16-letter words containing i, p, s, o

portuguese timor — former (1914-75) Portuguese territory in the Malay Archipelago
posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
positive vetting — the checking of a person's background, political affiliation, etc, to assess his suitability for a position that may involve national security
possession order — (in Britain) a court order that entitles a landlord legally to evict a tenant or squatter and regain possession of the property
post-apocalyptic — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
post-elizabethan — of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
post-pleistocene — noting or pertaining to the epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, beginning about two million years ago and ending 10,000 years ago, characterized by widespread glacial ice and the advent of modern humans.
post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
post-renaissance — the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
post-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
postencephalitic — inflammation of the substance of the brain.
postfix notation — (language) (Or "Reverse Polish Notation", RPN) One of the possible orderings of functions and operands: in postfix notation the functions are preceded by all their operands. For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "1 2 +". Postfix notation is well suited for stack based architectures but modern compilers reduced this advantage considerably. The best-known language with postfix syntax is FORTH. Some Hewlett-Packard calculators use it, e.g. HP-25, HP-29C, HP-41C, HP-23SII. Compare: infix notation, prefix notation.
postindependence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
postremogeniture — a system of inheritance under which the estate of a deceased person goes to his youngest son. Also called ultimogeniture. Compare primogeniture (def 2).
postscript point — (unit, text) The variant of the point used by Postscript, equal to 0.3527777778 mm, or 1/72 inch.
potassium iodide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KI, having a bitter saline taste: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions, as a laboratory reagent, in the preparation of Gram's solution for biological staining, and in medicine as an expectorant and to treat thyroid conditions.
poverty-stricken — suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.
practical reason — (in Kantian ethics) reason applied to the problem of action and choice, especially in ethical matters.
practice session — a period of training that takes place over a set period of time, for example an hour or several hours
prairie schooner — a type of covered wagon, similar to but smaller than the Conestoga wagon, used by pioneers in crossing the prairies and plains of North America.
pre-conversation — informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy.
pre-registration — the act of registering.
pre-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
pre-subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
precinct station — a police station for police responsible for a district of a city
predispositional — the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
premier division — a football or soccer league division consisting of the top ten Scottish football teams
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.
presentation box — a specially designed and attractive box to hold a product, and make it look more impressive
prespecification — the act of specifying.
prestidigitation — sleight of hand; legerdemain.
prevost d'exiles — Antoine François [ahn-twan frahn-swa] /ɑ̃ˈtwan frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Abbé Prévost") 1697–1763, French novelist.
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)
price commission — (in Britain) a commission established by the government in 1973 with authority to control prices as a measure against inflation. It was abolished in 1980
price comparison — Price comparison is comparing the price of the same product in different outlets.
pride oneself on — to be proud of
primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
primrose jasmine — an evergreen shrub, Jasminum mesnyi, of China, having thick, shiny leaflets and yellow flowers with a darker eye.
print journalism — journalism as practiced in newspapers and magazines.
prismatic colors — the colors of the visible spectrum produced by passing white light through a prism; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
prison psychosis — a state of mental confusion, transitory or permanent, brought on by incarceration or by the anticipation of imprisonment.
prisoner of bill — (humour) (PoB) A derisory term, in use generally among Unix users, for anyone who uses Microsoft products either because they don't know there is anything better (i.e. Unix) or because they would be incapable of working anything more complex (i.e. Unix). The interesting and widespread presumption among users of the term is that (at least at the time of writing, 1998) using anything other than Unix or a Microsoft OS (whether VMS, Macintosh, Amiga) is so eccentric a choice as to be at least somewhat praiseworthy.
pro-abolitionist — (especially prior to the Civil War) a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
proboscis monkey — a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species.
process industry — business of treating raw materials
process printing — a method of printing almost any color by using a limited number of separate color plates, as yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, in combination.
processing plant — a factory where raw materials are treated or prepared by a special method, esp one where food is treated in order to preserve it
production costs — the costs used in manufacturing a product
professionalisms — professional character, spirit, or methods.

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