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16-letter words containing r, a, d, s, c, o

  • false beechdrops — either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
  • feel constrained — If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.
  • ferdinand marcos — Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
  • floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
  • focused strategy — a business strategy in which an organization divests itself of all but its core activities, using the funds raised to enhance the distinctive abilities that give it an advantage over its rivals
  • for a good cause — If you say that something is for a good cause, you mean that it is worth doing or giving to because it will help other people, for example by raising money for charity.
  • forbush decrease — the sudden decrease in the intensity of cosmic rays after an increase in solar activity.
  • force one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • francis townsend — Francis Everett, 1867–1960, U.S. physician and proposer of the Townsend plan.
  • glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
  • 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.
  • ground substance — Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded.
  • guaranteed stock — stock for which dividends are guaranteed by a company other than the one issuing the stock.
  • hard-packed snow — snow which becomes very firmly packed as it becomes refrozen due to cold weather conditions rather than melting
  • heralds' college — a royal corporation in England, instituted in 1483, concerned chiefly with armorial bearings, genealogies, honors, and precedence.
  • horizon distance — Television. the distance of the farthest point on the earth's surface visible from a transmitting antenna.
  • horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
  • hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
  • hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
  • hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
  • icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
  • indiscrimination — an act or instance of not discriminating.
  • judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
  • kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
  • manic depression — bipolar disorder.
  • mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
  • medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
  • midair collision — a crash, such as a plane crash, that takes place in the air
  • musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
  • mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
  • nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
  • oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
  • on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
  • pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
  • phosphorous acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble acid of phosphorus, H 3 PO 3 , from which phosphites are derived.
  • picture postcard — postcard (def 1).
  • play one's cards — to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
  • pocket billiards — pool2 (def 1).
  • posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
  • prescription pad — a pad of prescriptions used by doctors, etc
  • pseudo-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
  • quasi-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
  • radius of action — the maximum distance that a ship, aircraft, or land vehicle can travel from its base and return without refuelling
  • record separator — (character)   (RS) ASCII character 30.
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