16-letter words containing f, d, p
- open-die forging — Open-die forging is a forging process in which the flow of metal is not kept completely in the die.
- outboard profile — an exterior side elevation of a vessel, showing all deck structures, rigging, fittings, etc.
- paraformaldehyde — a white, crystalline polymer of formaldehyde, (HCOH) n , from which it is obtained by evaporation of the aqueous solution: used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
- pass-band filter — band-pass filter
- pearls of wisdom — good advice, wise words
- perforated ulcer — an ulcer that bursts through the stomach wall and leaks food and gastric juices into the abdominal cavity
- performance bond — contract bond.
- period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
- 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.
- petrified forest — a national park in E Arizona, containing petrified coniferous trees about 170 000 000 years old
- phase difference — the difference between two sinusoidally varying quantities that have the same frequency, measured either as an angle or a time
- presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
- pribilof islands — a group of islands in the Bering Sea, off SW Alaska, belonging to the US: the breeding ground of the northern fur seal. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
- pride oneself on — to be proud of
- pseudoscientific — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
- puddling-furnace — the act of a person or thing that puddles.
- rectified spirit — a constant-boiling mixture of ethanol and water, containing 95.6 per cent ethanol
- refinery upgrade — A refinery upgrade is the process of introducing the newest technology in some parts of the refinery.
- 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.
- sapodilla family — the plant family Sapotaceae, characterized by chiefly tropical trees and shrubs having milky juice, simple leaves, small flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, and including the buckthorn (genus Bumelia), sapodilla, star apple, and trees that are the source of gutta-percha and balata.
- self-deprecating — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-deprivation — the act of depriving.
- self-description — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- self-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- self-development — the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.
- self-disciplined — Someone who is self-disciplined has the ability to control themselves and to make themselves work hard or behave in a particular way without needing anyone else to tell them what to do.
- self-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- self-opinionated — conceited; having an inordinately high regard for oneself, one's own opinions, views, etc.
- self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
- self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- spiny-rayed fish — any of various fishes, as basses and perches, that have sharp, often pointed and usually rigid fin spines.
- spreading factor — a substance, as hyaluronidase, that promotes the diffusion of a material through body tissues
- stalked puffball — a puffball-like mushroom of the genus Tulestoma, maturing in early winter.
- superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- west springfield — a city in SW Massachusetts, near Springfield.
- windfall profits — Windfall profits are excessive profits with a non-business cause such as a natural disaster.
- wolfenden report — a study produced in 1957 by the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution in Britain, which recommended that homosexual relations between consenting adults be legalized