force of an explosive projectile to prepare the firing mechanism for the next shot.
  • reported clause — A reported clause is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'she was hungry' is a reported clause.
  • reported speech — indirect quotation
  • reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • second position — a position in which the feet are spread apart and are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out.
  • self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
  • septendecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 54 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 102 zeros.
  • slide projector — device for showing slides
  • sophisticatedly — (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of an experienced journalist.
  • special edition — newspaper, magazine: extra issue
  • speed indicator — an instrument for counting the number of revolutions of a gasoline engine.
  • sports medicine — a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.
  • spotted cowbane — a North American water hemlock, Cicuta maculata, of the parsley family, having a purple-mottled stem, white flowers, and deadly poisonous, tuberlike roots.
  • stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
  • styloid process — a long, spinelike process of a bone, especially the projection from the base of the temporal bone.
  • talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
  • tandem-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having high-pressure and low-pressure units in tandem.
  • threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
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