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16-letter words containing o, p, u

  • brompton mixture — a mixture of narcotics, tranquilizers, and alcohol, used to kill pain for terminally ill patients
  • bronchopneumonia — inflammation of the lungs, originating in the bronchioles
  • bulletproof vest — a protective garment
  • bumper to bumper — If traffic is bumper to bumper, the vehicles are so close to one another that they are almost touching and are moving very slowly.
  • bumper-to-bumper — marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other: bumper-to-bumper traffic.
  • burkitt lymphoma — a rare type of tumour of the white blood cells, occurring mainly in Africa and associated with infection by Epstein-Barr virus
  • burnt-tip orchid — a small orchid, Orchis ustulata, resembling the lady orchid, having dark reddish-brown hoods that give a burnt look to the tip of the flower spike
  • bust one's chops — Usually, chops. the jaw.
  • button one's lip — to stop talking: often imperative
  • can-not help but — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
  • capsule wardrobe — a collection of clothes and accessories that includes only items considered essential
  • carpatho-ukraine — a region in W Ukraine: ceded by Czechoslovakia in 1945.
  • caryophyllaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, a family of flowering plants including the pink, carnation, sweet william, and chickweed
  • central european — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Europe
  • chemoautotrophic — producing organic matter by the use of energy obtained by oxidation of certain chemicals with carbon dioxide as the carbon source
  • chemotherapeutic — of or used in chemotherapy
  • chromium plating — plating, often for decorative effect, made of chromium
  • circumscriptions — Plural form of circumscription.
  • circumsporozoite — (biology, of a protein) Located on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS.
  • cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
  • clootie dumpling — a boiled suet pudding containing dried fruits
  • colorado plateau — a plateau in the SW United States, in N Arizona, NW New Mexico, S Utah, and SW Colorado: location of the Grand Canyon.
  • community spirit — willingness and desire to participate in activities that promote a community
  • commutator group — the subgroup of a given group, which consists of all the commutators in the group.
  • companion volume — a book that complements another on a related subject, usually by the same author
  • company of jesus — former name of the Society of Jesus.
  • complex pendulum — a complex structure mounted so that it can swing freely under the influence of gravity
  • complicitousness — (rare, possibly nonstandard) Complicity.
  • composite number — a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers
  • compute parallel — (language)   (Compel) The first single-assignment language.
  • computer network — network
  • computer program — a set of instructions for a computer to perform some task
  • computer science — the study of computers and their application
  • computer studies — a course of study devoted to using and programming computers
  • conical pendulum — a clock pendulum oscillating in a circle rather than in a straight line.
  • conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.
  • constructed type — (types)   A type formed by applying some type constructor function to one or more other types. The usual constructions are functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and lifting: lift(t1). (In LaTeX, the lifted type is written with a subscript \perp). See also algebraic data type, primitive type.
  • consumption weed — groundsel tree.
  • contemptuousness — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
  • coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
  • corporal's guard — a squad commanded by a corporal
  • corrugated paper — a packaging material made from layers of heavy paper, the top layer of which is grooved and ridged
  • counter-petition — a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
  • counter-response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
  • counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
  • counterproposals — Plural form of counterproposal.
  • court appearance — the appearance of an accused person before a court
  • court of appeals — A Court of Appeals is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
  • cracked up to be — alleged or believed to be
  • crossword puzzle — a puzzle in which the solver deduces words suggested by numbered clues and writes them into corresponding boxes in a grid to form a vertical and horizontal pattern
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