20-letter words containing o, r, e, a, d

officer of the guard — an officer, acting under the officer of the day, who is responsible for the instruction, discipline, and performance of duty of the guard in a post, camp, or station. Abbreviation: OG, O.G.
on the drawing board — in the planning stage
on the starboard bow — within 45 degrees to the starboard of straight ahead
one's heart's desire — If you say that someone or something is your heart's desire, you mean that you want that person or thing very much.
operant conditioning — conditioning (def 1).
operating conditions — Operating conditions are a set of conditions for operating a particular system or process.
operational database — (database) A database containing up-to-date, modifiable data, in contrast to a decision support database.
operator overloading — overloading
ophthalmodynamometer — a device for determining the nearest point of ocular convergence.
optical mark reading — the reading of marks by an optical device whereby the information can be stored in machine-readable form
order bill of lading — a bill of lading that is issued to the order of a shipper or consignee for delivery of the goods and that can be transferred by endorsement to third parties.
orthopaedic mattress — a specially firm mattress designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
paint the town (red) — to go on a boisterous spree; carouse
palos verdes estates — a town in S California.
pappus of alexandria — 3rd century bc, Greek mathematician, whose eight-volume Synagoge is a valuable source of information about Greek mathematics
para-dichlorobenzene — a white, crystalline, volatile, water-insoluble solid, C 6 H 4 Cl 2 , of the benzene series, having a penetrating odor: used chiefly as a moth repellent.
parallel of altitude — almucantar.
parallel of latitude — parallel (def 9).
parkinson's syndrome — a complex of symptoms indistinguishable from Parkinson's disease, commonly affecting boxers or sometimes occurring as a result of substance abuse or an encephalitic infection.
partitioned data set — (file format) (PDS) A data set on an IBM mainframe that contains members, each of which acts like a separate data set. Partitioned data sets are more space-efficient than individual data sets, because they can put more than one data set on a track. They are also used to hold libraries, with one function per member. The syntax for a member is NAME.OF.PDS(MEMBER) although some systems (such as Phoenix) could use NAME.OF.PDS:MEMBER Original PDSes were of fixed size, and needed frequent compression to recover space after deleting or changing members. Newer PDS/E Extended PDSes do not have this problem.
paternal grandmother — the mother of someone's father
peasecod breastplate — a breastplate having a long central ridge terminating in a raised area overhanging the waistline.
pedro juan caballero — a city in E central Paraguay.
pentobarbital sodium — a barbiturate drug used in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic. Formula: C11H17N2O3Na
periarteritis nodosa — polyarteritis.
periodontal membrane — the collagenous, fibrous connective tissue between the cementum of the tooth and the alveolus.
permonosulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
peroxysulphuric acid — a white hygroscopic crystalline unstable oxidizing acid. Formula: H2SO5
perpendicular gothic — the style of Gothic architecture in England during the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by tracery having vertical lines, a four-centred arch, and fan vaulting
personality disorder — any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration.
personnel department — business: human resources
phosphoric anhydride — phosphorus pentoxide.
physical double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
pickwickian syndrome — an abnormality characterized by extreme obesity accompanied by sleepiness, hypoventilation, and polycythemia.
pico della mirandola — Count Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1463–94, Italian humanist and writer.
polaroid land camera — any of several types of camera yielding a finished print by means of a special developing and processing technique that occurs inside the camera and takes only a few seconds to complete
portuguese water dog — one of a breed of medium-sized dogs originally developed to assist Portuguese fishermen and having a profuse black or brown coat with or without white markings and webbed feet.
post-order traversal — traversal
postal delivery zone — zone (def 10).
postgraduate student — a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc, and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification
postnatal depression — a form of clinical depression that occurs in mothers after the birth of a baby
potassium dichromate — an orange-red crystalline soluble solid substance that is a good oxidizing agent and is used in making chrome pigments and as a bleaching agent. Formula: K2Cr2O7
potential difference — voltage
pound cost averaging — a method of accumulating capital by investing a fixed sum in a particular security at regular intervals, in order to achieve an average purchase price below the arithmetic average of the market prices on the purchase dates
powhatan confederacy — a network of Algonquian-speaking Indian settlements in Virginia that was ruled by Powhatan.
poza rica de hidalgo — a city in N Veracruz, in E Mexico.
predicate nominative — (in Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) a predicate noun or adjective in the nominative case.
price discrimination — the practice of offering identical goods to different buyers at different prices, when the goods cost the same.
price-dividend ratio — the ratio of the price of a share on a stock exchange to the dividends per share paid in the previous year, used as a measure of a company's potential as an investment
prince william sound — a sound in the Gulf of Alaska, on the S coast of Alaska: S end of Trans-Alaska oil pipeline at port of Valdez.

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