0%

16-letter words containing o, p, e, d

  • parallelepipedon — a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
  • partial ordering — a relation defined on a set, having the properties that each element is in relation to itself, the relation is transitive, and if two elements are in relation to each other, the two elements are equal.
  • parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
  • passage to india — a novel (1924) by E. M. Forster.
  • patched-together — makeshift; roughly made from disparate elements
  • pays de la loire — a region of W France, on the Bay of Biscay: generally low-lying, drained by the River Loire and its tributaries; agricultural
  • pearls of wisdom — good advice, wise words
  • pelagic division — the biogeographic realm or zone that comprises the open seas and oceans, including water of all depths.
  • pension provider — the company or organization that makes provision for a person's pension
  • pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
  • percussion drill — a drill that is operated by percussion
  • 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
  • periodic decimal — repeating decimal.
  • periodic tenancy — the letting of a dwelling for a repeated short term, as by the week, month, or quarter, with no end date
  • personal details — details about a person such as their name and address
  • petrified forest — a national park in E Arizona, containing petrified coniferous trees about 170 000 000 years old
  • phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
  • phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
  • photoperiodicity — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
  • pico de sao tome — an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Gabon, just N of the equator: the larger component of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 318 sq. mi. (824 sq. km).
  • picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
  • picture postcard — postcard (def 1).
  • piece d'occasion — something prepared or used for a special occasion.
  • pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
  • play a lone hand — to operate without assistance
  • play one's cards — to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
  • pocket billiards — pool2 (def 1).
  • point de hongrie — flame stitch.
  • poisoned chalice — If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
  • polar coordinate — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
  • polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
  • polyhedral angle — a configuration consisting of the lateral faces of a polyhedron around one of its vertices. The portion of a pyramid including one of its points is such a configuration.
  • ponderosa (pine) — a yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa) of W North America, valued for its timber
  • portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
  • portuguese india — a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.
  • posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
  • possession order — (in Britain) a court order that entitles a landlord legally to evict a tenant or squatter and regain possession of the property
  • postcode lottery — a situation in which the standard of medical care, education, etc, received by the public varies from area to area, depending on the funding policies of various health boards, local authorities, etc
  • postindependence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
  • 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.
  • praetorian guard — the bodyguard of a military commander, especially the imperial guard stationed in Rome.
  • predetermination — to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
  • 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.
  • prestidigitation — sleight of hand; legerdemain.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?