16-letter words containing p, u, t, o
- chromium plating — plating, often for decorative effect, made of chromium
- circumscriptions — Plural form of circumscription.
- circumsporozoite — (biology, of a protein) Located on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS.
- cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
- clootie dumpling — a boiled suet pudding containing dried fruits
- colorado plateau — a plateau in the SW United States, in N Arizona, NW New Mexico, S Utah, and SW Colorado: location of the Grand Canyon.
- community spirit — willingness and desire to participate in activities that promote a community
- commutator group — the subgroup of a given group, which consists of all the commutators in the group.
- complicitousness — (rare, possibly nonstandard) Complicity.
- composite number — a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers
- compute parallel — (language) (Compel) The first single-assignment language.
- computer network — network
- computer program — a set of instructions for a computer to perform some task
- computer science — the study of computers and their application
- computer studies — a course of study devoted to using and programming computers
- conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.
- 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.
- contemptuousness — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
- coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
- corrugated paper — a packaging material made from layers of heavy paper, the top layer of which is grooved and ridged
- counter-petition — a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
- 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 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
- crown prosecutor — In Britain, a crown prosecutor is a lawyer who works for the state and who prosecutes people who are accused of crimes.
- 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.
- cutting compound — a mixture, such as oil, water, and soap, used for cooling drills and other cutting tools
- decision support — Software used to aid management decision making, typically relying on a decision support database.
- departure lounge — In an airport, the departure lounge is the place where passengers wait before they get onto their plane.
- depressurization — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
- digital computer — a computer that processes information in digital form.
- diplomatic pouch — a sealed mailbag containing diplomatic correspondence that is sent free of inspection between a foreign office and its diplomatic or consular post abroad or from one such post to another.
- disputatiousness — The state or quality of being disputatious or argumentative; contentiousness.
- drogue parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
- eastern european — relating to, situated in or coming from Eastern Europe
- 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.
- 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
- emulator program — (networking) (EP) IBM software that emulates a 2701/2/3 hard-wired IBM 360 communications controller and resides in a 370x/372x/374x comms controller. See also Partitioned Emulation Program (PEP).
- escutcheon plate — a plate or shield that surrounds a keyhole, door handle, light switch, etc, esp an ornamental one protecting a door or wall surface
- exemption clause — a clause in a contract that exempts one party from liability for something
- extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
- ferrous sulphate — an iron salt with a saline taste, usually obtained as greenish crystals of the heptahydrate, which are converted to the white monohydrate above 100°C: used in inks, tanning, water purification, and in the treatment of anaemia. Formula: FeSO4
- finished product — the product that emerges at the end of a manufacturing process
- first four ships — the earliest settlers' ships to arrive in the Canterbury Province