24-letter words containing o, p, i, a, t, c

passbook savings account — a type of savings account in which transactions are entered into a passbook in the possession of the account holder.
passive balance of trade — a negative balance of trade
permeability coefficient — the volume of an incompressible fluid that will flow in unit time through a unit cube of a porous substance across which a unit pressure difference is maintained
photomechanical transfer — a method of producing photographic prints or offset printing plates from paper negatives by a chemical transfer process rather than by exposure to light
physiological atmosphere — ecosphere.
pluck sth out of the air — If you say that someone plucks a figure, name, or date out of the air, you mean that they say it without thinking much about it before they speak.
polychlorinated biphenyl — PCB.
polymer matrix composite — A polymer matrix composite is a material consisting of a composite made stronger by adding fibers or particles to it.
potassium cobaltinitrite — a yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, K 3 Co(NO 2) 6 , used as a pigment in oil and watercolor paints, and for coloring surfaces of glass, porcelain, etc.
potentiometric titration — titration in which the end point is determined by measuring the voltage of an electric current of given amperage passed through the solution.
private-key cryptography — (cryptography) As opposed to public-key cryptography, a cryptographic method in which the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt the message. Private-key algorithms include the obsolescent Data Encryption Standard (DES), triple-DES (3DES), the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known as Rijndael, Blowfish, Twofish RC2, RC4, RC5 and RC6. A problem with private-key cryptography is that the sender and the recipient of the message must agree on a common key via some alternative secure channel.
privileged communication — a communication that one cannot legally be compelled to divulge, as that to a lawyer from a client
professional association — a body of persons engaged in the same profession, formed usually to control entry into the profession, maintain standards, and represent the profession in discussions with other bodies
professional corporation — a corporation formed by one or more licensed practitioners, especially medical or legal, to operate their practices on a corporate plan. Abbreviation: PC, P.C.
progressive conservative — a member of the Progressive Conservative party of Canada.
psychopathic personality — an antisocial personality characterized by the failure to develop any sense of moral responsibility and the capability of performing violent or antisocial acts
public access television — television in which local producers or individuals can participate
public international law — Also called public law. the law governing the legal relations between independent states or nations and, increasingly, between these and individuals.
public relations officer — a person who is responsible for communications with the public
public-access television — a noncommercial system of broadcasting on television channels made available to independent or community groups for programs of general interest to the community.
punch above one's weight — to do something that is considered to be beyond one's ability
pure functional language — purely functional language
pyrotraumatic dermatitis — hot spot.
reciprocal translocation — an exchange of segments between two nonhomologous chromosomes.
recommended retail price — the selling price of a product officially suggested by a manufacturer to a retailer
representative democracy — a person or thing that represents another or others.
reproductive imagination — the faculty of imagining, or of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses.
republic of south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
responsibility allowance — payment made to somebody who has special responsibilities
scalable vector graphics — (graphics, web) A W3C standard for vector graphics, based on XML.
scholastic aptitude test — a standard assessment test for entry into college in the United States
sequentially compact set — a set in which every sequence has a subsequence that converges to a point of the set.
serial interface adaptor — (SIA) The Ethernet driver chip used on a Filtabyte Ethernet card.
six nations championship — the annual competition involving national sides representing England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. Until the admission of Italy in 2000, it was known as the Five Nations Championship
skeleton in the cupboard — a scandalous fact or event in the past that is kept secret
socialist workers' party — one of the biggest extreme left wing parties in Britain
special checking account — a checking account that requires no minimum balance but in which a small charge is made for each check issued or drawn and for monthly maintenance.
special development area — an area earmarked for special development by the government
stereographic projection — a one-to-one correspondence between the points on a sphere and the extended complex plane where the north pole on the sphere corresponds to the point at infinity of the plane.
supportive psychotherapy — a type of psychotherapy that seeks to reduce psychological conflict and strengthen a patient's defenses through the use of various techniques, as reassurance, suggestion, counseling, and reeducation.
telephony user interface — (communications) (TUI) Either a software interface to telephony (e.g. a phone-capable PC) or a DTMF-based interface to software (e.g. voicemail).
telescope user interface — (hardware, interface) (TUI) A remote control interface for a telescope.
the villain of the piece — If you say that someone is the villain of the piece, you are saying in a slightly humorous way that they are seen by some people as the cause of all the trouble in a particular situation.
thompson sub-machine-gun — a .45 calibre sub-machine-gun
to light the touch paper — if someone lights the touch paper or lights the blue touch paper, they do something which causes anger or excitement
to pick someone's brains — If you pick someone's brains, you ask them to help you with a problem because they know more about the subject than you.
to play your cards right — If you say that someone will achieve success if they play their cards right, you mean that they will achieve success if they act skilfully and use the advantages that they have.
tri-nations championship — (from 1996–2011) the annual tournament in which the national sides representing Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa compete; in 2012 Argentina entered and the competition became the Rugby Championship
tuva autonomous republic — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia: formerly an independent republic in Mongolia. 65,810 sq. mi. (170,500 sq. km). Capital: Kyzyl.
variable pitch propeller — a propeller in which the angle of the blades with regard to air flow can be adjusted while it is in operation

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