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17-letter words containing e, c, t, a, l

  • new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
  • newcastle disease — a rapidly spreading virus-induced disease of birds and domestic fowl, as chickens, marked by respiratory difficulty, reduced egg production and, in chicks, paralysis.
  • non-controversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • non-materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • non-stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
  • non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • nonaccomplishment — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
  • nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
  • nuclear deterrent — a country's nuclear weapons viewed as a deterrent to other countries from attacking
  • nuclear radiation — Physics. radiation in the form of elementary particles emitted by an atomic nucleus, as alpha rays or gamma rays, produced by decay of radioactive substances or by nuclear fission.
  • nuclear scientist — a scientist who studies nuclear physics
  • nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
  • numerical control — control of a machine tool, or other device used in a manufacturing process, by a computer, other control circuitry, or recorded digital commands.
  • objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
  • occipital condyle — a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
  • off-site facility — An off-site facility is a facility which is not at the main industrial or commercial site.
  • off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
  • omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
  • online dictionary — a dictionary that is available on the Internet or World Wide Web and accessed through a Web browser using a computer or a mobile device, primarily by typing a query term into a search box on the site. Online dictionaries like Dictionary.com offer immediate, direct access through large databases to a word's spelling and meanings, plus a host of ancillary information, including its variant spellings, pronunciation, inflected forms, origin, and derived forms, as well as supplementary notes on matters of interest or concern about how the word is used: Some people think online dictionaries will make print dictionaries obsolete.
  • onomatopoetically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
  • optical carrier 3 — (networking)   (OC-3) A SONET rate of 3 * 51.84 = 155.52 megabits per second, which matches STS-3.
  • optical carrier n — (networking)   (OC-n) A SONET rate of n times 51.84 megabits per second.
  • optical isomerism — stereoisomerism in which the isomers are identical in molecular weight and most chemical and physical properties but differ in their effect on the rotation of polarized light.
  • osculating circle — circle of curvature.
  • oystershell scale — a scale insect, Lepidosaphes ulmi, having a scale shaped like the shell of an oyster, which infests various deciduous trees and shrubs.
  • palace revolution — a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.
  • palaeoclimatology — the study of climates of the geological past
  • paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
  • paleoconservative — a person advocating an older, traditional type of conservatism, especially in politics.
  • papanicolaou test — Pap test.
  • parallel computer — parallel processor
  • parcplace systems — (company)   A company spun-off from Xerox PARC that developed the original version of VisualWorks.
  • particle kinetics — Particle kinetics is the study of the movement of particles and the forces that cause this movement.
  • particle velocity — the velocity of a point in a medium that is undergoing wave motion.
  • pascal's triangle — a triangular arrangement of the binomial coefficients of the expansion (x + y) n for positive integral values of n.
  • paternalistically — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
  • peach bark beetle — a bark beetle, Phloeotribus liminaris, that feeds on and nests in peach and other drupaceous trees.
  • peacock butterfly — a European nymphalid butterfly, Inachis io, having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
  • pebbleweave cloth — an irregularly textured material made from twisted yarn
  • pentachlorophenol — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 Cl 5 OH, used chiefly in fungicides, disinfectants, and wood preservatives.
  • perpetual spinach — a variety of spinach that keeps producing edible leaves
  • personal computer — a compact computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for individual use, as by a person in an office or at home or school, for such applications as word processing, data management, financial analysis, or computer games. Abbreviation: PC.
  • personal distance — personal space.
  • personality clash — friction between two people who have different personalities or points of view
  • peterloo massacre — an incident at St Peter's Fields, Manchester, in 1819 in which a radical meeting was broken up by a cavalry charge, resulting in about 500 injuries and 11 deaths
  • petrol filler cap — a small cover that goes over the hole in a vehicle into which you put petrol
  • phenethyl alcohol — a colorless, viscous, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 1 0 O, having a faint roselike odor: used chiefly in perfumery.
  • phenyl isocyanate — a liquid reagent, C 7 H 5 NO, having an unpleasant, irritating odor: used chiefly for identifying alcohols and amines.
  • phenylacetic acid — a white crystalline, aromatic acid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , used in the manufacture of penicillin and in perfumes.
  • phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.
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