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

sugar plantation — a large area of land where sugar is grown
sulfanilyl group — the para form of the group C 6 H 6 NO 2 S–, derived from sulfanilic acid.
sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
super-patriotism — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
superior general — the superior of an order or congregation.
supernationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
superunification — a theory intended to describe the electromagnetic force, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity as a single, unified force.
supporting actor — performer: not lead
supranationalism — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
suspense account — an account in which items are temporarily entered until their final disposition is determined.
swamp buttonwood — the buttonbush.
system on a chip — A system on a chip combines most of a system's elements on a single integrated circuit or chip.
take one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
take one's place — to take up one's usual or specified position
tandem computers — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
temperature spot — a sensory area in the skin that selectively responds to increased or decreased temperature; a warm spot or a cold spot.
terms of payment — The terms of payment of a sale state how and when an invoice is to be paid.
the best part of — most of
the great powers — the states or nations of the world with the most economic, political and military strength
the heavens open — If the heavens open, it suddenly starts raining very heavily.
theatre workshop — a theatre company that is noted for the unconventional theatrical performances it puts on, especially with reference to a company based in the East End of London from 1953 to 1973 that was founded in 1945 by Joan Littlewood
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
to compare notes — If you compare notes with someone on a particular subject, you talk to them and find out whether their opinion, information, or experience is the same as yours.
to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
to keep a secret — If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them.
to pass judgment — If you pass judgment on someone or something, you give your opinion about it, especially if you are making a criticism.
to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
to pass the time — If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
to pay dividends — If something pays dividends, it brings advantages at a later date.
to rest in peace — If you express the wish that a dead person may rest in peace, you are showing respect and sympathy for him or her. 'Rest in peace' or 'RIP' is also sometimes written on gravestones.
to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
to spend a penny — If someone says that they are going to spend a penny, they mean that they are going to go to the toilet.
topical-sentence — a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
transition point — Physics. a temperature at which a substance undergoes some abrupt change in its properties, as when it passes from the normal to the superconducting state.
transpeptidation — the process of transferring an amino acid or group of amino acids from one compound to another.
transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers
trap-door spider — any of several burrowing spiders, of the family Ctenizidae, that construct a tubular nest with a hinged lid.
trial separation — an experimental period of living apart
triple-expansion — noting a power source, especially a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders.
two-party system — a political system consisting chiefly of two major parties, more or less equal in strength.
two-pot screamer — a person easily influenced by alcohol
two-tailed pasha — a distinctive vanessid butterfly of S Europe, Charaxes jasius, having mottled brown wings with a yellow-orange margin and frilled hind edges
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.

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