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15-letter words containing m, o, c

  • program counter — (hardware)   (PC) A register in the central processing unit that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. After each instruction is fetched, the PC is automatically incremented to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary register but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the flow of control by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, RTS.
  • program picture — a motion picture produced on a low budget, usually shown as the second film of a double feature.
  • programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
  • project manager — sb who oversees project plan
  • projection room — projection booth (def 1).
  • proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
  • pseudo-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
  • pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
  • 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.
  • psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs
  • psychotomimetic — (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.
  • pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
  • pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
  • pyrometric cone — (in a kiln) a triangular piece of material that indicates by bending or melting that a certain temperature has been reached.
  • quasi-automatic — having the capability of starting, operating, moving, etc., independently: an automatic sprinkler system; an automatic car wash.
  • racial minority — a group of a certain race that are in the minority compared to a larger group, the rest of the population, etc
  • radiochemically — by radiochemical means or methods; from a radiochemical perspective
  • radiometrically — using a radiometric method, in terms of radiometry
  • radiomicrometer — an instrument for measuring small amounts of radiant energy, consisting of a sensitive thermocouple connected to a galvanometer.
  • radiotelemetric — of or relating to radiotelemetry
  • raw-pack method — cold pack (def 2).
  • recombinant dna — DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination.
  • recombinational — belonging or relating to recombination
  • recontamination — the act of contaminating, or of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad, etc.
  • recreation room — (in a home or public building) a room for informal entertaining, as for dancing, games, cards, etc.
  • redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
  • remuera tractor — a four-wheel drive vehicle
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • resurrectionism — the exhumation and stealing of dead bodies, especially for dissection.
  • retained income — retained earnings.
  • rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
  • rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
  • robe-de-chambre — a dressing gown.
  • roche moutonnee — a rounded, glacially eroded rock outcrop, usually one of a group, resembling a sheep's back.
  • rockrose family — the plant family Cistaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple, usually opposite leaves, solitary or clustered flowers, and capsular fruit, and including the frostweed, pinweed, and rockrose.
  • rockwell number — a numerical expression of the hardness of a metal as determined by a test (Rockwell test) made by indenting a test piece with a Brale, or with a steel ball of specific diameter, under two successive loads and measuring the resulting permanent indentation.
  • rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
  • romantic comedy — a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.
  • romanticization — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
  • rules committee — a special committee of a legislature, as of the U.S. House of Representatives, having the authority to establish rules or methods for expediting legislative action, and usually determining the date a bill is presented for consideration.
  • saccharomycetes — a collective name for yeasts
  • sacred mushroom — any of various hallucinogenic mushrooms, esp species of Psilocybe and Amanita, that have been eaten in rituals in various parts of the world
  • sadomasochistic — interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
  • saigon cinnamon — the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, especially the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) used as a spice, or that of C. loureirii (Saigon cinnamon) used in medicine as a cordial and carminative.
  • samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
  • sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
  • sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
  • schistosomiasis — an infection caused by parasitic flukes of the genus Schistosoma, occurring commonly in eastern Asia and in tropical regions and transmitted to humans through feces-contaminated fresh water or snails: symptoms commonly include pain, anemia, and malfunction of the infected organ.
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