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

  • 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.
  • contemporariness — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
  • contemptibleness — The state or quality of being contemptible.
  • contemptuousness — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
  • conversation pit — a usually sunken portion of a room or living area with chairs, sofas, etc., often grouped around a fireplace, where people can gather to talk.
  • copyright symbol — (character, legal)   "©" The internationally recognised symbol required to introduce a copyright notice, a letter C with a circle around it. This can be encoded in ISO 8859-1 as character code decimal 169, hexadecimal A9, in HTML as ©, © or ©. A "c" in parentheses: "(c)" is sometimes used in documents stored in a coded character set such as ASCII that does not include the C in a circle, but this has no legal meaning.
  • core description — A core description is a summary of the information about a rock sample, found by core analysis.
  • cornet à pistons — a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A
  • cornet-a-pistons — cornet (def 1).
  • coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
  • corporation stop — a cock controlling the flow of water or gas from mains to individual consumers.
  • cottage hospital — a small rural hospital
  • 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 of appeals — A Court of Appeals is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
  • craftspersonship — The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
  • cross protection — the protection against a viral infection given to a plant by its prior inoculation with a related but milder virus
  • crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
  • crown prosecutor — In Britain, a crown prosecutor is a lawyer who works for the state and who prosecutes people who are accused of crimes.
  • cryoprecipitates — Plural form of cryoprecipitate.
  • cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
  • cryptozoologists — Plural form of cryptozoologist.
  • crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
  • crystallographic — of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography.
  • customer profile — a description or analysis of a typical or ideal customer for one's business
  • customer support — Customer support is a service provided to help customers resolve any technical problems that they may have with a product or service.
  • cytotrophoblasts — Plural form of cytotrophoblast.
  • data compression — the act of compressing.
  • decision support — Software used to aid management decision making, typically relying on a decision support database.
  • department store — A department store is a large shop which sells many different kinds of goods.
  • depending on sth — You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
  • dephlogisticated — Simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate.
  • depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
  • depressurization — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
  • depth psychology — the study of unconscious motives and attitudes
  • desktop database — Macintosh file system
  • developmentalism — An economic theory which states that the best way for Third World countries to develop is through fostering a strong and varied internal market and to impose high tariffs on imported goods.
  • developmentalist — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
  • devonshire split — a kind of yeast bun split open and served with whipped cream or butter and jam
  • dew-point spread — the degrees of difference between the air temperature and the dew point
  • dip one's toe in — to begin doing or try something new or unfamiliar
  • diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
  • diphthongisation — The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
  • 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.
  • displacement ton — a unit for measuring the displacement of a vessel, equal to a long ton of 2240 pounds (1016 kg) or 35 cu. ft. (1 cu. m) of seawater.
  • disproportionate — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
  • disproportioning — Present participle of disproportion.
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