16-letter words containing p, a, t
- quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
- quasi-diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- radiotransparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
- ramen profitable — If a startup business is ramen profitable, it is barely profitable, just enough to allow the founder to live on the cheapest diet.
- rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
- re-apportionment — the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
- re-appropriation — the act of appropriating.
- re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
- real-time pascal — (language) A later name for Pascal-80 by RC International, Denmark.
- reap the harvest — If you reap the harvest, you benefit or suffer from the results of your past actions or of someone else's past actions.
- recapitalization — a revision of a corporation's capital structure by an exchange of securities.
- reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- record separator — (character) (RS) ASCII character 30.
- redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
- reflection plane — a plane through a crystal that divides the crystal into two halves that are mirror images of each other.
- reinterpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- relative pronoun — one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soever, or that used as the subordinating word to introduce a subordinate clause, especially such a pronoun referring to an antecedent.
- relatively prime — (mathematics) Having no common divisors (greater than 1). Two numbers are said to be relativey prime if there is no number greater than unity that divides both of them evenly. For example, 10 and 33 are relativly prime. 15 and 33 are not relatively prime, since 3 is a divisor of both.
- replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
- replacement part — a part of (an engine, device, etc) used to replace or substitute an older or broken part
- reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
- representational — of or relating to representation.
- representatively — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- repressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
- reprioritization — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- republican party — one of the two major political parties in the U.S.: originated 1854–56.
- reserve capacity — the capacity of a battery, measured in minutes, to keep a vehicle operating if the charging system fails.
- restriction play — a limited number of opening moves that are predetermined by their chance selection from an accepted list.
- rhine palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- rhinopharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and pharynx.
- rice-paper plant — an araliaceous plant, Tetrapanax papyriferum of Taiwan, the pith of which is pared and flattened into sheets to make rice paper
- robin's plantain — the rattlesnake weed, Hieracium venosum.
- rodent operative — a name sometimes used for an official (operative) employed by a local authority to destroy vermin
- roentgenotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays.
- room temperature — a comfortable temperature range indoors, usually considered to be 68 to 77°F (20 to 25°C).
- run a tight ship — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- safe deposit box — A safe deposit box is a small box, usually kept in a special room in a bank, in which you can store valuable objects.
- safe-deposit box — a lockable metal box or drawer, especially in a bank vault, used for safely storing valuable papers, jewelry, etc.
- saint crispinian — Saint, See under Crispin, Saint.
- saint peter port — a port and resort in the Channel Islands: the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, on the E coast of the island of Guernsey. Pop: 28 310 (2001)
- saint petersburg — Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- saint-john perse — (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- san antonio peak — a mountain in S California: highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, near San Bernardino. 10,080 feet (3072 meters).
- santa fe springs — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles: oil wells.
- saratoga springs — a city in E New York: health resort; horse races.
- saturation point — the point at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution, chemical combination, etc.
- scarlet eggplant — a hairy, prickly plant, Solanum integrifolium, of the nightshade family, native to Africa, grown for its furrowed, nearly round, scarlet or yellow ornamental fruit.
- sculpture garden — a garden that showcases sculptures in landscaped surroundings
- seating capacity — the number of people a place can seat
- self-approbation — approval; commendation.