16-letter words containing d, i, e, o
- pullorum disease — a highly contagious, frequently fatal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum (pullorum), transmitted by the infected hen during egg production, and characterized by weakness, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.
- pulse modulation — a type of modulation in which a train of pulses is used as the carrier wave, one or more of its parameters, such as amplitude, being modulated or modified in order to carry information
- put the skids to — to thwart or cause to fail
- pyroracemic acid — pyruvic acid.
- quasi-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- radiation levels — the levels of the emission or transfer of radiant energy or the levels of the particles emitted in the transfer of radiant energy, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay
- radio evangelist — a Christian minister who devotes time to preaching on the radio
- 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.
- radiotransparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
- radium emanation — (formerly) radon.
- rattle around in — to live or work in (a house, office, etc.) that is too big for one's needs
- razor-billed auk — a black and white auk, Alca torda, of the American and European coasts of the northern North Atlantic, having a compressed black bill encircled by a white band.
- 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
- redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
- redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
- redemption yield — the yield produced by a redeemable gilt-edged security taking into account the annual interest it pays and an annualized amount to account for any profit or loss when it is redeemed
- redistributional — a distribution performed again or anew.
- reflexive domain — A domain satisfying a recursive domain equation. E.g. D = D -> D.
- regent bowerbird — a bowerbird, Sericulus chrysocephalus, the males of which have deep black plumage with brilliant golden head, neck, and wing patches and build elaborate bowers.
- reidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- relational model — relational data model
- released version — release
- religious leader — head of a church or order
- reservation desk — a desk in a hotel, office, etc, where an employee takes bookings for rooms, tickets, etc
- residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
- restricted stock — unregistered stock, as that issued privately as compensation to corporate executives subject to special conditions.
- returned soldier — a soldier who has served abroad
- revised algol 60 — ALGOL 60 Revised
- revolving credit — credit automatically available up to a predetermined limit while payments are periodically made. Compare credit line (def 2).
- rhode island red — one of an American breed of chickens having dark reddish-brown feathers and producing brown eggs.
- ribonucleic acid — RNA.
- richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- rigid designator — an expression that identifies the same individual in every possible world: for example, "Shakespeare" is a rigid designator since it is possible that Shakespeare might not have been a playwright but not that he might not have been Shakespeare
- roadside repairs — repairs to a vehicle that has broken down on the road
- robin goodfellow — Puck (def 1).
- rodent operative — a name sometimes used for an official (operative) employed by a local authority to destroy vermin
- romeo and juliet — a tragedy (produced between 1591 and 1596) by Shakespeare.
- roosevelt island — Formerly Welfare Island, Blackwells Island. an island in the East River, New York City: residential community. 1½ miles (2½ km) long.
- round the wrekin — the long way round
- safe deposit box — A safe deposit box is a small box, usually kept in a special room in a bank, in which you can store valuable objects.
- safe-deposit box — a lockable metal box or drawer, especially in a bank vault, used for safely storing valuable papers, jewelry, etc.
- 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.