16-letter words containing p, r, o, a, g, t
- project planning — project management
- prolonged-action — sustained-release.
- proof of postage — a document, such as a receipt, etc, that proves that you have posted or mailed something
- proposal writing — Extension of Fortran for proposal writing.
- proto-algonquian — the unattested parent language from which the Algonquian languages are descended.
- provost sergeant — the senior noncommissioned officer of a prison or other confinement facility whose chief duty is the supervision of prisoners and of the military police unit.
- psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
- put a foot wrong — to make a mistake
- put out to grass — If you say that someone is being put out to grass, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.
- re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
- 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.
- rhinopharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and pharynx.
- roentgenotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays.
- saratoga springs — a city in E New York: health resort; horse races.
- self-propagating — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- shorthand typing — shorthand and typing
- singapore strait — a strait between Singapore Island and the Riau Archipelago at the S end of the Malay Peninsula: shipping channel between the South China Sea and the Malacca Strait. 65 miles (105 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide.
- soft pornography — soft-core pornography.
- software package — bundle of files to execute computer program
- sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- sphygmomanometer — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- sphygmomanometry — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- spreading factor — a substance, as hyaluronidase, that promotes the diffusion of a material through body tissues
- spring mountains — a mountain range in S Nevada extending to the California border. Highest peak, Charleston Peak. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
- still photograph — a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes
- storage capacity — amount of room or space
- stroboradiograph — a stroboscopic radiograph.
- subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
- sugar plantation — a large area of land where sugar is grown
- supporting actor — performer: not lead
- take a page from — to follow the example of; imitate
- the great powers — the states or nations of the world with the most economic, political and military strength
- the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
- tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
- to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
- top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
- trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
- trucking company — a company that transports goods by lorry
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
- willow ptarmigan — a ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus, of arctic and subarctic regions of the New and Old Worlds, having brown, mottled plumage in summer and white plumage in winter.
- x-ray photograph — a radiograph made with x-rays.