16-letter words containing r, e, o, c, u, p

paratuberculosis — Johne's disease.
paterson's curse — a purple-flowered noxious plant, Echium plantagineum, a close relative of viper's bugloss, naturalized in Australia and NZ where its harmfulness to livestock has prompted attempts to limit its spread
percussion drill — a drill that is operated by percussion
perforated ulcer — an ulcer that bursts through the stomach wall and leaks food and gastric juices into the abdominal cavity
person of colour — a person who is not White
personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
picture postcard — postcard (def 1).
pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
poitou-charentes — a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
pre-subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
primary producer — any green plant or any of various microorganisms that can convert light energy or chemical energy into organic matter.
process industry — business of treating raw materials
project guardian — (project, security) A project which grew out of the ARPA support for Multics and the sale of Multics systems to the US Air Force. The USAF wanted a system that could be used to handle more than one security classification of data at a time. They contracted with Honeywell and MITRE Corporation to figure out how to do this. Project Guardian led to the creation of the Access Isolation Mechanism, the forerunner of the B2 labeling and star property support in Multics. The DoD Orange Book was influenced by the experience in building secure systems gained in Project Guardian.
promiscuous mode — (networking) Where a node on a network accepts all packets, regardless of their destination address.
prosecution case — the case brought against someone by a legal authority
prosthetic group — the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.
proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
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.
public ownership — ownership by the state; nationalization
public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
pure watercolour — water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
put to the torch — to set fire to; burn down
quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
reinsurance pool — the grouping of insurers that provide partial or complete insurance coverage to other insurers for (a risk on which a policy has already been issued)
report structure — A report structure is a structure containing a reporting clause and a reported clause or a quote.
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.
riau archipelago — a group of islands belonging to Indonesia, off the SE coast of the Malay Peninsula, at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. 36,510 sq. mi. (94,561 sq. km).
self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
self-pronouncing — having the pronunciation indicated, especially by diacritical marks added on original spellings rather than by phonetic symbols: a self-pronouncing dictionary.
self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
specious present — a short time span in which change and duration are alleged to be directly experienced.
splanchnopleural — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
sql access group — (body) The origanisaton which defined Call-Level Interface, on which ODBC is based. It is now part of X/Open.
stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
subsistence crop — a food plant which is grown by a farmer for consumption by himself and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
super-injunction — an instruction or order issued by a court imposing restrictions on reporting, including any reference to the restriction itself
superciliousness — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
superunification — a theory intended to describe the electromagnetic force, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity as a single, unified force.
tandem computers — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).

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