16-letter words containing p, a, t, r, o, c
- corporate ladder — the hierarchy of posts with a particular corporation or corporations in general
- corporate lawyer — a lawyer who works for a corporation
- corporate raider — A corporate raider is a person or organization that tries to take control of a company by buying a large number of its shares.
- corporation stop — a cock controlling the flow of water or gas from mains to individual consumers.
- correcting plate — a thin lens used to correct incoming light rays in special forms of reflecting telescopes.
- corrugated paper — a packaging material made from layers of heavy paper, the top layer of which is grooved and ridged
- 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
- craftspersonship — The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
- crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
- cryoprecipitates — Plural form of cryoprecipitate.
- cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
- cryptozoological — (cryptozoology) Of or pertaining to cryptozoology.
- crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
- crystallographic — of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography.
- cytotrophoblasts — Plural form of cytotrophoblast.
- data compression — the act of compressing.
- dementia praecox — schizophrenia
- democratic party — (in the US) the older and more liberal of the two major political parties, so named since 1840
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- digital computer — a computer that processes information in digital form.
- diplomatic corps — the entire body of diplomats accredited to and resident at a court or capital.
- disincorporation — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- domestic partner — either member of an unmarried, cohabiting, and especially homosexual couple that seeks benefits usually available only to spouses.
- domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
- drogue parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- ectoparasiticide — Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host.
- educational park — a group of elementary and high schools, usually clustered in a parklike setting and having certain facilities shared by all grades, that often accommodates students from a large area.
- electrical power — electricity
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- electromyography — The recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or its representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle.
- electron capture — the transformation of an atomic nucleus in which an electron from the atom is spontaneously absorbed into the nucleus. A proton is changed into a neutron, thereby reducing the atomic number by 1. A neutrino is emitted. The process may be detected by the consequent emission of the characteristic X-rays of the resultant element
- electrotherapist — One who administers electrotherapy.
- ethnographically — Regarding the ethnography (of a region).
- expectant mother — a pregnant woman
- extracorporeally — Outside the body.
- fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
- formation packer — A formation packer is a substance that is used as a seal between the casing and the borehole so that part of the hole can be tested.
- functional group — a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic behavior of the class of compounds in which the group occurs, as the hydroxyl group in alcohols.
- geometrical pace — a pace of 5 feet (1.5 meters), representing the distance between the places at which the same foot rests on the ground in walking.
- golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
- granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
- graphics adaptor — (hardware, graphics) (Or "graphics adapter", "graphics card", "video adaptor", etc.) A circuit board fitted to a computer, especially an IBM PC, containing the necessary video memory and other electronics to provide a bitmap display. Adaptors vary in the resolution (number of pixels) and number of colours they can display, and in the refresh rate they support. These parameters are also limited by the monitor to which the adaptor is connected. A number of such display standards, e.g. SVGA, have become common and different software requires or supports different sets.
- health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
- healthcare proxy — a legal document in which a person can appoint someone to make decisions about medical treatment in the event that he or she is no longer mentally competent or able to communicate.
- heliotherapeutic — Pertaining to heliotherapy.
- hemotherapeutics — hemotherapy.